He received his bachelor's degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and attended medical school at Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. Following graduation, Dr. Palmer completed his orthopedic surgery residency through OhioHealth at Doctor's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. His residency included extensive training at Grant Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital. At the conclusion of his residency, Dr. Palmer traveled to Houston, Texas, where he completed an Adult Reconstruction/Total Joint Arthroplasty Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine.