• Undergraduate Degree: BS, Columbia University (Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Magna Cum Laude)
• Medical School: MD, Columbia University (Roche Award to Outstanding Medical Student)
• Medical Internship: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Surgical Residency: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Plastic Surgery Residency: New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center

Board Certification

• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Hospital Affiliations

• Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
• Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, NY

Honors and Awards

• Artists for the Cure Award for Dr. Beraka's work on Breast Reconstruction presented at Carnegie Hall
• Top Doctors: New York Metro Area (Castle Connolly)
• Annual Prize, Residents' Competition, New York Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Harold Lee Meierhoff Memorial Prize, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
• Delacorte Scholar, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
• Regents Medical Scholar, New York State

Publications / Presentations

Dr. Beraka has written many articles published in medical journals, including Surgery, American Journal of Medicine, Surgical Forum, Archives of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Annals of Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Beraka has written several chapters for textbooks on cosmetic surgery and breast surgery. His latest chapter is "The Pursuit of Excellence in Cosmetic Surgery".

Dr. Beraka has presented numerous research papers at medical conferences, symposia and panels. One of his contributions is the development of the central pyramid breast reduction technique.

He has also done research on collagen, microsurgery, breast reconstruction, facelifts and breast augmentation without implants. He is a clinical investigator for experimental implants and for cellulite treatments.

Dr. Beraka is often interviewed about cosmetic surgery by reporters in print and television. He has been the cosmetic surgery consultant for a major woman's website.

Teaching Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College
  

Society Memberships

• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
• Independent Doctors of New York
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• New York Regional Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• New York State Medical Society
• New York City Medical Society
• The Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons

Hobbies and Interests

Dr. Beraka is married to a psychotherapist. The Berakas have three sons and they live in Manhattan. Dr. Beraka's hobbies are opera, sailing, and collecting oriental rugs.

Languages Spoken

Dr. Beraka is fluent in English, Spanish and French