Transplant surgeon previously charged with incompetence is fined $5,000 by board

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 986

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Iowa Board of Medicine has fined a Des Moines surgeon previously accused of posing an immediate danger to the public.

Dr. Qasim L. Chaudhry has been fined $5,000 by the board, according to state records. Chaudhry, who has been an Iowa-licensed physician since June 2010, is the former director of the Iowa Methodist Transplant Center and has also served as the surgical director of the Iowa Donor Network.

In public filings earlier this year, …

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