Dr. Clifford T. Pereira is a highly accomplished, board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon with subspecialty certification in hand and upper extremity surgery. With more than two decades of clinical and research experience, he is recognized for his expertise in hand surgery, peripheral nerve reconstruction, burn care, and microsurgical limb salvage.

Dr. Pereira earned his medical degree in India in 1995 and completed general surgical training in the United Kingdom in 2000. He went on to complete a general surgery residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (2005–2011), a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at UCLA (2012–2014), and an orthopedic hand surgery fellowship at UCLA (2014–2015).

A Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Dr. Pereira is board-certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery and holds an MBA in healthcare management. He is also a Certified Life Care Planner, enabling him to integrate medical expertise with long-term cost projections in complex injury and disability cases.

Dr. Pereira has held affiliate faculty appointments at Stanford Medical Center and currently serves as a Professor of Surgery at UC Davis Medical Center, a Level I trauma center, where he practices, teaches, and mentors the next generation of surgeons. His clinical scope includes hand and upper extremity pathology, peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injuries, limb salvage, upper extremity trauma, complex wound care, and microsurgical reconstruction.

An accomplished researcher, Dr. Pereira has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and delivered over 40 national and international presentations. His NIH-funded work spans regenerative medicine, nerve coaptation, osteogenesis, and surgical outcomes research. He has served on multiple national surgical society committees and is widely regarded as both an educator and a leader in his field.

Dr. Pereira is committed to advancing reconstructive surgery through evidence-based practice, mentorship, and translational research. His long-term vision is to develop innovative clinical and research programs that integrate patient care, surgical excellence, and high-impact scholarship in hand and microsurgical reconstruction.