William P. Magee, MD, DDS

Professor of Clinical Surgery

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Overview

William Magee, III, MD, DDS, brings a unique, global background to the Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, which he joined in 2008. Dr. Magee is the oldest son of the founders of Operation Smile and was exposed to the challenges of children with craniofacial anomalies at an early age. Since he was 13, he has assisted Operation Smile teams all over the world in various roles.

Dr. Magee is certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery. He earned his dental degree at the University of Maryland and then went on to obtain his medical degree at George Washington University. His introduction to Los Angeles began in 2001 when he entered the combined Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Program at the University of Southern California, where he has remained. After completing the six-year program, he focused his attention in Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

Dr. Magee offers an energy and drive for pediatric work that extends beyond the boundaries of Los Angeles, which will help our department grow into the areas of service and education for children around the world.

Publications

  • What’s in a Name?-A Scoping Review of Published Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair Techniques. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 Sep 14; 10556656261480202.. View in PubMed
  • Two Decades of Midline Cleft Lip Management: Insights from a Single Institution on a Rare Anomaly. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 Aug 25; 10556656261481249.. View in PubMed
  • Visual environment shapes the social dynamics of coloration and competition in an African cichlid fish. J Exp Biol. 2026 Jul 15; 229(14).. View in PubMed
  • A Combination of Variants in SEPTIN9 and MSX1 Genes Leads to the Formation of Orofacial Clefts. Genes Cells. 2026 Jul; 31(4):e70138.. View in PubMed
  • Maternal agrochemical exposure during pregnancy and risk of orofacial clefts: a case-control study in eight low- and middle-income countries. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2026 Jun 22.. View in PubMed
  • Enhanced Efficacy of Combined Iliac Crest Bone Graft and Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein for Alveolar Bone Grafting. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 Jun 19; 10556656261461128.. View in PubMed
  • This is not an operation: Limits of virtual training in plastic surgery. Am J Surg. 2026 Aug; 258:117031.. View in PubMed
  • Development and Deployment of a Hybrid Paper-Electronic Patient Health Record to Support Surgical Access and Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings. World J Surg. 2026 Jun; 50(6):1501-1507.. View in PubMed
  • Suprazygomatic Maxillary Nerve Block is Associated with Reduced Postoperative Inpatient Opioid Requirement in Patients Undergoing Palatoplasty. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 Mar 12; 10556656261429798.. View in PubMed
  • Cleft Lip: Early Primary Repair. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2026 May; 38(2):213-221.. View in PubMed