From an Iowa Board of Medicine press release today: Robert E. Garrett, M.D., a 62-year-old Iowa-licensed physician who practices general medicine in Iowa City, Iowa, entered into a combined Statement of Charges and Settlement Agreement with the Board on April 19, 2012. The Board charged Dr. Garrett with prescribing excessive controlled substances to multiple...
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Cedar Rapids native Andrew J. Stefani, 29, faces a June 21 hearing before the Iowa Board of Medicine According to the board, Stefani, who practices medicine in a residency training program in Des Moines, repeatedly failed to provide complete, accurate and truthful information on his application for an Iowa resident physician license, submitted to...
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From Iowa Board of Medicine press release: Vernon P. Varner, M.D., a 69-year-old physician who formerly practiced psychiatry in Iowa City, Carroll,  and Des Moines, Iowa, had a request to reinstate his Iowa medical license denied by the Board on January 31, 2012. On March 4, 1999, the  Board charged Dr. Varner with failing to provide appropriate...
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From Iowa Board of Medicine press release: Pradeep Sarswat, M.D., a 62-year-old Iowa-licensed physician who formerly practiced internal medicine in Oakdale, Iowa, entered into a combined Statement of Charges and Settlement Agreement with the Board on February 9, 2012. On July 20, 1989, the Board placed Dr. Sarswat on probation for a period of five years subject...
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From Iowa Board of Medicine press release: Anjali K. Gupta, M.D., a 44-year-old physician who formerly practiced radiation oncology in Iowa City and Sioux City, Iowa, entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Board on February 9, 2012. On February 11, 2011, the Board charged Dr. Gupta with alcohol abuse, violating the terms established...
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A district court judge has sided with the Iowa Board of Medicine in the case of a former University of Iowa surgeon who was fired in 2005. Johnson County District Court Judge Paul Miller dismissed the case filed by Adel Al-Jurf, who requested relief on judicial review after his appeals in an administrative case...
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Information from an Iowa Board of Medicine November 30, 2011 press release: Anjali K. Gupta, M.D., a 43-year-old physician who formerly practiced radiation oncology in Iowa City and Sioux City, Iowa, had formal disciplinary charges filed against her by the Board on November 18, 2011. On February 11, 2011, the Board charged Dr. Gupta...
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Media release from Iowa Board of Medicine: Marcus E. Pressler, M.D., a 36-year-old Iowa-licensed physician who practices psychiatry in Coralville, Iowa, entered into a combined Statement of Charges and Settlement Agreement with the Board on September 23, 2011. The Board charged Dr. Pressler with violating the laws and rules governing the practice of medicine...
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From an Iowa Board of Medicine press release, dated Aug. 26: Jason A. Rexroth, M.D., a 39-year-old Iowa-licensed physician who practices obstetrics and gynecology in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Board on August 18, 2011, to resolve pending disciplinary charges. On June 12, 2009, Dr. Rexroth was arrested in...
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