James D Palmer MD

Retinal Disease

Physician

2485 Hospital DrSte 200Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone+1 650-988-7480
Fax+1 650-988-7482

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Education & Training

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Surgical Retina and Vitreous, 1996 - 1998
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/UCLA Stein and Doheny Eye InstitutesResidency, Ophthalmology, 1993 - 1996
St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1992

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1994 - 2027
MA State Medical License 1996 - 1999
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification IntelleChart, MDIntelleSys, A Nextech Company, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification IntelleChart, MDIntelleSys, A Nextech Company, 2014, 2016-2017
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical Trials

Intravitreal Gas for Vitreomacular Adhesion Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
Prophylactic Ranibizumab to Prevent Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Vulnerable Fellow Eyes: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Clement K Chan, Maziar Lalezary, Prema Abraham, Michael Elman, Wesley Thomas Beaulieu
Ophthalmology. Retina. 2022-06-01
9 citations
Treat and extend regimen with aflibercept for chronic central retinal vein occlusions: 2 year results of the NEWTON study
Rahul N. Khurana, Louis K. Chang, Alok S. Bansal, James D. Palmer, Chengqing Wu
International Journal of Retina and Vitreous. 2019-04-15
12 citations
Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma Presenting with Choroidal Metastasis Simulating Primary Uveal Melanoma.
Lesley Everett, Bertil Damato, Michele M. Bloomer, James D Palmer, Andrew Kao
Ocular Oncology and Pathology. 2019-02-01