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Florida Doctor Loses Michigan License

June 27, 2007

The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has summarily suspended the medical license of Jose Antonio Garrido, M.D., based on his felony convictions in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami Division. Garrido failed to report his convictions to MDCH as required by the Public Health Code.

On March 24, 2005, Garrido was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Commit Offenses Against the United States-Health Care Fraud, and one count of Health Care Fraud, both felonies. As a result, Garrido was sentenced to imprisonment for 33 months with two years supervised release and ordered to pay $416,971 in costs and restitution.

On June 19, 2007, MDCH issued an order immediately suspending Garrido's license pursuant to the Public Health Code, which provides for the mandatory summary suspension of a health professional's license upon the conviction of a felony. An administrative hearing will be scheduled to address the status of Garrido's medical license.

For more information on disciplinary actions taken by the health professional licensing boards within MDCH, please go to http://www.michigan.gov/mdch, and click on Health Systems and Licensing.