David A Zopf, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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David A Zopf, MD, MS
Associate Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr. Zopf is an assistant professor of pediatric otolaryngology, as well as an affiliate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan.
    Dr. Zopf’s clinical focus is in caring for children with congenital malformations of the head and neck. He is also part of the Scaffold Tissue Engineering Group in the Department of Biomedical Engineering where he and his colleagues have led the field of medical 3D printing to aid in the treatment of these patients. Among other innovations, his team developed a patient specific, 3D printed airway splint, culminating in a landmark New England Journal of Medicine article detailing this innovation as well as the potential of 3D printing in general for the production of personalized medical devices.

    Qualifications
    • MD
      Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 W 10th St #6200, 2009
    • MS
      Purdue University, West Lafayette, 2005
    • BS
      Purdue University, West Lafayette, 2003
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Precision Health Initiative
    • Center Member
      Biosciences Initiative
    Research Overview

    Tissue engineering, 3D printing for clinical applications and surgical simulation, ear reconstruction, outcomes in velopharyngeal D, pediatric sleep apnea

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Presentation
      Modern Presurgical Planning: Practical users for AR/VR and 3D-Printing
      Jabbour N, Zopf DA, Stapleton A, Gantweker E. 2024 Oct 1;
    • Presentation
      Modern Presurgical Planning: Practical users for AR/VR and 3D-Printing
      Jabbour N, Zopf DA, Stapleton A, Gantweker E. 2024 Oct 1;
    • Presentation
      Ear Framework Creation for Microtia Reconstruction
      Carol Y-C, Park J, Zopf DA, Truong M, Sie K, Lin H-F. 2024 Sep 28;
    • Presentation
      Ear Framework Creation for Microtia Reconstruction
      Carol Y-C, Park J, Zopf DA, Truong M, Sie K, Lin H-F. 2024 Sep 28;
    • Journal Article
      Effects of saline submersion at body temperature on airway supportive devices including a novel nasopharyngeal device produced using 3D-printing.
      Raven SA, Montgomery NT, Chen AS, Nourmohammadi Z, Plott J, Shih A, Koppera P, Zopf DA. Am J Otolaryngol, 2024 45 (4): 104366 DOI:10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104366
      PMID: 38729016
    • Preprint
      Pilot Evaluation of Silicone Surrogates for Oral Mucosa Simulation in Craniofacial Surgical Training
      Cin MD, Koka KS, Darragh J, Nourmohammadi Z, Hamdan U, Zopf DA. Preprints.org, DOI:10.20944/preprints202406.1578.v1
    • Presentation
      Development and Clinical Trial of Novel 3D Nasopharyngeal Device for Complex OSA
      Zopf D. 2024 May 29;
    • Presentation
      Development and Clinical Trial of Novel 3D Nasopharyngeal Device for Complex OSA in Cerebral Palsy
      Zopf D. 2024 May 29;