Houston doctor’s license temporarily revoked over alleged drug use

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The Texas Medical Board reportedly temporarily suspended the license of a Houston physician when members learned about allegations of the doctor using cocaine.

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Board members said they suspended the license of Dr. Oscar Francisco Quintana last week, effective immediately, stating his possible cocaine use “poses a continuing threat to public welfare.”

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“Dr. Quintana is using cocaine, and is impaired due to substance abuse,” a press release from the Board announcing the suspension read in part. “Dr. Quintana has a disciplinary history involving substance abuse going back to 2003.”

Qunitana will reportedly face a board hearing to determine if his license will be permanently suspended, and authorities say this will be the case unless he chooses to waive the hearing.

The now currently-suspended doctor formerly showed up in listings as an anesthesiology doctor on the University of Texas Physicians website on a page since removed.

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While some may find these allegations troubling, reports show Quintana is not the only Houston physician who faced a suspended license due to cocaine use:

In August 2015, the Texas Medical Board suspended Dr. Richard Pascal Williams, Jr.’s license after he revealed to DEA investigators he used crack cocaine.

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