Roxy: Rise and Fall of the TikTok Doc

The Dispatch takes a look at new records it obtained from the State Medical Board of Ohio. The records detail one of the earliest complaints filed against Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe, dating back to May 2017.

A look at Katharine Roxanne Grawe’s early career, including her residency through Ohio State University. Former patients and medical experts provide their perspectives on Grawe’s downfall and how it unfolded. Host Max Filby also explains how The Dispatch started reporting on “Dr. Roxy.”

The Dispatch sat down for an interview with Mary Jenkins, the first former patient to file a lawsuit against Katharine Roxanne Grawe. Jenkins underwent a breast reconstruction by Grawe in 2012. She suffered from complications for several months and believes she almost died as a result of them.

Years before she became TikTok famous, Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe performed a double breast reconstruction on Beth Benadum in April 2014. Benadum said she suffered multiple infections due to her surgery by Grawe. She ultimately underwent 10 procedures to correct what she said were Grawe’s mistakes.

Sarah Duckett’s 2021 breast augmentation by Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe was posted on Snapchat. While Duckett originally liked how transparent Grawe was on social media, she worries the taping of her surgery may have led to complications she is still dealing with and paying for today.

The State Medical Board of Ohio used the outcomes of three patients to make its case against Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe. An attorney for one of those patients told The Dispatch she would have died had she not called 911. Despite the outcomes of the three patients, Grawe pleaded for the medical board to give her a second chance.

How did Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe, more commonly known as Dr. Roxy, go from typical plastic surgeon to infamous social media icon? Roxy: Rise and Fall of the TikTok Doc is the story of what happens when social media makes its way into the operating room where patients’ lives hang in the balance.