Surgeon accused of incompetence regains license after board’s error

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 841

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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After committing a procedural error related to charges of incompetence against a Des Moines transplant surgeon, the Iowa Board of Medicine has lifted its emergency suspension of the doctor’s license.

State records show that on Jan. 6, 2026, the board filed an emergency order suspending Dr. Qasim Chaudhry’s license to practice medicine in Iowa, alleging he posed “an immediate danger” to the public.

At the same time, the board charged Chaudhry with professional incompetence …

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