Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has named Mohamad Mokadem, MD, associate professor in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) Medical Cannabidiol Board (MCB). The nine-member advisory body is composed of eight physicians of different specialties and one law enforcement agent. Among a number of responsibilities, the board reviews petitions to expand the medical use of cannabidiol and make recommendations for the list of allowable conditions as well as the form and quantities its administration should take. Mokadem will serve a two-year term on the board.

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