WA Medical Commission accuses Tri-Cities doctor of unprofessional conduct

A Tri-Cities doctor has been accused of unprofessional conduct with former co-workers and assaulting a person he lived with, according to the Washington Medical Commission.

Dr. Brooks Watson, who has practiced in several places in the Tri-Cities, has the right to defend against the allegations at a hearing.

The most recent statement of charges by the Washington Medical Commission was updated in June to say he was accused in October 2025 of becoming intoxicated and hitting a person in the head several times. The person shared a home with Watson, and a child was present during the alleged assault, according to a commission document.

During his arrest, Watson allegedly told officers that he was going to kill the person, according to a commission document.

He was charged in Benton County District Court with harassment, assault and resisting arrest. A stipulated order of continuance was filed until spring 2027.

That incident is in addition to five previously disclosed alleged incidents with co-workers between 2018 and 2023. Watson was accused of nonconsensual contact, unwanted sexual contact or inappropriate sexual remarks.

He was fired by his employer in July 2023 for harassment after an investigation into his conduct, according to a commission document, that did not say who he worked for.

The accusations include:

▪ Watson cornered a nurse he supervised and kissed her and forced her to touch his genitals under his clothes, according to a commission document. She feared that if she reported it, she would lose her job.

▪ He isolated another nurse in his office and without her consent, kissed her and groped her as he exposed himself, according to a commission document.

The nurse said that Watson used his position of authority to coerce her into not reporting him. She feared that if she reported him she could lose her nursing license, according to a commission document.

▪ During a work-sponsored social event Watson propositioned a female co-worker and grabbed her buttocks.

▪ Another nurse said Watson approached her from behind in her office and grabbed her breasts, according to a commission document. She pushed him away, and as he left he grabbed his crotch and made a sexual comment.

▪ Watson allegedly sent inappropriate sexual text messages to a co-worker and suggested she go to Las Vegas for sex with a third person, according to a commission document.

Watson has had a Washington state license to practice as a physician since 2003.