Michael Z. David, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
MacGregor Infection Medicine and Travel Program
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About me

  • Director, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Program
  • Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Associate Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

My education and training

  • Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

80 reviews

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Anonymous
November 2025
Dr. David is so very kind and patient, explaining the disease process, answering all questions, giving helpful tips, suggestions and offering options. he is very knowledgeable & enjoys his work
Anonymous
November 2025
knowledge
Anonymous
November 2025
competent, polite and well spoken
Anonymous
November 2025
dr david answered all of my questions quickly and clearly.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

David MZ MRSA community pneumonia: A global perspective on resistance , Lancet Infect Dis, 16(12): 2016,1309-10

Alam T, Reed T, Sieth J, Kumar N, Miller LG, Eells S, Boyle-Vavra S, Daum RS, David MZ Transmission and microevolution of USA300 MRSA in U.S. households: Evidence from whole-genome sequencing , mBio, 6(2): 2015,e00054-15

David MZ, Dryden M, Gottlieb T, Tattevin P, Gould IM Recently approved new antibacterials for Gram positive bacteria: The shock of the new , Int J Antimicrob Agents, 50(3): 2017,303-307

Azarian T, Petty L, Steinbeck J, Michel A, Yin Z, Boyle-Vavra S, Daum RS, David MZ Intrahost evolution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 among individuals with reoccurring skin and soft-tissue infections , J Infect Dis, 214(6): 2016,895-905

Carrel M, Perencevich E, David MZ USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United States, 2000-2013 , Emerg Infect Dis, 21(11): 2015,1973-80

Alegre ML, Chen L, David MZ, Bartman C, Boyle-Vavra S, Kumar N, Chong AS, Daum RS Impact of Staphylococcus aureus USA300 colonization and skin infections on systemic immune responses in humans , J Immunol, 197(4): 2016,1118-1126

David MZ, Siegel JD, Henderson J, Leos G, Lo K, Porsa E, Schumm P, Boyle-Vavra S, Daum RS A randomized, controlled trial of chlorhexidine-soaked cloths to reduce methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus carriage prevalence in an urban jail , Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 35(12): 2014,1466-73

Miller LG, Eells SJ, Taylor AR, David MZ, Ortiz N, Zychowski D, Kumar N, Cruz D, Boyle-Vavra S, Daum RS Staphylococcus aureus skin infection recurrences among household members: An examination of host, behavioral, and pathogen level predictors , Clin Infect Dis, 60(5): 2015,753-63

Shah N, McNulty M, Greenberg JA, Riddell J, Gregg KS, Mangino JE, Weber D, Hebert CL, Marzec NS, Barron MA, Chaparro-Rojas F, Restrepo A, Hemmige V, Prasidthrathsint K, Cobb S, Herwaldt L, Raabe V, Cannavino C, Green Hines A, Bares S, Antiporta PB, Scardina T, Patel U, Reid G, Mohazabnia P, Kachhdiya S, Le BM, Park CJ, Ostrowsky B, Robicsek A, Smith BA, Schied J, Bhatti MM, Mayer S, Sikka M, Murphy-Aguilu I, Patwari P, Abeles SR, Torriani FJ, Abbas Z, Doktor K, Chakrabarti A, Doblecki-Lewis S, Looney DJ, David MZ Bacterial and viral co-infections complicating severe influenza: Incidence and impact among 507 U.S. patients, 2013-14 , J Clin Virol, 80(1): 2016,12-19

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