Barnard JA Palmer, MD MEd FACS

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Education & Training

Undergraduate: Stanford University

Medical School: New York University School of Medicine

General Surgery Residency: UCSF-East Bay

Fellowship: Surgical Endocrinology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Employment

Associate Professor of Surgery, UCSF-East Bay

Associate Program Director, UCSF-East Bay General Surgery Residency Program

What was your favorite thing about UCSF East Bay?

My favorite thing about UCSF East Bay was knowing that I was personally making a difference in patients’ lives because of the autonomy and responsibility the program gave me.

What about UCSF East Bay most helps you in your career now?

Not only getting to run my team autonomously, but taking juniors through cases so that I could get through them on my own without attending assistance.

What would you like to share with applicants about your experiences at East Bay?

If you are proactive, the sky is the limit. There are so many resources available to get you to where you want to go.

Do you have a favorite memory from UCSF-East Bay?

My favorite memory is performing my first trauma splenectomy with Dr Sadjadi, and learning the technique of clamping off the hilar vessels while he watched.