Meet Our Providers

Dr. Palmquist is originally from Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA) Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Environmental Science and a minor in Conservation Biology. Following his undergraduate studies, he moved to Roatan, Honduras to work at a scuba diving shop and became involved in projects to decrease the invasive lionfishpopulation.

Dr. Palmquist then returned to Southern California to pursue a career in medicine. Prior to medical school, he worked on several research projects at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego to benefit children with allergic and rheumatologic conditions. He then earned his medical degree from the University of California San Diego.  He completed his pediatric residency at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland and now lives in the Bay Area with his partner Aly and dog Bean.

Dr. Palmquist is excited to be a part of the Tamalpais Pediatrics team and to continue to provide care to children in the Bay Area. In his free time, he loves anything outdoors including backpacking, camping, rock climbing, biking, scuba diving, and gardening.