
Mélissa Roy
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Mélissa Roy is a plastic surgeon who specializes in craniofacial surgery. She is interested in researching patient experience surrounding tools for patients with craniofacial conditions, as well as investigating the role that machine learning could play in craniosynostosis identification. She is passionate about trainee education.
Her research has been published in Hand, Plastic Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Annals of Plastic Surgery, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Journal of Burn Care and Research, World Journal of Surgery, and Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery.
She received an MS in clinical epidemiology and graduated from the Surgeon Scientist Training Program in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto, where she also completed a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency for pediatric cranial surgery, in rotation at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Roy completed a cranio/maxillofacial surgery fellowship at the University of Washington (Seattle Children’s and Harborview Hospitals).