Hometown
Wilmington, Ohio

College
University of Chicago, BA Chemistry, 1990

Medical School
Ohio State University, MD, 1995

Residency Program
Otolaryngology, Northwestern University School of Medicine

Fellowship: Location
Georgia Nasal and Sinus Institute

Fellowship: Area of Concentration
Sinus Disease

Board Certified
2001

Year Appointed to Penn Faculty
2001

Areas of Expertise
Diseases of the nose and sinuses

Areas of Special Interest
Frontal sinusitis
Fungal sinusitis
Allergic fungal sinusitis
Chronic sinusitis

Current Research Interests
Biofilm diseases of the sinuses
Allergic fungal sinusitis
Outcomes of chronic sinusitis

Positions Held in Major Societies (Past & Present)
Member:
    American Academy of Otolaryngology:Head and Neck Surgery
    Facial Plastic Surgery
    American Rhinologic Society

Honors & Awards
Lederer-Pierce research competition
Upjohn Research Award
Landacre Society Medal

Major Contributions
Paranasal sinus anatomy
Prognosis and treatment of alleric fungal sinusitis
Outcomes of endoscopic sinus surgery

Hockstein NG, Cohen NA, Palmer JN., Proteolysis of beta-trace Protein?
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Aug;133(2):310; author reply 310-1. No abstract available.

Chiu AG, Schipor I, Cohen NA, Kennedy DW, Palmer JN., Surgical decisions in the management of frontal sinus osteomas. American Journal of Rhinology 2005 Mar-Apr;19(2):191-7.

Palmer JN, Kennedy DW., Historical perspective on image-guided sinus surgery.
Otolaryngology Clin North Am. 2005 Jun;38(3):419-28.

Taylor RJ, Chiu AG, Palmer JN, Schofield K, O'Malley BW Jr, Wolf JS., Informed consent in sinus surgery: link between demographics and patient desires. Laryngoscope. 2005 May;115(5):826-31.

Chiu AG, Palmer JN, Cohen N., Use of image-guided computed tomography-magnetic resonance fusion for complex endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery.
Laryngoscope. 2005 Apr;115(4):753-5. No abstract available.

Perloff JR, Palmer JN., Evidence of bacterial biofilms in a rabbit model of sinusitis.
American Journal of Rhinology 2005 Jan-Feb;19(1):1-6.

Wolf JS, Chiu AG, Palmer JN, O'Malley BW Jr, Schofield K, Taylor RJ., Informed consent in endoscopic sinus surgery: the patient perspective. Laryngoscope. 2005 Mar;115(3):492-4.

Perloff JR, Palmer JN., Evidence of bacterial biofilms on frontal recess stents in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. American Journal of Rhinology 2004 Nov-Dec;18(6):377-80.

Chandra RK, Kennedy DW, Palmer JN., Endoscopic management of failed frontal sinus obliteration. American Journal of Rhinology. 2004 Sep-Oct;18(5):279-84.

Chandra RK, Palmer JN, Tangsujarittham T, Kennedy DW., Factors associated with failure of frontal sinusotomy in the early follow-up period. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Oct;131(4):514-8.

Cryer J, Schipor I, Perloff JR, Palmer JN., Evidence of bacterial biofilms in human chronic sinusitis. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2004;66(3):155-8.

Meetze K, Palmer JN, Schlosser RJ., Frontal sinus complications after frontal craniotomy.
Laryngoscope. 2004 May;114(5):945-8.

Schlosser RJ, Wilensky EM, Grady MS, Palmer JN, Kennedy DW, Bolger WE., Cerebrospinal fluid pressure monitoring after repair of cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Apr;130(4):443-8.

Palmer JN, Kennedy DW., Medical management in functional endoscopic sinus surgery failures. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Feb;11(1):6-12. Review.

Palmer JN, Conley DB, Dong RG, Ditto AM, Yarnold PR, Kern RC., Efficacy of endoscopic sinus surgery in the management of patients with asthma and chronic sinusitis. American Journal of Rhinology 2001 Jan-Feb;15(1):49-53.

Palmer JN, Hartogensis WE, Patten M, Fortuin FD, Long CS., Interleukin-1 beta induces cardiac myocyte growth but inhibits cardiac fibroblast proliferation in culture.
J Clin Invest. 1995 Jun;95(6):2555-64.