Dr. Christine Derzko graduated as an M.D. from the University of Toronto in 1967 and, after specializing in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, became an FRCSC in 1975. Post fellowship training at the University of Toronto and U.C.L.A. has led to her current role as Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology) and as a member of the Reproductive Biology Division. She has been on the active staff at St. Michael's Hospital since 1976 and since 1986 has headed the hospital's Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility & Menopause.

Dr. Derzko is a consultant for the Princess Margaret Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Service Unit. A member of the Bone & Mineral Group, University of Toronto (Osteoporosis Research and Treatment), she also serves on the Executive Committee, OMA Section of Reproductive Biology. She is the recipient of the Colin Woolf Award for CME (1995-96), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and the 1997-98 University of Toronto Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Undergraduate Teaching Award for St. Michael's Hospital.

As the author of over 30 publications, Dr. Derzko is much in demand as a nationally recognized and respected speaker, lecturer and television presenter on topics concerning women's health in areas such as menopause, hormone replacement therapy, women and cardiovascular disease, HRT and breast cancer. She is a member of numerous advisory boards, panels and committees and serves on the Editorial Board of several journals. Dr. Derzko is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Genesis Research Foundation.