Dr. Rafael Rico MD
Anesthesiologist
1611 Nw 12th Ave Box 016960 M851 Miami FL, 33136About
Dr. Rafael Rico is an anesthesiologist practicing in Miami, FL. Dr. Rico ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Rico also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Inst Tech De Santo Dom (Intec)- Esc De Med- Fac De Med- Santo Domingo 1988
Universit‡ degli Studi Magna GrÊcia di Catanzaro Facolt‡ di Medicina e Chirurgia
Instituto TecnolÛgico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud 1988
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Professional Memberships
- Member DADE CO MED ASSN
Fellowships
- CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, PITTSBURGH, PA 1994
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