Dr. Palma attended University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and Harvard Medical School. He completed his Internship and General Surgery Residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Plastic Surgery Residency at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford California. He completed fellowships in Cosmetic Surgery at University of Calgary, and Oncology Head and Neck Surgery fellowship at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, NY. Dr. Palma currently practices Cosmetic Surgery in Florida, and was recently voted as one of the Best Doctors in the State of Florida.