Dr. Roye is the Director of Pediatric Orthopaedics at The New York Children's Hospital and the St. Giles Foundation Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. A native of Oklahoma, his BA is from the University of Oklahoma. He attended Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where he graduated with an M.D. in 1975. His subsequent training included a surgical internship at the Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, Orthopedic surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and a Pediatric Orthopedic fellowship at the University of Toronto Hospital for Sick Children.

After completing the fellowship, he returned to Columbia and to the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian where he has been since 1980. Dr. Roye has had special interest in the treatment of scoliosis and correction of spine deformity in children. His published research includes articles on scoliosis, clubfeet, hip disease and pediatric quality of life measures. His dedication to teaching and research have led to fellowships in many national and international societies including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Scoliosis Research Society, the Orthopaedic Research Society, and the European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society. He is listed in America's Top Rated Physicians, The Best Doctors in America and in Who's Who.

Dr. Roye has a long-standing interest in providing medical services and teaching in developing countries. He has participated annually in overseas medical delivery since 1987 and has taught and operated in Kenya, Romania, and China. He is currently medical director of Children of China Pediatrics Foundation. Experience treating orphans in Romania led the Royes to adopt a little girl age 2 from a Romanian orphanage. At age fourteen Elena is an active engaging and loving addition to the household.

Dr. Roye's wife Dr. Carol Roye is a pediatric nurse practitioner who has a dual appointment in the school of nursing and the school of public health at City University of New York Hunter College. Her clinical interest and research center on adolescent gynecology. They have six children and eight grandchildren. (Elena became an aunt at age four!) The older children are following in their parents' pediatric footsteps; Benjamin is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and his wife is a pediatrician; Kathryn and her husband Steve are trained as pediatricians; Seth is teaching junior high school while his wife recently defended her PhD in child psychology. Erin works in finance after graduating from Yale with a degree in astrophysics and Emily who graduated from Barnard with an interest in opera is applying to vet schools.

Helping his wife with the busy household has been Dr. Roye's primary avocation; however he has found time to become an avid cyclist. He frequently travels to meetings and visiting professorships with a bicycle in tow. He says it is the best way to see a new place.

Plans for the future include continuing his academic career with an increasing commitment to research, teaching, administration and the delivery of medical knowledge and medical care to the developing world. He believes it is the duty of this rich and diverse country to provide our world neighbors with the resources, skills and education to care for their children. The mission of CCPF, providing care to those least likely to receive care is a compelling one and has led Dr. Roye to commit more of his time and resources to that mission.