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Professor Laura Magee is Professor of Women's Health at King's College London, Department of Women & Children's Health within the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine. She is also a member of the King's Global Health Institute and serves as President of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy and President-elect of the International Society of Obstetric Medicine.
Her academic journey began with an MD (Hons) from the University of Toronto in 1988, followed by clinical training in Toronto hospitals. She completed her FRCPC in General Internal Medicine in 1992 and subspecialty training in Clinical Pharmacology. She earned an MSc in clinical epidemiology during her obstetric medicine training with Chris Redman at the University of Oxford. Her academic appointments include Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto (1996), Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia (2000), progressing to Clinical Professor (2011), before returning to the UK as Professor of Maternal Medicine at St George's, University of London (2015), and subsequently becoming Professor of Women's Health at King's College London (2017).
Professor Magee's research spans pregnancy hypertension, fetal growth restriction, stillbirth, global women's health, therapeutics in pregnancy, and maternal medicine. With over 450 publications, her work employs diverse methodologies including evidence syntheses, surveys, qualitative research, randomized trials, and implementation studies. Her landmark Control of Hypertension In Pregnancy Study (CHIPS) has influenced international guidelines. Current research focuses on the intersection of global health, maternal medicine, and non-communicable diseases, with significant work in low-resource settings through the PRECISE Network.
Her recent publications reveal a clear trajectory toward addressing health disparities, particularly regarding ethnic differences in perinatal outcomes, global implementation of maternal health interventions, and the psychological impacts of pregnancy complications. The PRECISE Network studies demonstrate her commitment to African maternal health research, while her work on virtual maternity care during the pandemic reflects responsiveness to emerging healthcare challenges.
- International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy Chesley Award (2014)
- Outstanding Teaching Award, Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto
- Award of Excellence, Children's and Women's Health Centre of BC
- Dr Fred Douglas Memorial Award for Academic Achievement in Internal Medicine
- Alpha-Omega-Alpha Honors Society admission
- Duncan L Gordon Research Fellowship
- Detweiler Travelling Fellowship
- Scholar Award (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research)
Professor Magee has held numerous leadership positions including Director of the Canadian Perinatal Network, President of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy, Chair of the Maternal Medicine Clinical Study Group for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and member of the Maternal Morbidity Working Group for the World Health Organization. She co-founded the Obstetric Medicine Training Programme at the University of Toronto and chaired national guideline committees in Canada. Her editorial roles include PLOS One and the journals Obstetric Medicine and Pregnancy Hypertension.
She leads several major initiatives including the PRECISE Network (focusing on placental disorders in Africa), the RESILIENT Study (post-pandemic maternity care planning), and the eLIXIR project addressing maternal and child health in South London. Her collaborative approach spans institutions in Canada, the UK, and Africa, working within multidisciplinary teams to address complex maternal health challenges.
