1998年，他从美国出发，踏上中国的土地，那是他与中国的初次结缘。此后26年里，他往返于中美之间超过80次，为500多名中国贫困残疾儿童实施了慈善手术，改变了他们的命运。
他是哥伦比亚大学医学院的终身名誉教授，纽约长老会摩根斯坦利儿童医院首任小儿骨科主任David Roye，他也是首届“广东省友谊奖”的获得者。不过，他更喜欢别人叫他的中文名——骆德唯。
从2020年起，骆德唯选择定居广州。他回顾这段时光时，总是感慨万分：“我亲身经历了中国二十多年的飞速发展，尤其是在医疗领域的进步，令人难以置信”。从当年电力时常中断的简陋手术室，到如今配备先进设备、拥有顶尖人才的现代化医院，骆德唯感叹：“中国的变化只能用不可思议来形容”！
而这段关于骆德唯教授的故事，还得从一张23年前的老照片说起……
In 1998, a young American doctor stepped onto Chinese soil for the first time, not knowing that this land would soon capture his heart. Over the next 26 years, he would cross the Pacific more than 80 times, dedicating himself to transforming the lives of over 500 underprivileged, disabled children in China through his surgical skills.
That doctor is David Roye, a respected professor at Columbia University and the founding Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, as well as the chief medical officer of JuniperMD. He was also honoured with the inaugural "Guangdong Friendship Award." But to him, these titles mean little compared to the affection he feels for his Chinese name—Luo Dewei.
Since 2020, Dr. David Roye has made Guangzhou his home, and when he looks back at his journey, his voice softens with emotion: "I've witnessed over two decades of extraordinary change in China, especially in healthcare.”He recalls the early days, working in operating rooms where power cuts were common, to now, standing in state-of-the-art hospitals with world-class talent. "China's transformation can only be described as incredible," he says.
And it all began with a simple photograph taken 23 years ago, capturing the start of a journey that would span decades and transform countless lives.