David Stephen Margolis, BS, MS, PhD, MD

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor, Physiology
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
 
Education: 
  • The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (M.D.)
  • Physiological Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (Ph.D.)
  • Physiological Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (M.S.)
  • Chemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (B.S.)
Honors and Awards: 
  • Bear-Down Award: The University of Arizona Fall 1997 
  • AOA Resident Leadership Nominee: The University of Arizona, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Fall 2014
  • Chariman's Award: The University of Arizona, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Fall 2013
  • Excellence in Research Award:The University of Arizona, College of Medicine Fall 2010
  • Honors in Research: The Medical Student Research Program, The University of Arizona Fall 2010
  • Van Winkle Award for Excellence in Surgical Research: The University of Arizona Spring 2008
  • TRIF Fellow: The University of Arizona, Fall 2007
  • ASUA Academic Enrichment Grant: Associated Students of The University of Arizona Spring 2007
  • Hear, Lung and Blood Fellow: The University of Arizona Fall 2005
  • Up-and-Comers Under 25 in Tucson: Arizona Daily Star Fall 2005
  • SWAIR Imaging Fellow: The University of Arizona Fall 2003
Selected Publications: 
Margolis, D. S. (2016). Predicting Vancouver types B1 and B2 periprosthetic fractures of the femur.. University of New Mexico Orthpaedics Research Journal, 5, 36-39.
 
Margolis, D. S., Bennett, D. M., Koehler, L. R., Radelet, M. J., Lu, Z., Pedri, T. G., Decker, M. M., & Miller, M. D. (2016). Predicting Vancouver types B1 and B2 periprosthetic fractures of the femur.. University of New Mexico Orthopaedics Research Journal, 5, 36-39.
 
Matthews, J. R., Margolis, D. S., Wu, E., & Truchan, L. M. (2015). Brachial Plexopathy Following Use of Recombinant Human BMP-2 for Treatment of Atrophic Delayed Union of the Clavicle. JBJS case connector, 5(3), e81-e5.
 
Thai, J. N., Pacheco, J. A., Margolis, D. S., Swartz, T., Massey, B. Z., Guisto, J. A., Smith, J. L., & Sheppard, J. E. (2015). Evidence-based Comprehensive Approach to Forearm Arterial Laceration. The western journal of emergency medicine, 16(7), 1127-34.
 
Margolis, D. S., Wu, E. W., & Truchan, L. M. (2013). Axonal loss in murine peripheral nerves following exposure to recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in an absorbable collagen sponge. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 95(7), 611-9.
 
Wild, J. R., Askam, B. M., Margolis, D. S., Geffre, C. P., Krupinski, E. A., & Truchan, L. M. (2012). Biomechanical evaluation of suture-augmented locking plate fixation for proximal third fractures of the olecranon. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 26(9), 533-8.
 
Geffre, C. P., Finkbone, P. R., Bliss, C. L., Margolis, D. S., & Szivek, J. A. (2010). Load measurement accuracy from sensate scaffolds with and without a cartilage surface. Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research, 23(3), 156-62.
 
Geffre, C. P., Ochoa, J., Margolis, D. S., & Szivek, J. A. (2010). Evaluation of the osteogenic performance of calcium phosphate-chitosan bone fillers. Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research, 23(3), 134-41.
 
Presentations
Margolis, D. S. (2017, June). Development and Testing of a Long Bone Segment Regenerating Scaffold for Patients.. Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference.. Tucson, Arizona: SB3C.
 
Poster Presentations
Margolis, D. S., Szivek, J. A., Buchak, J., Wojtanowski, A. M., Gonzales, D. A., Barreda, A., & Smith, J. L. (2017, June). Development and Testing of a Long Bone Segment Regenerating Scaffold for Patients.. Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference. Tucson, Arizona: SB3C.
 
Sponsored Research Through MSRP: 
Robert Childers, (MSRP 2022): "Histological Analysis of Bone Growth into Bioresorbable Porous 3D Printed Composite Scaffolds"

Logan Kasper-Connella, (MSRP 2022): "The Effects of E-cigarette “Vaping” and Its Particulates on Bone Health in an In Vivo Mouse Model"
 
Megan Irby, (MSRP 2022): "The Effect of Physiologic Load Patterns on Engineered Bone Tissue Produced using Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells"
 
 
NIH Undergraduate Diversity Program: 
Mario Ibarra, 2019, "Correlation between load and bone growth in animal models"; 2020 "Measuring bone from Computerized Tomography Scans"
 
Erick DeLeon, 2021, "Bone Regeneration with Scaffold "
 
Anthony Nunez Romero, 2022, "Histological Analysis of Implanted Bioresorbable Composite Scaffolds to Bone"
 
Patrick Pinder-Newton, 2022, "Simulating Adult Acquired Flatfoot Using a Cadaver Model Through Ligament Transection"
 
Julio Trejo, 2022, "Viability of Cells within Scaffolds"
 
Julio Camacho, 2023, "Blended PLA filaments for Fabrication of Bioresorbable 3D printed Scaffolds."
 
NIH High School Student Research Program: 
Andrea Amaya, Douglas High School (Douglas, AZ), 2019
Julio Camacho, Bioscience High School (Phoenix, AZ), 2019
Victor Anaya, Douglas High School (Douglas, AZ), 2020
Isaac Rojas, Pueblo High School, 2022
Cesar Salcido, Douglas High School, 2023
 
Wednesday, August 7, 2019