W. Mark Peluso MD, CAQSM, FAAFP

Dr. Mark Peluso is Chief Health Officer and College Physician, and has served as both the College & Head Team Physician since 2000. He is Board Certified in both Family Medicine and Sports Medicine and is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He is a founding member and chairman of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Medical Aspects in Sport Committee and is the Primary Care Team Physician for the 2015 US Women’s National Under-19 Lacrosse Team.

Dr. Peluso received his Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College and his M.D. from the Boston University School of Medicine. He trained at the University of California San Francisco - Salinas Family Practice Residency Program in Salinas, California, and later completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship through Stanford University-San Jose Medical Center.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and has served on the Americans in Motion Advisory Committee since 2006. Dr. Peluso is also an active member in the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the American College of Sports Medicine, the American College Health Association and the Female Athlete Triad Coalition.