Articles Tagged: Iowa Board of Medicine

An Eastern Iowa plastic surgeon, who has been accused of negligence by six Iowans, has been charged by state regulators with professional incompetence.

In 2021, the Iowa Board of Medicine charged Dr. Shafik N. Wassef, 42, an Iowa-licensed physician who formerly practiced in Iowa City, with violating patient privacy standards.

Waterloo doctor faced charges of sexual misconduct in 2020

The Iowa Board of Medicine has placed on probation the license of a physician accused of incompetence and issued a warning to another doctor accused of “extreme rudeness.”

Iowa Board of Medicine records indicate Dr. Dale M. Grunewald, 80, has been charged with professional incompetence related to inappropriate pain management.

The Cedar Falls physician has been sanctioned four times by the Board of Medicine

A Manchester family practice and obstetrics doctor was disciplined by the Iowa Board of Medicine for having a sexual relationship with an employee who was also his patient. He was cited and ordered to pay a $3,000 civil penalty.

The new abortion restrictions include exceptions for rape, incest and the mother’s health, but doctors say the law’s language is inadequate and forces them to make legal instead of medical determinations

The state of Iowa says it will not necessarily disclose to the public the rationale for disciplinary charges against licensed professionals such as physicians, nurses, therapists and nursing home administrators.

The Iowa Board of Medicine has revoked the license of a Cedar Rapids doctor being sued for sexual exploitation and negligence by a former patient.

The Iowa Board of Medicine alleged Dr. Gabriel Hernandez Roman had used his status as a physician to gain access to private information about individuals with whom he engaged in romantic and sexual relationships.

Rules meant to carry out a blocked Iowa law banning abortions early in pregnancy will move forward, while later this week the Iowa Supreme Court will consider a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the state ban.

Senate Democrats, who no longer have the numbers needed to reject gubernatorial nominations, opposed McKenzie Snow’s nomination over her lack of public education experience.

The warnings came during a public hearing in advance of a state board meeting Jan. 12 to review feedback and further consider rules for the implementation of a law - currently blocked by the courts -- that would ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Physicians would be required to question rape, incest victims before performing an abortion beyond 6-week mark