Do No Harm Sues Racially Discriminatory Doctors’ Directory

SALT LAKE CITY, UT; May 19, 2026 – Today, Do No Harm filed a lawsuit against the online directory Find A Black Doctor and its owner for violating federal civil rights law by discriminating against physicians based on race. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

“Racial discrimination in medicine is unlawful and undermines trust between patients and providers,” said Kurt Miceli, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Do No Harm. “By excluding qualified doctors based solely on their skin color, Find A Black Doctor indefensibly robs some physicians of valuable advertising exposure and deprives patients of the opportunity to discover capable providers without regard to race. The idea that patients have better outcomes when treated by doctors of the same race — known as racial concordance — is a pernicious and debunked myth that only sows distrust in the doctor-patient relationship. Do No Harm remains committed to rooting out all identity-based political programs in medicine.”

Find A Black Doctor is an online directory that limits eligibility to black physicians and dentists in active clinical practice. According to Do No Harm’s complaint, the directory bars non-black doctors from valuable advertising exposure and potential opportunities to work with new patients. By design and in effect, it advances a model of racial segregation, prioritizing race over medical skill, judgment, and experience.

Background:

• Dina D. Strachan is a board-certified dermatologist who founded the Find A Black Doctor directory and continues to oversee its operation.
• Because the directory is a contract, it is subject to the federal Civil Rights Act of 1866, which bans racial discrimination in contracting.
• In addition, under New York law, doctors cannot refuse “professional service to a person because of such person’s race.” Such racial discrimination constitutes “professional misconduct.”
• Travis Morrell, a Do No Harm member, licensed physician, and double board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist, applied to the directory but was not accepted. He meets all qualifications except for the directory’s racial criteria.

Click here to read the complaint.

Do No Harm, established in April 2022, has rapidly gained recognition and made significant strides in its mission to safeguard healthcare from ideological threats. It has over 50,000 members, including doctors, nurses, physicians, and concerned citizens across all 50 states and 14 countries.