Richard Bosshardt, MD
Senior Fellow
Dr. Rick Bosshardt is a plastic surgeon in practice for 33 years. He is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He joined Do No Harm’s efforts on behalf of physicians and their patients who want evidence-based medicine restored to medical education and practice.
Authored Content
Op-Ed
Stuck in Wokeness’s Waiting Room
The edifice of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), a reasonable-sounding concept that serves as a dog whistle for critical race theory and is premised on the claim that our country is…
Op-Ed
It’s not just Harvard: Woke healthcare leaders are unfit to lead, too
Elite universities aren’t the only institutions that need to fire or force out their woke leaders. The resignations of Claudine Gay and Liz Magill from …
Op-Ed
It’s DEI or Bust for the American College of Surgeons
America’s surgeons are not woke enough, according to the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Such is the message of the leadership to fellows of the ACS. In a previous column on this…
Media Mention
Surgeon says ‘toxic’ DEI in medicine has led to ‘erosion’ of quality care: ‘Dangerous to our patients’
Dr. Richard Bosshardt railed against the American College of Surgeons for releasing a DEI toolkit for providers.
Op-Ed
Isolated
My isolation within the American College of Surgeons began over a year ago, on April 17, 2022. This was the day that Tyler Hughes, general secretary of the ACS and…
Op-Ed
Critical Race Theory Is Bad Medicine
My membership in the American College of Surgeons goes back almost 30 years. The 84,000-member professional society’s sole focus should be improving the standard of surgical care, but in recent…
