Physician given a warning over ‘inappropriate relationship’ with patient

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 324

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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The Iowa Board of Medicine has issued a warning to a physician accused of cultivating an inappropriate relationship with a patient.

The board recently charged Raymond M. Tamburro with unprofessional conduct in violation of Iowa Administrative Code 481-655.5 (4). That rule speaks to “sexual conduct” and prohibits “contact, touching or comments of a sexual nature with a patient.”

According to the board, it received an unspecified number of complaints in 2025 that alleged Tamburro had …

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