Laura Magee
Laura Susan Magee | |
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| Alma mater | University of British Columbia University of Toronto |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | King's College London St George's, University of London University of Toronto University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Sociodemographic, social influence, and psychological variables as predictors of alcohol-related attitudes and behaviours in a university sample (1993) |
Laura Magee is a Canadian physician who is professor of Women's Health at King's College London. Her research focuses on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the developmentof antihypertensive therapies. She received the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy Chesley Award in 2014.
Early life and education
Magee was a medical student at the University of Toronto. She completed her clinical training at the Toronto Western Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital.[1] She was supported by the Royal College of Physicians to undergo obstetric training with Christopher Redman at the University of Oxford. She completed a doctorate researching the factors that influence alcohol-related attitudes and behaviours of university students, and found that social influences and psychological factors played a bigger role than sociodemographic variables.[2]
Research and career
In 1996, Magee joined the University of Toronto as an assistant professor, where she developed research activity on obstetric epidemiology. In Toronto, Magee founded the Obstetric Medicine Training Program. she was made clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, and was promoted to clinical professor in 2011.[3] She chaired two committees on national guidelines, focussed on pregnancy hypertension and fetal neuroprotection.[4]
In 2015, Magee joined St George's, University of London, moving to King's College London as professor of Women's Health in 2017. She is a member of the King's Global Health Institute.[5]
Awards and honours
- 2014 International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy Chesley Award[6]
Selected publications
- Mark A Brown; Laura A Magee; Louise C Kenny; et al. (1 July 2018). "Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: ISSHP Classification, Diagnosis, and Management Recommendations for International Practice". Hypertension. 72 (1): 24–43. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.117.10803. ISSN 0194-911X. PMID 29899139. Wikidata Q89093946.
- A L Tranquilli; G Dekker; L Magee; J Roberts; B M Sibai; W Steyn; G G Zeeman; M A Brown (15 February 2014). "The classification, diagnosis and management of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A revised statement from the ISSHP". Pregnancy hypertension. 4 (2): 97–104. doi:10.1016/J.PREGHY.2014.02.001. ISSN 2210-7789. PMID 26104417. Wikidata Q85446003.
- Peter von Dadelszen; Laura A Magee; James M Roberts (1 January 2003). "Subclassification of preeclampsia". Hypertension in Pregnancy. 22 (2): 143–148. doi:10.1081/PRG-120021060. ISSN 1064-1955. PMID 12908998. Wikidata Q35196220.
References
- ^ "Chief Investigator". University of Birmingham. Archived from the original on 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
- ^ Magee, Laura Susan (1993-01-01). Sociodemographic, social influence, and psychological variables as predictors of alcohol-related attitudes and behaviours in a university sample (Thesis).
- ^ riaosullivan. "Laura Magee". ISSHP.org. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
- ^ "UBC". www.med.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
- ^ "KHPeople: Prof Laura Magee :: King's Health Partners". www.kingshealthpartners.org. Retrieved 2025-12-25.
- ^ "UBC". www.med.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2025-12-25.