Charlie Palmer, MD
Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurology Pennsylvania Hospital
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Palmer is a Psychiatrist and Neurologist who specializes in the comprehensive care of complex neuropsychiatric conditions. His clinical focus is on treating mood, anxiety, impulse control, and cognitive symptoms in patients with brain diseases, especially when prior treatments have not been effective. He sees patients both in the department of Neurology as well as in Interventional Psychiatry.

His research focuses on developing and improving access to personalized, targeted neuromodulatory therapies such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), and focused ultrasound (FUS), and he has presented at numerous national and international conferences on his work in this area. He is the co-founder of the Neurohumanities Network, a national group which focuses on the intersection of the arts, humanities, and neurosciences. Through collaborations in psychiatry, neurology, neurosurgery, neuroscience, and rehabilitation, his goal is to provide a bridge to break down the barriers in the care of brain disorders.

Education and training

  • Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
  • Residency: Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Palmer C, Lichtenberg A, Olivera A, Ragland V, Niu K. “Both Sides of the Brain from All Over the Country: A Cross-Sectional Look at Combined Training. , 35th Annual Meeting of ANPA, Montreal CA: 2025

Rosso M, Greige T, Palmer C, Peng GS, Ardakani RV, Frolov A, George M, Carandang RA, Gheihman G, Stanley MPH. Education Research: The Neurohumanities in Training: Integrating a Humanities Curriculum Within Neurology Residency Programs , Neurol Educ, 3(4): 2024,e200178

Kalivas B, Jacks K, Harvey J, Smolenski E, Woolbright E, Blake C, Holmstedt C, Palmer C. “Systematic Reduction of Neurochecks Overnight Decreases Length of Stay and Post-Stroke Delirium” , World Stroke Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE: 2024

Palmer C, Daniel A.N. Barbosa, Kevin Caulfield, Lisa McTeague, Mark S George “Can Transcranial Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation (tFUS) Map White Matter Connections of Subcortical Networks?” , CPDD 86th Annual Meeting, Montreal CA: 2024

Smolenski E, Palmer C, Wetmore E, Jacks K, Blake C, Creed S, Folsom J, Ohlund K, Banerjee C, Holmstedt C, Kalivas B. “Systematic Reduction of Neuro Checks for Post-stroke Delirium at a Comprehensive Stroke Center” , AAN Annual Meeting: 2024

Palmer C, Barbosa D, George MS “Transcranial Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression” , 34th Annual Meeting of ANPA, Houston, TX: 2024

Nuthalapati P, Palmer C, Barbosa AN, George MS, Brown JC. Interventional Brain Medicine: Medicine's newest frontier , Brain Medicine, 1(1): 2024

Palmer C, Jacks K, Harvey J, Smolenski E, Woolbright E, Blake C, Holmstedt C, Kalivas B. “Systematic Reduction of Neurochecks Overnight Decreases Length of Stay and Post-Stroke Delirium” , International Stroke Conference. Phoenix, AZ: 2024

Palmer C, Jacks K, Ohlund K, Folsom J, Creed S, Farrelly S., Blake C, Holmstedt C, Kalivas B. “Multidisciplinary effort to reduce overnight neuro checks decreases length of stay and post-stroke delirium” , Perry V. Halushka MUSC 2023 58th Annual Research Day, Charleston SC: 2023

Palmer C. and Rosso M Neurohumanities of Horror , Boston Society for Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry: 2023