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Raymond Garcia, MD, Psychiatry, Rockford, IL

Raymond Garcia MD FAPA, ABAM (He/Him)

Addiction


Chief Medical Officer at Rosecrance Behavioral Health / Medical Director at Rosecrance Harrison Campus and Aspen Counseling

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  • Aspen Counseling - a Division of Rosecrance Therapies8616 Northern Ave.Rockford, IL 61107

  • Phone+1 815-399-9700

  • Fax+1 815-394-1401

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Summary

  • Dr. Raymond Garcia is a psychiatrist located in Rockford, IL, specializing in addiction with extensive experience in addiction medicine, mood disorders, counseling, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and general adult psychiatry. He currently serves as Chief Medical Officer for Rosecrance Behavioral Health. Educated at Columbia College at Columbia University and the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Garcia completed a psychiatry residency at Rush University Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident in his final year. With a longstanding role as Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, Garcia has served as Medical Director at Rosecrance Harrison Campus and Aspen Counseling since 2010. Previous roles included Medical Director at H Douglas Singer Mental Health Center, Clerkship Director for Psychiatry at UIC College of Medicine-Rockford, and Senior Vice President of Medical Services at Rosecrance. Garcia has contributed to publications on depression and transcranial magnetic stimulation and received numerous awards, such as NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist, the Faculty of the Year in Psychiatry and the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.

Education & Training

  • Rush University Medical Center
    Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1994 - 1998
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine
    University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1994
  • Columbia College at Columbia University
    Columbia College at Columbia University BA, Psychology, Dean’s List, 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2025 - 2028
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2025 - 2027
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2023 - 2027
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1996 - 2026
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • Addiction Medicine
    American Board of Addiction MedicineAddiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top 25 Most Interesting People Northwest Quarterly Magazine, 2026
  • Exemplary Psychiatrist National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 2026
  • Faculty of the Year in Psychiatry University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, 2025

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • When Treating Depression, We Look Toward the Glimmers of LightJune 2018
  • When Treating Depression, We Look Toward the Glimmers of LightJune 2018
  • How This Doctor Is Fighting Back, One Skirmish at TimeFebruary 2018

Press Mentions

  • Pot legalized, hope unrealized
    Pot legalized, hope unrealizedJanuary 6th, 2021
  • Rosecrance medical director earns continued certification
    Rosecrance medical director earns continued certificationJanuary 6th, 2021
  • Rosecrance Medical Director receives teaching award from U of I College of Medicine
    Rosecrance Medical Director receives teaching award from U of I College of MedicineJanuary 6th, 2021

Committees

  • Board Member, Illinois State Police Merit Board 2022 - Present
  • Member, Committee on Student Promotions at UICOM-Rockford 2000 - Present

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