He is board certified in surgery and vascular surgery. Dr. Peralta has been an associate staff member since 2011 and was appointed to the Cleveland Clinic staff in 2013. Dr. Peralta received his medical degree from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, graduating magna cum laude with the highest grade point average in his class. After completing a one-year postdoctoral program at the Unversidad Central del Caribe Hospital, Bayamone, Puerto Rico, he served a general surgery residency at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, N.J.