Dr. Alarcon holds his Doctor of Medicine degree from Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru. He completed his residency at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the Primary Care/Internal Medicine Program. Dr. Alarcon is Board certified in Internal Medicine, and Obesity. Dr. Alarcon is a Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor and Provider and aslo member of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.

Dr. Alarcon is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine and serves on numerous committees. He has authored, published and presented over a dozen research papers. Dr. Alarcon has been La Red Health Center's Chief Medical Officer since its inception.