David J. Margolis, MD, PhD
Dermatology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Dermatology Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-2737
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Cutaneous Ulcer Program
  • Gerald R. Lazarus Professor
  • Professor of Dermatology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Chicago
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

322 reviews

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October 2025
knowledgeable
October 2025
dr. margolis specializes in atopic eczema.
October 2025
professional
October 2025
will recommend him

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Margolis is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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): 2025,1517-1523

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): 2025,1117-1119

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: 2025

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): 2025,552-555

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: 2025

Palepu S, Sindgi VM, Aylur KS, Margolis DJ, Kovarik C. Mental Health and Substance Use Amongst Trans Women in India , J Homosex: 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): 2025,478-480

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): 2025,e2460087

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): 2025,66-76

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): 2024,72-77

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