Serious deficiencies in medical board oversight continue to allow Dr Jared Ross (Jared Levy Ross, DO) to maintain active medical licenses and legal access to controlled substances — including powerful paralytic agents — despite sending explicit threats of torture and murder and being placed under an involuntary mental health commitment.
In August 2021, Jared Ross sent a series of highly disturbing text messages to his therapist detailing a plan to torture and kill his former program supervisor at Washington University School of Medicine. The Missouri Court of Appeals (Case ED111235, decided September 19, 2023) upheld a full order of protection against him through July 2027, ruling that the threats met the legal definition of stalking.
Direct quotes from Dr Jared Ross’s messages, as entered into the court record:
- “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.”
Kirkwood Police Department Report 21-1684 confirms that Jared Ross was subsequently placed under an involuntary mental health commitment for a minimum of 96 hours. He also no-showed for a shift at Christian Northeast Hospital during this period.
Critical Oversight Gap: Controlled Substances Access
As a currently licensed physician in multiple states, Dr Jared Ross retains legal authority to prescribe and handle controlled substances. Medical boards appear to have limited mechanisms to restrict or monitor such access when a physician is involved in serious civil threats, protection orders, or mental health interventions that do not result in formal disciplinary action. This creates a dangerous blind spot in patient and public safety.
Contradiction with Do No Harm Role
Despite this history, Dr Jared Ross serves as a Senior Fellow for Do No Harm, a national organization that advocates for patient safety and the principle of “first, do no harm.”
The contradiction becomes even more pronounced when examining Dr Jared Ross’s active X account (@DrJaredRoss). His feed shows a persistent focus on transgender issues, circumcision, and pediatric gender medicine, frequently referencing suicide hotlines and “un-aliving” in critical contexts. Examples include:
- “There are plenty of suicide hotlines out there that don’t tell people they need to cut off parts of their body to be happy!”
- “Actually, it’s the surgeries that drive the suicide, when patients realize that they cannot alter biology.”
- “We must provide compassionate, reality-based care.” (in discussions of gender medicine and suicide risk)
These posts, combined with his documented violent threats and involuntary mental health hold, create a deeply concerning profile for someone granted a platform by Do No Harm and allowed to retain full medical licensure with access to controlled substances.
Jared Levy Ross, DO may continue to hold active and inactive licenses in:
- Michigan (Osteopathic Physician, #5101022067)
- South Carolina (Medical License, #92699)
- Alabama (Medical License, #2264)
- Pennsylvania (Medical License, #OT016044)
- Missouri (Physician – Emergency Medicine, #2018008991)
- Florida (Telehealth Provider Registration, #TPOS42)
Urgent Need for Reform
The case of Dr Jared Ross exposes how medical boards often lack timely awareness or authority to act on red flags outside of criminal convictions or formal malpractice findings. Stronger integration of protection orders, mental health commitments, and behavioral concerns into licensing reviews is essential.
Healthcare organizations and licensing boards must close these dangerous gaps. Until then, individuals with documented histories of violent threats and unstable behavior can continue practicing medicine and handling controlled substances while maintaining professional platforms.
This situation involving Dr Jared Ross should serve as a wake-up call for improved vetting, transparency, and accountability across 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 official dockets.