Michael Palmer (novelist)

Michael Stephen Palmer
Born(1943-10-09)October 9, 1943
DiedOctober 30, 2013(2013-10-30) (aged 70)
EducationWesleyan University
Case Western Reserve University
Occupation(s)Physician, author
EmployerMassachusetts Medical Society
Spouse(s)Judith Grass (divorced)
Noelle Shaughnessy (divorced)
Children3

Michael Stephen Palmer, M.D. (October 9, 1943 – October 30, 2013), was an American physician and author. His novels are often referred to as medical thrillers. Some of his novels have made The New York Times Best Seller list and have been translated into 35 languages. One, Extreme Measures (1991), was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name starring Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Gene Hackman.