Iowa physician sues federal agency over report tied to 2015 patient death

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 827

Last Updated: 5 days, 4 hours ago

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An Iowa physician who successfully challenged the state’s efforts to privately sanction him for incompetence is now suing the federal government.

In 2017, the Iowa Board of Medicine issued Dr. Mark B. Irland, a licensed physician who practiced primarily in Marengo, what it called a “confidential letter of warning.” Court records show the board sent Irland the letter after reviewing a complaint about the medical care he provided patients.

The board’s confidential letter, which Irland …

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