Prior to his medical training Dr. Roy completed a bachelor’s degree in human kinetics at Laurentian University and a Master of Science degree in exercise physiology at the University of Western Ontario.

He then completed medical school at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and a 5-year residency in anesthesiology at McGill University, where he was chief resident. As an attending anesthesiologist he has been active in medical student and resident teaching in the clinical setting and using high fidelity simulation, being recipient of the 2017 McGill TCP Teacher of the Year Award.