Michael Palmer (novelist)

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Michael Stephen Palmer
Born	(1943-10-09)October 9, 1943 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 30, 2013(2013-10-30) (aged 70) New York City, U.S.
Education	Wesleyan University Case Western Reserve University
Occupation(s)	Physician, author
Employer	Massachusetts Medical Society
Spouse(s)	Judith Grass (divorced) Noelle Shaughnessy (divorced)
Children	3

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.^[1] 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.