Francis R. Palmer III, MD, is the director of the Beverly Hills International Center for Aesthetic Surgery. He graduated with honors from San Diego State University and received his MD degree from the University of California Irvine School of Medicine. Major emphasis was placed on facial plastic surgery during his five-year residency in head and neck surgery at USC-LA County Medical Center. Following board certification, Palmer completed a one-year fellowship with the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and is board certified with the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He also completed a one-year fellowship with the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and is board eligible with the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery.
Palmer has been the director of facial plastic surgery for the head and neck surgery department at the University of Southern California School of Medicine since 1991. Recently named "One of the World's Best Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons" by Britain's Tattler Magazine, he has been widely featured in many national and international newspapers, magazines, and television shows.