RobertMichaelPalmerMDM.S. Biology/Genetics

General Surgery • Toledo, OH

Chairman Dept of Surgery Flower Hospital Section Head of General Surgery St Anne's Hospital

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Office
4235 Secor Rd
Toledo, OH 43623
Phone+1 419-479-5713

Fax+1 419-479-5714
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Education & Training

Prisma Health-Upstate/University of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2007 - 2026
SC State Medical License 2004 - 2007
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Trauma Consults by Geriatricians: Looking Into the Black Box.
Stephan F. Duran, Lauren Mazzurco, Robert M. Palmer> ;Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine. 2018 Dec 11
8 citations
Screening Elders in the Emergency Department at Risk for Mistreatment: A Pilot Study
Patrick J. Eulitt, Ryan J. Tomberg, Tina D. Cunningham, Francis L. Counselman, Robert M. Palmer> ;Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect. 2014 Mar 17
63 citations
Prediction of recovery, dependence or death in elders who become disabled during hospitalization.
Deborah E. Barnes, Kala M. Mehta, W. John Boscardin, Richard H. Fortinsky, Robert M. Palmer, Katharine A. Kirby, C. Seth Landefeld> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2013 Feb 1
1 citations
Mild cognitive impairment: challenges in research and in practice.
Hamid R. Okhravi, Robert M. Palmer> ;Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2012 Dec 1
64 citations
Acute care for elders units produced shorter hospital stays at lower cost while maintaining patients' functional status
Deborah E. Barnes, Robert M. Palmer, Denise M. Kresevic, Richard H. Fortinsky, Jerome Kowal, Mary-Margaret Chren, C. Seth Landefeld> ;Health Affairs. 2012 Jun 1
1 citations
A 61-year-old with bipolar disorder and cognitive impairment: dementia or polypharmacy?
Mamta Bhatnagar, Robert D. Palmer> ;Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2008 Apr 1
65 citations
A Brief Risk Stratification Tool to Predict Functional Decline in Older Adults Discharged from Emergency Departments
Fredric M. Hustey, Lorraine C. Mion, Jason T. Connor, Charles L. Emerman, James W. Campbell, Robert M. Palmer> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007 Aug 1
7 citations
Perioperative care of the elderly patient
Robert M. Palmer> ;Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2006 Mar 1
23 citations
A new paradigm for clinical investigation of infectious syndromes in older adults: Assessing functional status as a risk factor and outcome measure
Kevin P. High, Suzanne F. Bradley, Mark Loeb, Robert D. Palmer, Vincent Quagliarello, Thomas T. Yoshikawa> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2005 Mar 1
3 citations
Drug-age alerting for outpatient geriatric prescriptions: a joint study using interoperable drug standards.
Ashish Atreja, Michael Buck, Anil Jain, Cherie Brunker, Theodore T. Suh, C. Martin Harris, Robert D. Palmer, Adam B. Wilcox> ;AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium. 2005 Jan 1
62 citations
Diagnosis‐Related Group–Adjusted Hospital Costs Are Higher in Older Medical Patients with Lower Functional Status
Kenneth H. Chuang, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Laura P. Sands, Richard H. Fortinsky, Robert M. Palmer, C. Seth Landefeld> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2003 Dec 1
27 citations
Unsteadiness reported by older hospitalized patients predicts functional decline.
Elizabeth C. Lindenberger, C. Seth Landefeld, Laura P. Sands, Steven R. Counsell, Richard H. Fortinsky, Robert M. Palmer, Denise M. Kresevic, Kenneth E. Covinsky> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2003 May 1
992 citations
Loss of independence in activities of daily living in older adults hospitalized with medical illnesses: increased vulnerability with age.
Kenneth E. Covinsky, Robert M. Palmer, Richard H. Fortinsky, S R Counsell, Anita L. Stewart, Denise M. Kresevic, Christopher J. Burant, C. Seth Landefeld> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2003 Apr 1
211 citations
A brief risk-stratification tool to predict repeat emergency department visits and hospitalizations in older patients discharged from the emergency department.
Stephen W. Meldon, Lorraine C. Mion, Robert M. Palmer, Barbara L. Drew, Jason T. Connor, Linda J. Lewicki, David M. Bass, Charles L. Emerman> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2003 Mar 1
100 citations
Cognitive Screening Predicts Magnitude of Functional Recovery From Admission to 3 Months After Discharge in Hospitalized Elders
Laura P. Sands, Kristine Yaffe, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Mary-Margaret Chren, Steven R. Counsell, Robert M. Palmer, Richard H. Fortinsky, C. Seth Landefeld> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2003 Jan 1
137 citations
Case finding and referral model for emergency department elders: a randomized clinical trial.
Lorraine C. Mion, Robert M. Palmer, Stephen W. Meldon, David M. Bass, Mendel E. Singer, Susan M. C. Payne, Linda J. Lewicki, Barbara L. Drew, Jason T. Connor, James W....> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2003 Jan 1
19 citations
Heterogeneity in older people: examining physiologic failure, age, and comorbidity.
Lawrence K. Gray, Kathleen A. Smyth, Robert M. Palmer, Xiaofeng Zhu, Joyce M. Callahan> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2002 Dec 1
102 citations
Establishing a case-finding and referral system for at-risk older individuals in the emergency department setting: the SIGNET model.
Lorraine C. Mion, Robert M. Palmer, Georgia J. Anetzberger, Stephen W. Meldon> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2001 Oct 1
32 citations
Failure of treatment for chronic Mycobacterium abscessus meningitis despite adequate clarithromycin levels in cerebrospinal fluid.
Calin V. Maniu, Walter C. Hellinger, Sou Yie Chu, Robert D. Palmer, Salvador Alvarez-Elcoro> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2001 Sep 1
476 citations
Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after hospitalization.
Louise C. Walter, Richard J. Brand, Steven R. Counsell, Robert M. Palmer, C. Seth Landefeld, Richard H. Fortinsky, Kenneth E. Covinsky> ;JAMA. 2001 Jun 20
8 citations
Falls in elderly patients: predictable and preventable.
Robert D. Palmer> ;Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2001 Apr 1
41 citations
The relationship of sedation to deliberate self-extubation
Avery Tung, Lakshminarayana Tadimeti, Brendan Caruana-Montaldo, P. Mardeen Atkins, Lorraine C. Mion, Robert M. Palmer, Jacquelyn Slomka, Wallace B. Mendelson> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2001 Feb 1
245 citations
Effects of a Multicomponent Intervention on Functional Outcomes and Process of Care in Hospitalized Older Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Acute Care for Eld...
Steven R. Counsell, Carolyn Holder, Laura L. Liebenauer, Robert M. Palmer, Richard H. Fortinsky, Denise M. Kresevic, Linda M. Quinn, Kyle Allen, Kenneth E. Covinsky, C...> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2000 Dec 1
20 citations
Prevalence and documentation of impaired mental status in elderly emergency department patients
Fredric M. Hustey, Stephen W. Meldon, Robert M. Palmer> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2000 Oct 1
Case finding of At-risk elders in the emergency department (ED): A multicenter study
Stephen W. Meldon, Lorraine C. Mion, Robert M. Palmer, Charles L. Emerman, Bass D> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 2000 Oct 1
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