James Nathan Palmer, MD

Otorhinolaryngology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Perelman
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About me

  • Director, Division of Rhinology
  • Co-Director, Cranial Base Center
  • David W. Kennedy, MD Professor
  • Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery in Neurosurgery

My education and training

  • Medical School: Ohio State University - College of Medicine
  • Residency: Northwestern Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Georgia Nasal and Sinus Institute

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Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

1296 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
dr. palmer is the best
Anonymous
May 2026
i have been seeing him for 20 years and he is awesome
Anonymous
May 2026
the provider is an expert in his field and took time to answer all my questions
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. palmer is nice, personable and highly skilled.

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.
  • 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

Research

Publications

Bleier BS, Cohen NA, Chiu AG, O'Malley BW Jr, Doghramji L, Palmer JN Endonasal laser tissue welding: first human experience. , Am J Rhinol Allergy, 24(3): 2010,244-6

Suh JD, Ramakrishnan V, Palmer JN Biofilms. , Otolaryngol Clin North Am, 43(3): 2010,521-30

Hekiert AM, Cohen MB, Montone KT, Palmer JN, Govindaraj S Ecthyma gangrenosum mimicking acute invasive fungal sinusitis in an immunocompromised patient. , Ear Nose Throat J, 89(6): 2010,262-7

Ramakrishnan VR, Palmer JN Prevention and management of orbital hematoma. , Otolaryngol Clin North Am, 43(4): 2010,789-800

Woodworth BA, Zhang S, Tamashiro E, Bhargave G, Palmer JN, Cohen NA Zinc increases ciliary beat frequency in a calcium-dependent manner. , Am J Rhinol Allergy, 24(1): 2010,6-10

Welch KC, Thaler ER, Doghramji LL, Palmer JN, Chiu AG The effects of serum and urinary cortisol levels of topical intranasal irrigations with budesonide added to saline in patients with recurrent polyposis after endoscopic sinus surgery. , Am J Rhinol Allergy, 24(1): 2010,26-8

Suh JD, Cohen NA, Palmer JN Biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis. , Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 18(1): 2010,27-31

Bleier BS, Paulson DP, O'Malley BW Jr, Li D, Palmer JN, Chiu AG, Cohen NA Chitosan glycerophosphate-based semirigid dexamethasone eluting biodegradable stent. , Am J Rhinol Allergy, 23(1): 2009,76-9

Tamashiro E, Xiong G, Anselmo-Lima WT, Kreindler JL, Palmer JN, Cohen NA Cigarette smoke exposure impairs respiratory epithelial ciliogenesis. , Am J Rhinol Allergy, 23(2): 2009,117-22

Barañano CF, Curé J, Palmer JN, Woodworth BA Sternberg's canal: fact or fiction? , Am J Rhinol Allergy, 23(2): 2009,167-71

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