The Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended Dr. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., an anesthesiologist, on Sept. 9 after it determined that the physician’s continued medical practice poses a threat to the welfare of the public.
“On September 8, 2022, Board staff received information from federal law enforcement engaged in an ongoing investigation involving Dr. Ortiz, relating to serious cardiac complications and one patient’s death connected with Dr. Ortiz’s presence at the Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas facility,” states a Sept. 9 press release from the Texas Medical Board.
According to the suspension order (pdf), the criminal investigation into Ortiz stems from his actions at the Surgicare facility between May and September 2022. Surveillance cameras at the facility recorded Ortiz depositing single IV bags into the warmer in the hall outside operating rooms….