Newton woman indicted on assault, kidnapping charges for impersonating doctor

BOSTON, February 2, 2026, – A Newton woman will be arraigned Thursday in Suffolk Superior courtroom 705 on charges related to an improper and unregistered cosmetic surgery she performed on a woman, resulting in permanent damage to the victim, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.  

DINGRUI WANG, 34, is charged with four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious injury, one count of kidnapping, and two counts of larceny over $1200 by false pretense. She is also charged with unauthorized practice of medicine and improper use of the title of physician and receiving payment for a surgical procedure based on that misrepresentation.

Wang was indicted by a Suffolk grand jury on Thursday, January 29.

In January 2020, Wang, while not holding a Massachusetts physician registration, represented herself as a licensed physician and performed double eyelid blepharoplasty surgery on a 22-year-old victim at an unlicensed clinic at 57A Brighton Ave in Allston. During the surgery, Wang injected local anesthetic into the patient’s eyelids, as well as non-FDA approved dermal fillers, resulting in permanent scaring.

After Wang completed surgery on the first eyelid, the victim, in extreme pain, attempted to leave the facility but Wang pushed her back onto the table and prevented her from leaving until the surgery was completed.

Wang also misrepresented herself as holding current aesthetician, massage therapist, and hair salon licenses on a loan application to the American Lending Center. Wang received a $37,379 loan while the licenses were suspended. 

“Physicians are licensed for very good reasons, primary among them the assurance that patients are going to be treated by someone trained and certified to deliver safe, effective medical procedures. When misrepresentations are made the results can be devastating,” Hayden said.

All charged individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office serves the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Our office handles more than 20,000 cases a year. Nearly 160 assistant district attorneys practice in nine district and municipal courts, Suffolk Superior Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Boston and Chelsea Juvenile Courts and the Supreme Judicial Court. Our office employs some 300 people and offers a wide range of services and programs for anyone encountering the criminal justice system. We are committed to educating the public about our mission and services while focusing on crime prevention to keep the residents, workers and visitors of Suffolk County safe.

 James Borghesani, Chief of Communications