Maricel Zayas Soto, DO

Internal Medicine

Dr. Maricel Zayas Soto is established as a highly skilled Internal medicine physician with over 10 years experience in a wide range of medical environments to include: military medicine, acute hospital medicine, post-acute inpatient medicine, concierge medicine, and outpatient primary care. She has a special focus and expertise in acute and post-acute inpatient medicine and outpatient management of complex chronic conditions. She is fully bilingual in Spanish and English and is currently using these skills to help the large latin community of Central Florida to receive care in the language of their choice. Dr. Soto is driven by her compassion and the special bonds she forms with her patients and is well-known by her peers as a kind and very thorough physician that takes time with her patients to provide the education needed for patients to understand their condition and its management. 

Dr. Soto was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. She obtained her medical degree at Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine at Virginia Tech as a U.S. Army Second Lieutenant with the Army Health Professions Scholarship Program. Upon her medical school graduation, Dr. Soto was promoted to the rank of Captain and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium in San Antonio Military Medical Center located at Fort Sam Houston, TX. She completed 12 years of military service with 7 years and 8 months active duty service as an Internal Medicine military physician. Her last position in the US. Army, prior to separating, was as Battalion Surgeon (medical director) for the Fort Stewart, GA Warrior Transition Battalion, responsible for managing the care of wounded active duty soldiers in the south east portion of the United States, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam. 

Currently, she is working for Innovacare Health Orlando Family Physicians (OFP) same day access center, which is a program she helped to establish with the company, to provide acute outpatient care to OFP patients with acute or decompensated conditions. At the OFP same day center, she provides acute outpatient care including any medical procedures and interventions required to prevent ER visits and hospitalizations, thus reducing health care costs. 

When not at work, she enjoys latin dancing and spending time with her family, friends, and puppy. She also loves the beach and traveling!