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David J. Margolis, MD, MSCE, Ph.D

Gerald R. Lazarus Professor
Department: Dermatology

Contact information
727 South Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center BLVD
Department of Dermatology and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Office: 215-662-2590
Lab: 215-898-4938
Education:
B.A.
Wesleyan University, 1981.
M.D.
University of Chicago-Pritzker, 1985.
M.S.C.E. (Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 1998.
Ph.D. (Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2000.
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Selected Publications

O'Hara LM, Lydecker AD, Robinson GL, O'Hara NN, Kim JJ, Littman AJ, Schmidt BM, Addison O, Margolis DJ, Roghmann MC : Understanding Patient Preferences Regarding Limb Salvage for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Discrete Choice Experiment Diabetes Care 48(9): 1517-1523, Sep 2025.

Barbieri JS, Ellenberg SS, Tierney A, VanderBeek SB, Papadopoulos M, Mason J, Mason A, Dattilo J, Margolis DJ.: Establishing minimally important difference thresholds for lesion counts in acne clinical studies. J Am Acad Dermatol 92(5): 1117-1119, May 2025 Notes: Epub 2025 Jan 15.

Choi JS, Kumar M, Wilson AR, Mathew-Steiner SS, Singh K, Margolis DJ, Schleyer TKL, Sen CK : Multistate Model of Chronic Wounds, Amputations, and Mortality: Cohort Study of a State-wide Registry Ann Surg May 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.

Wong JJ, Margolis DJ.: Association Between Food Allergy Status and Atopic Dermatitis Control and Persistence: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Pediatric Eczema Elective Registry. Pediatr Dermatol 42(3): 552-555, May 2025 Notes: Epub 2024 Dec 10.

Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Mitra N, Grice E, Hoffstad O, Margolis DJ.: Is seborrhoeic dermatitis of infancy and childhood related to maternal history of seborrhoeic dermatitis? A large population-based cohort study from the UK. Int J Dermatol Apr 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.

Palepu S, Sindgi VM, Aylur KS, Margolis DJ, Kovarik C.: Mental Health and Substance Use Amongst Trans Women in India. J Homosex Mar 2025.

Grice EA, Brennan-Crispi D, Rodriguez N, Margolis DJ, Seykora JT, Cotsarelis G, Taylor SC, Shuda J.: Penn Academy for Skin Health (PASH): An Experiential Pipeline Program in Skin Biology and Dermatology for High-School Students. J Invest Dermatol 145(3): 478-480, Mar 2025 Notes: Epub 2024 Oct 28

Lydecker AD, Kim JJ, Robinson GL, Johnson JK, Brown CH, Petruccelli CC, Terrin ML, Margolis DJ, Roghmann MC.: Chlorhexidine vs Routine Foot Washing to Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open 8(2): e2460087, Feb 2025.

Barbieri JS, Ellenberg S, Grice E, Tierney A, VanderBeek SB, Papadopoulos M, Mason J, Mason A, Dattilo J, Margolis DJ.: Challenges in designing a randomized, double-blind noninferiority trial for treatment of acne: The SD-ACNE trial. Clin Trials 22(1): 66-76, Feb 2025 Notes: Epub 2024 July 27.

Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Mitra N, Grice E, Hoffstad O, Margolis DJ: Is seborrhoeic dermatitis of infancy and childhood related to maternal history of seborrhoeic dermatitis? A large population-based cohort study from the UK Br J Dermatol 192(1): 72-77, Dec 2024.

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