Professional of the Year for 2008 in Pediatric Orthopedics: David P. Roye Jr., M.D.

	David P. Roye Jr., M.D.
Industry	Healthcare
Title	St. Giles Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University
Expertise	Pediatric orthopedics, scoliosis, teaching
Current Organization	Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Heal & Teach International
Type of Organization	University hospital
Major Product	Providing children's orthopedic care, education
Area of Distribution	International
University/Degree	B.A., Univ. of Oklahoma at Norman, 1971; M.D., Columbia Univ., College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, 1975; Specialty training at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto & the NY Orthopaedic Hospital
Born	December 10, 1946, Muskogee, Oklahoma
Honors & Awards	Order of Merit Ribbon, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation; The Robert N. Hensinger 2005 Clinical Scientific Paper Award; chosen by his colleagues as one of the Best Doctors in America (since 1996)
Published Works	Numerous publications in refereed journals including-Co-Authoring international guidelines for management of scoliosis in Rett Syndrome; Determining predictors of death from osteogenesis imperfecta; studying outcomes of surgical techniques in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis; has authored hundred of articles, textbooks and served on editorial committees for prestigious medical journals and has lectured worldwide
Affiliations	Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Fellow, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine; Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics; Fellow, Scoliosis Research Society; Fellow, Orthopaedic Research Society; North American Spine Society; Academic Orthopaedic Society; SICOT, Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie; Fellow, European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society; American Orthopaedic Association; Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America; Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery; Fellow, North American Spine Society
Hobbies & Sports	Cycling
Career Accomplishments	One of the world's leading pediatric orthopaedic surgeons and currently hold the positions of Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics at Columbia University Children's Hospital of NY-Presbyterian Hospital and St. Giles Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons; Chief Executive Officer of International Healthcare Leadership developing advanced degree programs for healthcare leaders worldwide and Child Medical Officer of the Children of China Pediatrics Foundation that provides pediatric specialty services to Chinese orphans and on-site medical training for Chinese physicians and nurses
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