Kathy L. Rumer, D.O. is a plastic surgeon who practices out of Ardmore, PA who routinely practices gender affirming surgery from questionable to downright horrific results. Recently it has come to light that Rumer has been employing a right-wing legal firm (Rogers Castor) to intimidate her own patients into silence. Most of her patients including the defendants in an ongoing case are low income and do not possess the resources to defend themselves. Worse yet, Rumer and her right-wing lawyers have brought this case before a Trump-appointed judge (Chad Kenney) who has a history of Anti-LGBTQ stances.
According to a Jezebel article, it is very difficult if not impossible for Rumer’s botched patients to seek justice in our current system. Rumer has had a total of 4 medical malpractice lawsuits brought up against her in the past. (Links below in the sources)
In addition: Kathy Rumer has a long history of false advertising and deceptive marketing, e.g: passing stock photos off as her surgical work on her website.
Despite this, Rumer has the audacity to label her own patients as “transphobic trolls” who speak out in her Google reviews, or completely denying they were a patient altogether while admitting that she routinely goes through her patients’ medical records in order to witch-hunt her critics.
This cannot stand when Republicans and the far right have made a national effort to revoke women’s and LGBTQ rights. Kathy Lynn Rumer has embedded herself with these groups to bully and silence a marginalized group that she performatively pretends to advocate for. Rumer's willingness to abuse the legal system in order to jeopardize her patients' privacy and safety is an outright failure of her social contract with our community. Rumer’s vile and unethical behavior can no longer be tolerated.
This is a public call to action to demand the following:
- Kathy Rumer must resign/retire immediately from performing gender affirming care and step down from her profession.
- Cease all litigation against her current and former patients.
- Furthermore, organizations like the Mazzoni Center and WPATH must immediately cease business and the further promotion of Rumer Cosmetic Surgery.
Sources:
Linktree Toolkit
Rogers Castor & Chad Kenney
Medical Malpractice Lawsuits