Tace Rico, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist and lead physician at AdventHealth Medical Group's pediatric dermatology practice in Orlando. An award-winning physician and scholar, she specializes in treating children with birthmarks, hemangiomas, port wine stains and scars. She is an expert in laser surgery to address skin conditions and is very sensitive to the concerns of young people with various dermatological disorders. Working with multiple different lasers, she is one of the few dermatologists in the southeast providing laser treatments for scars including burn scars. A graduate of the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine where she was tapped for her distinction in research, she remained at that school for her dermatology residency and a highly specialized fellowship training in dermatitis and pediatric patch testing that sets her apart from most other physicians in her field. Awards & Recognition AAD Resident International Grant for Botswana. Executive Director, Instructor, University of Miami Academic Societies. Iron Arrow Honor Society. Florida Medical Foundation Outstanding Medical Student Scholarship 2006 Best Dermatology Student Award, University of Miami Department of Dermatology. Differentiators Specializing in laser treatments for port wine stains, capillary malformations, scars, and hemangiomas. Offers multiple treatments including narrow band UVB, excimer laser, and Omnilux. Offers treatments in clinic and in the operating room for patients who are unable to tolerate in-office procedures.
