THE PEOPLE AND PROGRESS SHAPING ENTU.S. EDITION / UPDATED OCT 17, 2026
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Physician / FIRST EDITION

James N. Palmer, MD

Director, Division of Rhinology

Penn Medicine / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Areas of workRhinologyCranial base surgerySurgical education

The work behind the name.

Dr. James Palmer leads the Division of Rhinology at Penn Medicine and co-directs the Cranial Base Center. He holds the David W. Kennedy professorship and an appointment linking otorhinolaryngology with neurosurgery. His training includes medical school at Ohio State, residency at Northwestern, and a fellowship at the Georgia Nasal and Sinus Institute.

WHY FOLLOW

He directs Penn’s rhinology division and co-directs its Cranial Base Center.

PROFILE SOURCES
1. pennmedicine.org ↗2. nasbs.org ↗

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