On January 24, 2020, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Garcia committed the following act of professional misconduct:

• engaging in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by registrants as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. 

On the same date, the Discipline Committee ordered that:  

1. the registrant attend before the panel to be reprimanded; 

2. the Registrar revoke the registrant’s certificate of registration effective immediately; and

3. the registrant pay the College costs in the amount of $6,000 within 30 days of the date of the order.

The "Download Full Decision" link provides the Discipline Committee’s decision and any reprimand.

All published OPSDT reasons are available at www.canlii.org/en/on/onpsdt/. 

Hearing exhibits, including any agreed statement of facts or statement of uncontested facts, can be obtained by contacting the Tribunal Office at [email protected].

On February 15, 2017, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Garcia committed the following act of professional misconduct:

• failing to maintain the standard of practice of the profession; and

• engaging in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by registrants as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. 

On January 24, 2018, the Discipline Committee ordered that:  

1. the registrant attend before the panel to be reprimanded; 

2. the Registrar suspend the registrant’s certificate of registration for 8 months commencing February 7, 2018 at 12:01 a.m.; and

3. the Registrar place terms, conditions and limitations on the registrant’s certificate of registration. 

On July 11, 2018, the Discipline Committee ordered that: 

1. the registrant pay the College costs in the amount of $49,000 within 45 days of the date of the order.

The "Download Full Decision" link provides the Discipline Committee’s decision and any reprimand.

All published OPSDT reasons are available at www.canlii.org/en/on/onpsdt/. 

Hearing exhibits, including any agreed statement of facts or statement of uncontested facts, can be obtained by contacting the Tribunal Office at [email protected].