Who Is Dr. McGuire?
Dr. Taylor P. McGuire, DDS (Honours), MSc, BSc, FRCD(C), Dip. ABOMS is a dual-board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon based in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a senior partner at Argyle Associates, Chief and Division Head of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery at The Ottawa Hospital, an attending surgeon at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Ottawa.
Dr. Taylor P. McGuire
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Ottawa, Ontario
Biography & Training
Dr. McGuire completed a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (summa) at the University of Ottawa, followed by a Doctor of Dental Surgery with honours from the University of Toronto. Before graduating, he served an externship in the Sioux Lookout northern reserves, providing care to Ojibway and Cree communities. He then undertook a General Practice Residency and surgical internship at Toronto General Hospital before entering a combined Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia at the University of Toronto.
During his OMFS residency, Dr. McGuire completed a Master of Science in Neurophysiology, with research focused on lingual nerve repair, and served as Chief Resident in his final year. Following residency, he completed a one-year, fully accredited fellowship in Facial Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle and affiliated centres in Columbus, Mississippi and Atlanta, Georgia.
After his fellowship, Dr. McGuire held a full-time academic appointment as Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, where he trained residents in facial cosmetic, orthognathic, and trauma surgery. During those years he was an attending surgeon at the Elvis Presley Memorial Level I Trauma Center, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, and the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He subsequently returned to Ottawa, joining Argyle Associates and taking on hospital leadership and academic roles at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa.
Teaching has run through his whole career: since 2005 he has been a regular invited lecturer for dental societies across Ontario and the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and he continues to lecture through Argyle Associates' continuing-education program on orthognathic, facial cosmetic, and trauma surgery.
Training & career journey
- Undergraduate · 1994–1997
BSc, Biochemistry (summa)
University of Ottawa
- Dental school · 1997–2001
DDS with Honours
University of Toronto
- Residency · 2001–2002
General Practice Residency & surgical internship
Toronto General Hospital
- Specialty training · 2002–2005
Residency, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia
University of Toronto
- Graduate research · 2002–2006
MSc, Neurophysiology, lingual nerve repair
University of Toronto (during residency)
- Chief Resident · 2005–2006
Chief Resident, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Toronto
- Fellowship · 2006–2007
Facial Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery
Columbus, Mississippi & Atlanta, Georgia
- Academic appointment · 2007–2009
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis
- 2009 – Today
Senior partner, hospital chief & associate professor
Argyle Associates · The Ottawa Hospital · CHEO · University of Ottawa
Credentials & Accreditations
DDS with Honours
University of Toronto
MSc in Neurophysiology
University of Toronto (during OMFS residency)
BSc in Biochemistry (summa)
University of Ottawa
Fellowship, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia
Royal College of Dentists of Canada (FRCD(C))
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dip. ABOMS)
Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
since 2018
Certified, National Dental Examining Board of Canada
Advanced life-support credentials: PALS, ACLS, ATLS, BLS
Canadian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Prize
awarded to the graduating student with the highest academic standing in clinical oral and maxillofacial surgery (University of Toronto, 2001)
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Prize
for outstanding achievement in undergraduate oral and maxillofacial surgery (University of Toronto, 2001)
Hospital & Academic Roles
Chief and Division Head, Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery
The Ottawa Hospital
Attending Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), since approximately 2010
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Ottawa
Senior Partner and Co-Owner
Argyle Associates Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ottawa
Past-President
Ontario Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (OSOMS)
Examiner and Content Creator
Royal College of Dentists of Canada (RCDC), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Former Associate Professor
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis (academic appointment focused on facial cosmetic, orthognathic, and trauma surgery training)
Publications & Research
Dr. McGuire's published work spans facial trauma, TMJ and airway surgery, rare craniofacial lesions, and emerging oral cancer diagnostics — nine journal articles and two textbook chapters, listed newest first.
External Validation of Straticyte™, a Quantitative Biomarker-Based Risk Assay in Predicting Oral Cancer
Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, 2025. Multi-centre cohort study (302 cases) validating a quantitative biomarker-based risk score for predicting transformation of oral potentially malignant disorders to oral squamous cell carcinoma; Dr. McGuire affiliated with Argyle Associates Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Airway management in maxillofacial trauma: alternative techniques of intubation and modifications of nasal airways
Oral Health, 2011. Co-authored with anesthesiologist Dr. N. Eipe.
Rapidly growing intraoral swelling involving the maxilla of an infant
case report on melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy (MNTI), Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2007.
Primary intraosseous meningioma of the calvaria
analysis of a rare skull lesion presenting as supraorbital bony expansion, with review of reported cases in the craniomaxillofacial region. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology Endodontics, 2007.
Cranioplasty for midline metopic suture defects in adults with cleidocranial dysplasia
Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology Endodontics, 2007.
Fractures of the supraorbital rim: principles and management
Journal of the Canadian Dental Association, 2006. First author; case series of five patients; affiliated with the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto.
Ramsay Hunt syndrome presenting as a unilateral facial swelling
Journal of the Canadian Dental Association, 2006.
Congenital epulis: a surprise in the neonate
description and management of a rare gingival lesion in newborns, Journal of the Canadian Dental Association, 2006.
Surgery for disorders of the temporomandibular joint
Oral Health, 2005.
Blepharoplasty
book chapter in Griffin & Kim (eds.), Cosmetic Surgery for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Quintessence Publishing, 2010.
Management of Facial Asymmetry
book chapter in Orthognathics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, W.B. Saunders, 2007. Co-authored with his residency mentors.
Media & Press
Dr. McGuire has contributed to lay-audience publications on orthognathic surgery, explaining indications, surgical technique, and recovery for a regional readership.
Ottawa Life Magazine
"Understanding jaw surgery" (January/February 2015): an expert explainer on corrective jaw surgery authored by Dr. McGuire, covering indications (difficulty chewing, facial imbalance, TMJ pain, sleep apnoea), surgical approach, and recovery expectations.
Argyle Associates institutional profile
featured as a senior partner; practice described as one of the largest and longest-established OMFS groups in the Ottawa region.
CHEO physician directory
listed as attending oral and maxillofacial surgeon in the Dentistry department.
How Dr. McGuire Approaches Care
Education first, function over cosmetics, and a plan you understand before anything happens.