Iowa surgeon accuses 'monopolistic' Wolfe Clinic of antitrust violations

One of Iowa’s largest eye care providers is being sued by a physician and former shareholder for alleged antitrust violations and monopolistic business practices.

Wolfe Clinic, also known as Wolfe Eye Clinic, and three of its individual owner-physicians, Dr. Jared Nielsen, Dr. Kyle Alliman, and Dr. David Saggau, are accused by a former colleague of engaging in anticompetitive and exclusionary practices “to ensure Wolfe Clinic maintains a monopoly” in Des Moines, Fort Dodge and Spencer.

According to court records, Wolfe Clinic has 21 locations throughout Iowa and employs more than 400 people.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court by a surgeon and one-time shareholder of the clinic, Dr. George Par, an ophthalmologist who specializes in vitreoretinal surgery and deals with retinal detachment, diabetic eye disease, macular degeneration and other patient issues.

Read more: https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2021/10/07/iowa-surgeon-accuses-monopolistic-wolfe-clinic-of-antitrust-violations/