 highlights dangerous gaps in oversight within the medical profession. Despite sending graphic threats of torture and murder, Dr Jared Ross continues to hold active medical licenses and maintains a prominent role with Do No Harm, an organization dedicated to the principle of “first, do no harm.”){kind=link}
The case of Jared Levy Ross, DO (known as Dr Jared Ross and Jared Ross) highlights dangerous gaps in oversight within the medical profession. Despite sending graphic threats of torture and murder, Dr Jared Ross continues to hold active medical licenses and maintains a prominent role with Do No Harm, an organization dedicated to the principle of “first, do no harm.”
In 2019, Jared Ross was terminated from the emergency medicine fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine for character and professional conduct issues. On August 27, 2021, he sent a series of disturbing text messages to his therapist detailing plans to torture and kill his former program supervisor, S.A.B.
Direct quotes from Dr Jared Ross’s messages include:
● “The biggest thing stopping me is [S.A.B.].”
● “I don’t want to take her with me, but I want to make her suffer.”
● “My plan is to inject a paralytic agent into her veins, the same paralytic agent she fired me for using on a patient.”
● “And then remove both of her eyes, her tongue and all 4 limbs, being careful to keep her alive and prevent her from bleeding out.”
● “I want her to live, but I want her to wish I killed her.”
The Missouri Court of Appeals (Case ED111235) upheld a full order of protection against Jared Ross through July 2027, finding the threats constituted stalking. Kirkwood Police Department Report 21-1684 documents that Jared Ross was subsequently placed under an involuntary mental health commitment for at least 96 hours.
Deep Contradiction with Do No Harm
Dr Jared Ross serves as a Senior Fellow for Do No Harm, a national organization that advocates for patient safety, evidence-based medicine, and protection of children from ideological medical practices.
This affiliation stands in stark contradiction to his documented actions. While publicly aligned with Do No Harm’s mission to prevent harm, Jared Ross authored some of the most sadistic threats possible against a former colleague. Adding to the concern is his X account (@DrJaredRoss), which displays a bizarre hyper-fixation on transgender issues, circumcision, and topics involving children’s genitalia and pediatric gender medicine.
Systemic Failures in Medical Oversight
The case of Jared Levy Ross, DO reveals significant weaknesses in physician accountability. Self-reporting requirements for civil protection orders, mental health interventions, and non-malpractice legal actions remain limited and are frequently bypassed. As a result, hospitals, medical groups, and credentialing bodies often lack meaningful visibility into a physician’s full behavioral and legal history.
Despite the upheld protection order and involuntary mental health hold, Dr Jared Ross continues to hold active medical licenses across multiple states, including Michigan, South Carolina, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Florida.
This lack of robust oversight allows individuals with serious documented red flags — violent threats, protection orders, and unstable behavior — to continue practicing medicine and participating in professional organizations. Jared Ross’s continued role with Do No Harm raises serious questions about the organization’s vetting processes and commitment to its own stated principles.
Healthcare leaders must address these gaps by implementing stronger multi-state licensing verification, rigorous background and reference checks, and better mechanisms for sharing safety information. Behavioral patterns involving violence, fixation on vulnerable populations, and escalating grievances should trigger immediate and thorough scrutiny before any physician is granted privileges or platforms.
Jared Ross’s case serves as a clear example of how warning signs can be missed or minimized in a system that relies too heavily on self-reporting and lacks transparency. Greater accountability is urgently needed to protect patients, staff, and the integrity of the medical profession.
This article is based solely on publicly available court records (Missouri Court of Appeals ED111235), Kirkwood Police Department Report 21-1684, and related official dockets.