Timeline: How Dr. Roxy's career imploded after she became a TikTok star

Max Filby, Columbus Dispatch
Updated ·2 min read
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Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe spent years training to become a plastic surgeon and more than a decade practicing before her medical license was revoked in July by the State Medical Board of Ohio.

Grawe, who went by Dr. Roxy, gained notoriety from broadcasting her plastic surgeries right from the operating room on social media apps such as TikTok.

Grawe's upbringing, education and time as a surgeon spanned multiple states.

Here's a timeline of Grawe's life and medical career:

Dr. Katherine Roxanne Grawe, known to her online followers and patients as "Dr. Roxy," was born in San Diego, California, in 1978.
Dr. Katherine Roxanne Grawe, known to her online followers and patients as "Dr. Roxy," was born in San Diego, California, in 1978.

1978

  • Katharine Roxanne Grawe is born in December in San Diego, California.

2000

  • Grawe graduates from Southern Methodist University in Texas with a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology.

2005

  • Grawe earns her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.

Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe completed her residency through Ohio State University. Years later, she'd become known as Dr. Roxy and for livestreaming surgeries on TikTok.
Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe completed her residency through Ohio State University. Years later, she'd become known as Dr. Roxy and for livestreaming surgeries on TikTok.

2010

  • Grawe completes her medical residency at Ohio State University in Columbus. She ends up staying in central Ohio.

  • Grawe becomes the medical director of breast services at Mount Carmel Health, according to her LinkedIn profile.

2012

  • Grawe opens her own practice, Roxy Plastic Surgery, in Powell, Ohio, about 20 miles north of Columbus in Delaware County.

The Powell offices of Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe, known to her thousands of social media followers as Dr. Roxy, are located off Sawmill Road. Grawe was forced to halt operations in November 2022 after the State Medical Board of Ohio suspended her license to practice.
The Powell offices of Dr. Katharine Roxanne Grawe, known to her thousands of social media followers as Dr. Roxy, are located off Sawmill Road. Grawe was forced to halt operations in November 2022 after the State Medical Board of Ohio suspended her license to practice.

2014

  • Grawe began recording footage of surgeries in the operating room, according to medical board records.

  • Mary Jenkins, who underwent a breast reconstruction by Grawe, files a malpractice lawsuit in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas against the plastic surgeon in April.

Mary Jenkins, a former patient of Powell doctor Katherine Roxanne Grawe, got emotional when talking to reporters after at the state meedical board revoked Grawe's medical license in July. Jenkins filed a malpractice lawsuit against Grawe in 2014.
Mary Jenkins, a former patient of Powell doctor Katherine Roxanne Grawe, got emotional when talking to reporters after at the state meedical board revoked Grawe's medical license in July. Jenkins filed a malpractice lawsuit against Grawe in 2014.

2016

2018

  • The State Medical Board of Ohio in October sends Grawe a caution letter, warning her that it has concerns about patient privacy due to her use of social media, according to medical board records.

2021

  • The medical board sends Grawe another letter in September, again warning her about her use of social media but also for what the board called “avoidable complications that required surgical revision.”

2022

  • The medical board on Nov. 18 suspends Grawe's license to practice medicine in Ohio, noting that her continued practice "presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to the public," a letter to the doctor states.

Dr. Katherine Roxanne Grawe, known to her online followers and patients as "Dr. Roxy," stands at the State Medical Board of Ohio meeting where her medical license was revoked for good in July. The doctor's license was originally suspended in November 2022.
Dr. Katherine Roxanne Grawe, known to her online followers and patients as "Dr. Roxy," stands at the State Medical Board of Ohio meeting where her medical license was revoked for good in July. The doctor's license was originally suspended in November 2022.

2023

  • The medical board holds hearings, starting May 15, on the accusations against Grawe. The medical board used the outcomes of three patients to make its case against the plastic surgeon.

  • Grawe changes her job description on LinkedIn to "strategic advisor" and "self-employed" in January.

  • The medical board permanently revokes Grawe's license to practice medicine in Ohio on July 12.

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: A timeline of Dr. Roxy's rise and fall after achieving TikTok stardom