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Marco Magalhaes

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Associate ProfessorOral PathologyUniversity of Toronto

Marco Magalhaes

Associate Professor

Oral Pathology

Faculty of Dentistry

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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31 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 15 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

Citations

135

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Education

PhD
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)

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Research

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Dentistry and oral health Cancer Oral medicine and pathology

Latest papers

Radiographic Assessment of Apical Periodontitis and Periodontal Bone Loss in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Journal of endodontics · 2026 · senior author
Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Light-based adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2026
Correction: Transcriptomic profiling of a novel gastric implantation model identifies mechanisms and pathways that drive implantation into explanted human peritoneum.
Cancer gene therapy · 2026 · senior author

All 38 publications

Latest funding

Bayesian Approach to Trustworthy AI for Reducing Delays in Oral Cancer Detection
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$321,300
Understanding the role of the Fn14-TWEAK pathway in oral cancer progression
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,063,350
Understanding the role of TNFR1 signalling in malignant transformation of oral keratinocytes
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$749,700

All 5 grants and awards

38 publications.

Radiographic Assessment of Apical Periodontitis and Periodontal Bone Loss in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Li R, Sabbagh MP, Mahjoubi T, Singhal S, Azarpazhooh A, Kishen A, Magalhaes M

Journal of endodontics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2026.08.012 PMID: 42628717

Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Light-based adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0.

Bhosale AS, Martins-Pfeifer C, Verdugo-Paiva F, Urquhart O, Carrasco-Labra A, Pimentel J, Kerr AR, Magalhaes M, Murdoch-Kinch CA, Gurenlian J, Agrawal N, Chaturvedi AK, Grayzel E, Pearson AT, Melville JC, Patel ASH, Villa A, Glick M, Lingen MW

Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2026.04.010 PMID: 42227938

Correction: Transcriptomic profiling of a novel gastric implantation model identifies mechanisms and pathways that drive implantation into explanted human peritoneum.

Ng D, Kazazian K, Lee K, Lu YQ, Ali A, Pacholczyk K, Brar S, Conner J, Jurisica I, McCulloch CA, Kim DK, Swallow CJ, Magalhaes M

Cancer gene therapy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41417-026-01056-1 PMID: 42410143

Transcriptomic profiling of a novel gastric implantation model identifies mechanisms and pathways that drive implantation into explanted human peritoneum.

Ng D, Kazazian K, Lee K, Lu YQ, Ali A, Pacholczyk K, Brar S, Conner J, Jurisica I, McCulloch CA, Kim DK, Swallow CJ, Magalhaes M

Cancer gene therapy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41417-026-01048-1 PMID: 42337015

Eleven Years of Oral Neoplasm Diagnosis in Brazil and Canada: A Cross-National Epidemiological Comparison.

Soares AB, de Freitas ALS, de Araujo VC, Bradley G, Magalhaes M

Oral diseases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/odi.70232 PMID: 41663878

Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Vital staining adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0.

Martins-Pfeifer C, Urquhart O, Verdugo-Paiva F, Bhosale AS, Carrasco-Labra A, Pimentel J, Sadek N, Kerr AR, Magalhaes M, Murdoch-Kinch CA, Gurenlian J, Agrawal N, Chaturvedi AK, Grayzel E, Pearson AT, Melville JC, Patel ASH, Villa A, Glick M, Lingen MW

Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2026.01.014 PMID: 41941357

Taking a spiritual history in the oral oncology setting.

Santos-Silva AR, Magalhaes M, Calderipe CB, Lopes MA, Ávila-Pires EV, Epstein JB

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-026-11215-7 PMID: 42760416

Reply to the Letter to the Editor: the importance of integrating histopathologic, clinical, radiographic and ancillary findings.

Huang M, Magalhaes M

Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2026.01.017 PMID: 41720706

Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Cytology adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0.

Urquhart O, Bhosale AS, Martins-Pfeifer C, Verdugo-Paiva F, Carrasco-Labra A, Pimentel J, Sadek N, Agrawal N, Chaturvedi AK, Gurenlian J, Grayzel E, Kerr AR, Magalhaes M, Murdoch-Kinch CA, Pearson AT, Melville JC, Patel ASH, Villa A, Glick M, Lingen MW

Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2025.12.017 PMID: 41781073

Investigating Adhesion Molecules in Stem Cell - Immune Cell Interactions Using Organoids.

Rotondi L, Li FC, Magalhaes M, Kishen A

Journal of endodontics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2025.11.007 PMID: 41242656

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Marco Magalhaes

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Radiographic Assessment of Apical Periodontitis and Periodontal Bone Loss in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Light-based adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0.

Correction: Transcriptomic profiling of a novel gastric implantation model identifies mechanisms and pathways that drive implantation into explanted human peritoneum.

Transcriptomic profiling of a novel gastric implantation model identifies mechanisms and pathways that drive implantation into explanted human peritoneum.

Eleven Years of Oral Neoplasm Diagnosis in Brazil and Canada: A Cross-National Epidemiological Comparison.

Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Vital staining adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0.

Taking a spiritual history in the oral oncology setting.

Reply to the Letter to the Editor: the importance of integrating histopathologic, clinical, radiographic and ancillary findings.

Living evidence-informed guideline on the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and potentially malignant disorders: Cytology adjuncts to determine the need for biopsy, Version 2026 1.0.

Investigating Adhesion Molecules in Stem Cell - Immune Cell Interactions Using Organoids.

Bayesian Approach to Trustworthy AI for Reducing Delays in Oral Cancer Detection

Understanding the role of the Fn14-TWEAK pathway in oral cancer progression

Understanding the role of TNFR1 signalling in malignant transformation of oral keratinocytes

Impact of Cannabis Use on Indigenous Peoples' Oral Health

Understanding the role of TNFR1 signaling in malignant transformation of oral keratinocytes

Frequent collaborators

Deepika Chugh

Anil Kishen

Iona Leong

Karineh Kazazian

Wei Xu

Igor Jurisica

Kednapa Thavorn

Nicholas Makhoul

Krista Hardy

Amanda Fowler-Woods

Tulin Cil

Julie Hallet

Andrea Covelli

Gregg Nelson

Nori Bradley

Jennifer Flemming

Angela Jerath

Marylise Boutros

Angel Arnaout

Trafford Crump

Elena Elimova

Armen Parsyan

Philip Devereaux

Mohit Bhandari

Sameer Parpia

Joanna Dionne

Ravi Selvaganapathy

Cagla Eskicioglu

Bradley Allan Petrisor

Timothy Whelan

Ipshita Kak

Edward Passos

John Agzarian

Paul Engels

Ilun Yang

Dennis Hong

Bobby Shayegan

Mark Norman Levine

Girish Kulkarni

Natalie Coburn