According to the Iowa Capital Dispatch, Dr. Michael J. Page of Polk County, who has been sued at least five times for medical malpractice, is now facing disciplinary charges of incompetence and unprofessional conduct filed by the Iowa Board of Medicine. The specific charges are reported to be for professional incompetence for failure to exercise the degree of care ordinarily expected of physicians, and with unprofessional conduct and unethical conduct in the form of disruptive behavior as evidenced by a pattern of contentious, threatening, or intractable behavior that interferes with, or has the potential to interfere with, patient care.
While the Iowa Board of Medicine has not publicly disclosed any of the alleged actions that led to the disciplinary charges that resulted from investigations that began in 2016 and in 2017, for which a hearing is presently scheduled for January 22, 2026 (nearly a year from now), the Iowa Capital Dispatch reports:
In 2011, Page was sued for medical malpractice in Iowa by the Estate of Christopher Hade. The case was settled out of court in 2014 with no indication as to whether a settlement was reached.
In 2013, Page and The Iowa Clinic were sued by John Clark of Dallas County, who alleged that Page was negligent in the surgical care he provided Clark. The case was later dismissed with no indication as to whether a settlement was reached.
In 2014, Page and the Iowa Clinic were sued for malpractice by Shannon Miller of Dallas County, who alleged that Page was negligent when he failed to remove her ovaries during an operation “whose very purpose was the removal of her ovaries,” and when he later failed to disclose that information to Miller, which resulted in cysts and tumors developing on her ovaries. Court records indicate the case went to trial in 2017 and the jury found that while Page was negligent, his negligence was not the cause of damages suffered by Miller.
In 2016, Page and The Iowa Clinic were sued for medical malpractice by Joseph Tollari of Polk County, who alleged Page was negligent by failing to examine him or order a CAT scan before scheduling him for surgery. Those decisions, Tollari alleged, led to the removal of a large section of his colon, an intestinal leak that caused an infection, and he required additional surgeries. The case was later dismissed with no indication as to whether a settlement was reached.
In 2017, Page and the Iowa Digestive Disease Center were sued for medical malpractice by the Estate of Jessica May Spidell of Polk County. According to the lawsuit, Spidell was admitted to a hospital on December 14, 2016, and Page scheduled her for colorectal surgery that was to take place on December 28, 2016. Spidell died on December 28, 2016 of a perforated colon, and her estate alleged Page was negligent in not scheduling the surgery sooner or transferring the case to another surgeon. The case was later dismissed with no indication as to whether a settlement was reached.
Page reportedly joined the Iowa Digestive Disease Center in Clive in June 2015. He is Board-certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and American Board of Surgery.
The Iowa Board of Medicine states on its website that it “safeguards the public health, safety and welfare by: … Investigating complaints against physicians, acupuncturists and genetic counselors, establishing peer review committees, taking corrective action, and monitoring those under board order.”
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