Press Release
Do No Harm Announces the Election of Two New Board Members
Share:
RICHMOND, VA; April 30, 2025 –Today, Do No Harm announced the addition of two new members to its board of directors. Dr. Richard Bosshardt is a Florida-based plastic surgeon with over forty years of medical experience. Dr. Soumi Eachempati is a former professor of surgery and public health at Weill Cornell Medical College, as well as a health technology entrepreneur.
“We are excited to welcome Dr. Bosshardt and Dr. Eachempati as the newest members of the Do No Harm Board of Directors,” said Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, Chairman at Do No Harm. “These two men bring a wealth of experience and expertise from their respective backgrounds as medical professionals. Their wisdom and guidance will strengthen our organization as we work to protect patients from the disastrous consequences of identity politics.”
Do No Harm’s members elected Dr. Bosshardt to the board of directors in Do No Harm’s first-ever member-wide board election.
“I am delighted to have been elected to serve on the Board of Do No Harm,” said Dr. Richard Bosshardt. “It is an honor and a privilege that I humbly accept. Since I first joined Do No Harm within months of its launch, first as a Visiting Fellow, then as a Senior Fellow, I have received invaluable support and encouragement in my fight with the American College of Surgeons regarding its embrace of DEI. I have watched Do No Harm grow in size, scope, and influence while staying true to its mission to restore Hippocratic medicine, push back against DEI and gender-affirming care in minors, and restore a focus on merit and excellence in our profession. I am proud to serve such an honorable and effective organization and will do my utmost to justify my election to the Board.”
“Due to a variety of the reasons, the practice of medicine has become increasingly complicated,” said Dr. Soumi Eachempati. “Concurrently, the quality of medical education has been gradually deteriorating as medical schools have been infiltrated with secondary ideologies that obscure the mission of actually teaching critical aspects of medical care. After observing these changes in medical education over my thirty years in medicine as a student, practitioner, and educator, I was pleased to learn about the efforts of Do No Harm and even more pleased at the opportunity to support its important cause of making healthcare better for all.”
Dr. Richard Bosshardt is a Senior Fellow at Do No Harm and a recently-retired plastic surgeon of 47 years, with 35 years in private practice. He has been active in pushing back against so-called “gender-affirming care” in minors, critical race theory, and DEI in medicine. Having seen the divisive effects of identity politics both personally and professionally, he is committed to eliminating it from the medical profession.
Dr. Soumi Eachempati is a surgeon, entrepreneur, and former hedge fund analyst. He started his distinguished career at Weill Cornell Medical College where he rose to the rank of Professor of Surgery and Public Health and was named Director of Trauma Services and the Surgical ICU. During this time, he performed over 5,000 operations and authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He was elected the President of the New York State Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and was also named to the national Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons. His entrepreneurial experience includes founding a company specializing in clinical applications and another company that facilitated safe reentry for businesses and schools during the first year of the COVID pandemic.
Do No Harm, established in April 2022, has rapidly gained recognition and made significant strides in its mission to safeguard healthcare from ideological threats. With 17,000 members, including doctors, nurses, physicians, and concerned citizens across all 50 states and 14 countries, DNH has achieved over 10,000 media hits in top-tier publications and garnered widespread attention through numerous broadcast news appearances.
