Phony Doctors Arrested

Claudia Orozco, arrested in Tampa for practicing medicine without a license.

Tampa, Fla.-(Newsradio 970 WFLA)-Hillsborough deputies have arrested 44 year-old Claudia Patricia Orozco and 40 year-old Marlon Ricardo Barcelo for practicing medicine without a license.

Deputies say Orozco and Barcelo operated the Orozco Medical Center on West Waters Avenue. Investigators say the two also performed surgery at the center.Marlon Barcelo, arrested in Tampa, Fla., for practicing medicine without a license.

Investigators started looking into the clinic a year and a half ago after getting complaints from patients after having surgery.  Some of the patients had to get medical attention at local hospitals from complications as a result of surgery at the Orozco Medical Center.

Deputies say Orozco and Barcelo are not licensed doctors and are not authorized to perform surgery.






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