David Michael Merrick, MD, PhD
Diabetes
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Metabolic Medicine University City
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Merrick is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Chen Y, Liu L, Calhoun R, Cheng L, Merrick D, Steger DJ, Seale P Transcriptional regulation of adipocyte lipolysis by IRF2BP2 , Sci Adv, 11(1): 2025,5963


Traynor S, Bhattacharya S, Batmanov K, Cheng L, Weller A, Moore N, Flesher C, Merrick D Developmental regulation of dermal adipose tissue by BCL11b , Genes Dev: 2024


Paneru BD, Chini J, McCright SJ, DeMarco N, Miller J, Joannas LD, Henao-Mejia J, Titchenell PM, Merrick DM, Lim HW, Lazar MA, Hill DA Myeloid-derived miR-6236 potentiates adipocyte insulin signaling and prevents hyperglycemia during obesity , Nature Communications: 2024


David Merrick She didn’t start the fire: Mammary duct epithelial cells suppress adipocyte thermogenesis , Cell Metabolism, 35(10): 2023,1679-1680


Jacob K Sterling, Bailey Baumann, Sierra Foshe, Andrew Voigt, Samyuktha Guttha, Ahab Alnemri, Sam J McCright, Mingyao Li, Randy J Zauhar, Sandra R Montezuma, Rebecca J Kapphahn, Venkata R M Chavali, David A Hill, Deborah A Ferrington, Dwight Stambolian, Robert F Mullins, David Merrick, Joshua L Dunaief Inflammatory adipose activates a nutritional immunity pathway leading to retinal dysfunction , Cell Rep, 14(39): 2022,110942


Stefkovich M, Traynor S, Cheng L, Merrick D, Seale P. Dpp4+ interstitial progenitor cells contribute to basal and high fat diet-induced adipogenesis , Mol Metab, 54(101357): 2021


Merrick D, Seale P. Skinny Fat Cells Stimulate Wound Healing , Cell Stem Cell, 26: 2020,801-803


Merrick David, Sakers Alexander, Irgebay Zhazira, Okada Chihiro, Calvert Catherine, Morley Michael P, Percec Ivona, Seale Patrick Identification of a mesenchymal progenitor cell hierarchy in adipose tissue. , Science (New York, N.Y.), 364(6438): 2019


Merrick David, Mistry Kavita, Wu Jingshing, Gresko Nikolay, Baggs Julie E, Hogenesch John B, Sun Zhaoxia, Caplan Michael J Polycystin-1 regulates bone development through an interaction with the transcriptional coactivator TAZ. , Human molecular genetics, 28(1): 2019,16-30


Merrick D, Sakers A, Kim J, Irgebay Z, Seale P. “Population Dynamics of Adipocyte Progenitors.” , Kroc Lecture, (2018 and 2019)University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine and Department of Medicine Research Day, University of Pennsylvania, June 2018: 2018