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: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

344 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

January 2026
he is very concerned about my medical condition.
January 2026
the doctor was nice and addressed my concerns.
January 2026
everything went smoothly
January 2026
appointments are on time

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

Cohen LS, Adeuyan O, Margolis DJ, Kim EJ, Chung J Medicare coverage of home phototherapy units for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma versus psoriasis , J Am Acad Dermatol, 94(2): 2026,693-695

Meng S, Berna R, Hoffstad O, Takeshita J, Shin D, Chiesa Fuxench ZC, Margolis, DJ Epithelial Barrier Diseases Among Adult Patients with Seborrheic Dermatitis , JAMA Dermatol, 162(1): 2026,15-23

Palepu S, Sindgi VM, Aylur KS, Margolis DJ, Kovarik C. Mental Health and Substance Use Amongst Trans Women in India , J Homosex, 73(2): 2026,485-493

Nock MR, Ershadi S, Sánchez-Feliciano A, Amstutz AV, Margolis DJ, Pusic AL, Barbieri JS Measurement Properties of PROMIS Measures Relevant to Chronic Skin Diseases , JAMA Dermatol: 2025

Eager JM, Cortes-Troncoso J, Kalan L, Campbell A, Rao A, Weingarten MS, Grice, EA, Oropallo A, Margolis DJ, Sacan A, Spiller KL. Differential Gene Expression in Healing and Non-Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Discovery of Novel Ratiometric Biomarker to Predict Healing Outcome , Wound Repair Regen, 33(6): 2025

Meng S, Berna R, Takeshita J, Hoffstad O, Shin D, Mitra N, Margolis DJ Bidirectional Associations Between Seborrheic Dermatitis and Epithelial Barrier Diseases: A Retrospective Cohort Study , Allergy: 2025

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

View all publications