Ottumwa physician agrees to surrender his medical license

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 344

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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An Ottumwa physician accused by state regulators of failing to comply with an order to submit to a clinical competency evaluation has agreed to surrender his license.

Iowa Board of Medicine records indicate Akhtar Ashraf was issued an Iowa medical license in July 1990, and that the board launched an investigation into his practice, which includes diagnostic radiology, in 2023.

The board alleges that in June 2025, it issued a confidential order requiring Ashraf to …

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