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

  • Who looks on the bright side? Optimistic and pessimistic perceptual-response reflexes over American adulthood. Adv Life Course Res. 2022 03; 51.. View in PubMed
  • Assessing the Safety of a Novel Neonatal Anesthesia Protocol: A Review of 101 Patients With Early Cleft Lip Repair. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 32(8):2682-2686.. View in PubMed
  • The Smile Index: Part 3. A Simple, Prognostic Severity Scale for Unilateral Cleft Palate. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Oct; 9(10):e3870.. View in PubMed
  • Midface Growth Potential in Unoperated Clefts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Craniofac Surg. 2022 May 01; 33(3):774-778.. View in PubMed
  • Predictors of Complication Following Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery in a Low-Resource Setting: A Prospective Outcomes Study in Nicaragua. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2022 12; 59(12):1452-1460.. View in PubMed
  • The Evolution of Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Sep 01; 32(6):2068-2073.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of an All-Female Surgical Team on Moroccan Patient Perspectives of Female Healthcare Providers. World J Surg. 2021 11; 45(11):3280-3287.. View in PubMed
  • Convolutional Neural Network Models for Automatic Preoperative Severity Assessment in Unilateral Cleft Lip. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Jul 01; 148(1):162-169.. View in PubMed
  • The International Family Study of Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts: Design and Methods. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2022 Apr; 59(4_suppl2):S37-S47.. View in PubMed
  • The Likelihood of Orthognathic Surgery After Orofacial Cleft Repair. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 May 01; 32(3):902-906.. View in PubMed