Pennsylvania’s State Board of Medicine has revoked the medical license of a doctor after he received multiple sexual assault charges within a span of four months.
Pennsylvania’s State Board of Medicine has revoked the medical license of a doctor after he received multiple sexual assault charges within a span of four months.
Former Lancaster County provider Vladimir Iakomi, 65, fled to Turkey after charges were presented to him. The board described Iakomi’s assaults of at least two women as “extreme violations of patient trust which deserve the severest sanction.” Iakomi was given a chance to respond to the board’s decision and did not take action.
The board confirmed that the former medical provider sexually abused the women, yet the associated criminal charges remain pending in Lancaster County Court. District Attorney Heather Adams said the charges and arrest warrant are active.
According to Pennsylvania state police, the initial complaint against Iakomi occurred in January 2023. The 37-year-old plaintiff stated that he “touched her inappropriately” in December 2022, and he was charged with indecent assault and false imprisonment on $25,000 bail.
Then, in September 2023, Iakomi was charged again after a 25-year-old female patient reported an incident to state police. The woman stated that she fell asleep on the examination table during her appointment. She “awoke about 30 minutes later to Iakomi aggressively rubbing and squeezing her lower back and buttocks area,” according to court documents. He posted the $125,000 bail and was released on October 1.
Just two days later, Iakomi did not attend a scheduled hearing. According to the medical board’s license revocation order, the former doctor flew to Turkey around this time.
Staff at Vladimir Iakomi’s Georgetown Medical Center office do not know of his whereabouts. Pennsylvania state police spokesman James Grothey said that his team is collaborating with the federal Department of Homeland Security and the FBI to take custody of Iakomi.
“In these types of situations, troopers typically keep in contact with friends and family members who might have information on his whereabouts,” Grothey said.
The former doctor does not have an attorney listed in court documents.
Authors: Alexis Kabat and Andy Goldwasser
