David Price Roye Jr.
Dr. David Roye has been a pillar of the NYOH/Columbia Orthopedics community for more than four decades. After attending the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons for medical school, he remained at Columbia for residency training with the New York Orthopaedic Hospital, now the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Following a fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Dr. Roye returned to Columbia as a faculty member, establishing the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery in 1980 and later founding the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center in 2013.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Roye has been a pioneering figure in pediatric orthopedics, with a focus on spine deformity and cerebral palsy. He has authored hundreds of peer-reviewed publications, written and edited textbooks, served on numerous editorial boards, and lectured extensively around the world. Most importantly, he has trained and mentored generations of medical students, residents, and fellows who now lead programs globally.
Among his many honors are the AAOS Humanitarian Award, the Mentorship Award from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, and the Columbia University Alumni Medal for Distinguished Service. In recent years, his international work has been further recognized with the Guangdong Friendship Award (2023), one of the province’s highest honors for foreign experts, and the “Most Beautiful Volunteer Physician” Humanitarian Award (2023), presented in Guangzhou by national charitable foundations. He was also nominated in 2024 for the Alumni Gold Medal for Excellence in Clinical Medicine by the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Roye remains active in his emeritus role as St. Giles Foundation Professor Emeritus of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Special Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery. He continues to participate in clinical research and to support the growth and development of pediatric orthopedics and the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia.
In addition to his academic work, Dr. Roye is the Founding Partner and President of EasyHealth Systems, a healthcare infrastructure company focused on advancing financial integrity and system design in modern healthcare delivery. He also continues his longstanding global engagement through International Healthcare Leadership, which he founded in 2006 to support clinical training and healthcare collaboration, particularly between the United States and China.
Dr. Roye maintains a bicontinental professional life, dividing his time between Guangzhou China and New York City, with an increasing focus on work and collaboration in New York. He recently established a residence on Broadway near the Columbia University Medical Center. In March 2026, he married his husband, Wenjian Zhang, in New York City, celebrating the occasion with his entire family.
Updated April 22, 2026