Dr. Magnuson is board certified in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery and a pioneer in the field of robotic surgery for the head and neck. He is the founding partner of AdventHealth Medical Group Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery at Celebration, Medical Director of Head and Neck Surgery, AdventHealth Florida and Chief Medical Officer of the AdventHealth Nicholson Center.

A specialist in treating patients with tumors or cancer of the head and neck, he is dedicated to ongoing research, clinical trials and the training of other surgeons in this field. Together with his medical team, he provides unsurpassed expertise in head and neck reconstruction following cancer surgery. 

Dr. Magnuson has published numerous articles on Trans Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS) and is a current professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. He previously served as an associate professor and residency program director of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he completed both his internship in general surgery and his residency in otolaryngology while earning multiple awards for excellence in teaching and research. 

Dr. Magnuson received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston and is a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the Triological Society (also known as the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society).