W Lawrence Roy

Biography

Dr. W. Lawrence Roy is a pediatric anesthesiologist who has been on staff at the Hospital for Sick Children since 1980. After eleven years as Chief of the Department of Anesthesia (The Hospital for Sick Children) Dr Roy has relinquished this position. During his time as Anesthesiologist-in-Chief, Dr Roy served as Chairman of Medical Advisory Committee (The Hospital for Sick Children). Dr. Roy was a member of the Board of Trustees (The Hospital for Sick Children) 2002 - 2006. Dr. Roy is a graduate of Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine in 1972. He was preceded at Dalhousie by his grandfather, Dr. Alexander Roy, class of 1910 and his father, Dr. Wallace Roy, class of 1938. Following completion of his medical training he provided care as a family physician in Muskoka (Gravenhurst/Bracebridge) until 1975. He completed his anesthesia residency training at the University of Toronto from 1975-79 and his fellowship training in pediatric anesthesia at HSC from 1979-1980. Major clinical initiatives include: development of offsite anesthesia for children; expansion of anesthetic services for procedural pain (lumbar punctures and intrathecal administration of chemotherapy; fractures and lacerations in the ER; anesthesia for radiation therapy at both Princess Margaret Hospital and Bayview Cancer Treatment Centre). Dr. Roy sponsored the development of the Divisional Centre of Pain Management and Pain Research and continues to champion the development of the Centre of Excellence for Pain Management and Research at SickKids. Dr. Roy has chaired the Medical Advisory Committee, Hospital Quality Management Committee, and has served on the patient Care Committee of the hospital. He has also been director of both the anesthesia residents’ and fellows’ programs within the Department of Anesthesia – SickKids. Current subjects of interest include information management, preoperative assessment, sedation for painful procedures and quality improvement. Dr. Roy has been an invited speaker at many National and International academic institutions. Dr Larry Roy’s CV includes 21 publications, 19 abstracts and 93 presentations at national and international meetings and 18 visiting professorships/invited lectures. He served as Chair of Section on Pediatric Anesthesia, and was a former president of the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society. Much of his time has been spent nurturing the development of a community of pediatric anesthesiologists in Canada. He established and hosted the Canadian Pediatric Anesthesia Society biennial conference held in Toronto since 1999. He has also coordinated the biennial Pediatric Anesthesia Conference, a conference with an international reputation for the last 10 years. The National Pediatric Anesthesia Telehealth Rounds (a live telecast forum, hosted at SickKids with participants from all children’s hospitals across the country) was established by Dr. Roy. As a Clinical Teacher at the University of Toronto, he established Problem Based Learning Seminars for the Department of Anesthesia, The Hospital for Sick Children. His current areas of interest include: patient safety, anesthesia simulation and pain medicine for infants and children.

Research Interest

information management, quality improvement, simulation, pain management, pediatric anesthesia