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Legendary Surgeon Maurice Galante Dies
Maurice Galante, M.D., a legendary master surgeon at UCSF and renaissance man, died on February 5, 2013. His career is memorialized by the Maurice Galante Lecture Program and Maurice Galante Distinguished Professorship.
Barnard J. A. Palmer, M.D., M.Ed.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
Contact Information
1411 East 31st Street; QIC 22134
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 437-4267
barnard.palmer@ucsfmedctr.org
BiographyEducation
- Stanford University, B.A., Psychology, 1999
- New York University School of Medicine, M.D., 2004
- Stanford University, M.Ed., 2008
Residencies
- University of California, San Francisco-East Bay,
- General Surgery, 2004-2010
- University of California, San Francisco-East Bay,
- General Surgery, Administrative Chief Resident 2010-11
Fellowships
- Surgical Endocrinology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2011-12
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Clinical Expertise
- Endocrine Surgery
- General Surgery
Research Interests
- Endocrine Surgery
- Endocrinology
- Medical and surgical education, including surgical skills training
Biography
Barnard J. A. Palmer, M.D., M.Ed. is a general surgeon and surgical endocrinologist. He joined the UCSF faculty as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program. Dr. Palmer received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Stanford University and M.D. from New York University School of Medicine.
Dr. Palmer then completed his General Surgery
Residency at the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program.
There he garnered extensive research experience in surgical
endocrinology. Concurrently, he earned a Master of
Education from Stanford University. At UCSF-East Bay, Dr.
Palmer served as Administrative Chief Resident, and was honored
with the Resident Teaching Award by his peers.
Dr. Palmer then completed a fellowship in surgical endocrinology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. His clinical interests include endocrine surgery and endocrinology, He also has a strong interest in medical and surgical education including skills training and medical leadership.
Dr. Palmer has published numerous articles in his field of expertise and is a member of a number of professional organizations including the American College of Surgeons, Association for Surgical Education, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and American Association of Endocrine Surgeons.
Selected Publications
- Palmer B, Yedlin S, Kim S. Decreased Risk of Complications with Bilateral Thoracoscopy and Left-to-Right Mediastinal Dissection During Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum. Eur J Pediat Surg. 2007 Apr; 17(2):81-3.
- Palmer BJ, Stams V, Russell TR, Harken AH, Britt LD. ACS promotes the six competencies of the accreditation council for graduate medical education. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2009 Jul: 94 (7):16-22.
- Kobayashi S, Jamshidi R, O'Sullivan P, Palmer B, Hirose S, Stewart L, Kim E. Bringing the Skills Lab Home: An Affordable Web-Cam-Based Box Trainer for Mastering Laparoscopic Skills. J Surg Educ. 2011. Mar-Apr:68(2):105-9.
- Toy EC, Liu TH, Campbell AR. Revised Chapters (thyroid nodule, hyperparathyroidism, adrenal incidentaloma and pheochromocytoma). Case Files: Surgery, 4th edition. McGraw-Hill, NY. 2012.
- Beard JH, O'Sullivan P, Palmer BJA, Qui M, Kim EH. Peer assisted learning in surgical skills laboratory training: a pilot study. Med Teach. Aug 22, 2012 [ahead of print]
