Dr. Peterson was born and raised in West Central Minnesota and received his Bachelor of Science in communication disorders from Minnesota State University-Mankato.
From there, he went on to earn his master’s and doctorate degrees in audiology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Deric completed his doctoral externship at the University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview and gained valuable experience seeing patients of all ages, which involved several different aspects of audiology.
He currently lives in the St. Cloud area with his wife, Jessica, and their children: Olivia, Ben, and Sam. When not in the office, he enjoys spending time with family, fishing, hunting, watching Minnesota professional sports, and spending time on the lake.
