Biff F. Palmer, MD, FASN, BRCU Faculty
Biff Franklin Palmer, MD, is currently a Professor in the Departments of Education and Internal Medicine at the Texas Health Science Center in El Paso, Texas. He was a tenured Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas for 35 years. He remains an Adjunct Professor with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and continues to serve as the course director of the Kidney-Genital Urinary block. He is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology.
Dr. Palmer received his medical degree from UT Southwestern Medical School and completed his residency in internal medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. He then went on to complete a research fellowship in the Department of Nephrology at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and a clinical fellowship in the Division of Nephrology at UT Southwestern Medical Center-Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Palmer has authored more than 310 articles and chapters. He has a h-index of 71 as reported in Google Scholar. In addition to his work as an author, Dr. Palmer has served as the Program Director for the Renal Fellowship Program and as an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at UT Southwestern. He is an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Nephrology and is on the editorial board of Clinical Nephrology, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, and the American Journal of Kidney Disease. He served six years on the nephrology subspecialty board for the American Board of Internal Medicine.
A Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology, Dr. Palmer is also a member of the Texas Medical Association, the International Society of Nephrology, the American Society of Nephrology, and the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation. He has received numerous teaching awards to include the Parkland Memorial Hospital Internal Medicine Housestaff Outstanding Teacher Award. He received the Regents Outstanding Teaching award by the University of Texas and in 2020 was awarded the Piper Professorship. He is a member of the Southwestern Academy of Teachers and The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Education. He is designated as a Distinguished Teaching Professor by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. He has been listed in top 2% world's researchers published by Stanford University from 2024-2026. He was awarded the Burton Rose Endowed lectureship and received the Robert G. Narins Award which honors individuals who have made substantial and meritorious contributions in education and teaching.