State regulators have issued an emergency order suspending the license of a doctor accused of incompetence and unprofessional conduct. (Photo via Canva; logo courtesy of the Iowa Board of Medicine)
The Iowa Board of Medicine has issued an emergency order suspending the license of an eastern Iowa physician due to alleged incompetence and unprofessional conduct.
The board alleges that the immediate suspension of the license of Dr. Gabriel Hernandez Roman of the Iowa City area is necessary to protect the public due to the serious nature of Hernandez Roman’s “admitted unprofessional behavior and violation of patient privacy standards, as well as the competency concerns reported from multiple institutions where (he) worked.”
The board’s order gives no indication where Hernandez Roman has worked, or which employers made the allegations. State employment records indicate that between 2020 and 2023, Hernandez Roman was a resident at University of Iowa Hospitals.
Due to a 2022 Iowa Supreme Court ruling, Iowa’s licensing boards no longer disclose to the public the alleged conduct that gives rise to charges or even emergency orders until the disciplinary cases are completely resolved — a process that can take months or even years.