Michelle G. Roy, MPAP, PA-C

Michelle G. Roy, MPAP, PA-C is a physician assistant in Department of Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. She is one of several Advanced Practice Providers helping to meet the demands of a high-volume service and her responsibilities include seeing patients in an outpatient clinic, rounding and managing care for inpatients, responding to both inpatient and emergency room consults, and first assisting in the operating room. Her interests include, but are not limited to the following: management of patients born with craniofacial differences (such as cleft lip and palate) and breast reconstruction. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, she is also the Research Coordinator for the Plastic Surgery Advanced Practice Providers at Texas Children’s Hospital. Other non-clinical duties include being the educational director for the division of plastic surgery, and coordinator for the annual Texas Children’s Hospital Camp Keep Smiling. This is a non-profit camp devoted to cleft lip and/or palate patients.

Michelle received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Texas A&M University. She went on to earn her Master of Physician Assistant Practice degree from the University of Southern California. Following graduate school, she completed a Physician Assistant Surgical Residency at Duke University and is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Michelle’s professional memberships include the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Texas Academy of Physician Assistants, Association of Plastic Surgery Physician Assistants, and American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.

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Layon SA, Roy MG, Parham MJ, Burns HR, Rodriguez JL, Hollier LH Jr, Marsack K. Optimizing clinical productivity: A single-institution analysis of APP utilization in pediatric plastic surgery. JAAPA, 2026 Jan 1;39(1):39-44. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000000000000299. Epub 2025 Dec 23.PMID: 41369220

Davis MJ, Roy MG, Burns HR, Yim N, Wilson KD, Moore EE, Buchanan EP, Monson LA. Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Following Furlow Versus Straight Line Repair With Intravelar Veloplasty: A Single-institution Experience. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2024 Mar-Apr 01;35(2):547-552. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009874

Grush AE, Mohan VE, Roy MG, Burns HR, Monson LA. Plastic surgeon closure is comparable to orthopedic closure when a perioperative optimization protocol is instituted for pediatric patients with neuromuscular scoliosis. Spine Journal, 2024 Mar;24(3):454-461. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.11.003. Epub 2023 Nov 17.PMID: 37979696

Roy MG, Dinnell DEG, Sequitin JD, Davies LW, Tung JS. Family satisfaction with telemedicine follow-up after pediatric plastic surgery. JAAPA, 2022 Feb 1;35(2):53-55. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000805836.59652.ac.PMID: 34985007

Zietsman MS, Roy MG, Dibbs RP, Davis MJ, Wilson KD, Buchanan EP, Monson LA.  Furlow versus straight line repair with intravelar veloplasty: A 7-year single institution experience. JAAPA, 2021 Dec 1;34(12):1. doi: 0.1097/01.JAA.0000800696.39721.ae.PMID: 34813566 No abstract available.

Roy MG, Beh HZ, Ferry AM, Dibbs RP, Monson LA. Factors associated with delayed presentation of patients with craniosynostosis. JAAPA, 2021 Dec 1;34(12):1. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000800676.50879.e6.PMID: 34813561

Davis MJ, Roy MG, Monson LA. Analysis of adolescent patient satisfaction and well-being following reduction mammaplasty using the BREAST-Q survey. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2022 Mar;57(3):538-543. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.06.008. Epub 2021 Jul 6.PMID: 34289933

Roy MG, Davies LA, Guillen DE, Sequitin JD, Buchanan EP, Maricevich RS, Truong TA, Monson LA. Cleft Care Packages and the Impact on Postoperative Care Following a Primary Cleft Lip Repair. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2021 Oct 1;32(7):2282-2284. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007561.PMID: 33606437

Dibbs R, Raghuram A, Roy MG, Kaufman MG, Monson LA. Orthognathic Surgical Treatment in a Patient With Hyperimmunoglobulin E Syndrome. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2020 May/Jun;31(3):e251-e254. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006187.PMID: 31977682

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