Board: Iowa transplant surgeon poses 'immediate danger' to public

Board: Iowa transplant surgeon poses 'immediate danger' to public

The Iowa Board of Medicine regulates the state's medical profession as part of the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing. (Photo by Getty Images, board seal courtesy the State of Iowa) The Iowa Board of Medicine has issued an emergency order suspending the license of a Des Moines surgeon accused of posing an immediate danger to the public. In recent years, the surgeon, Dr. Qasim L. Chaudhry, has faced three lawsuits alleging negl…