Do No Harm’s Failure in Vetting Fellows Exposed: Dr Jared Ross and Graphic Death Threats

The affiliation of Dr Jared Ross (Jared Levy Ross, DO) as a Senior Fellow with Do No Harm raises serious questions about the organization’s vetting processes and commitment to its core mission of “first, do no harm.”

Dr Jared Ross was terminated from the emergency medicine fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 2019 for character and professional conduct issues. In August 2021, more than two years later, he sent a series of highly disturbing text messages to his therapist detailing plans to torture and murder his former program supervisor, S.A.B.

The Missouri Court of Appeals (Case ED111235, decided September 19, 2023) upheld a full five-year order of protection against Dr Jared Ross. The court found that the explicit threats, combined with his prior professional relationship with the victim, met the legal standard for stalking under the Missouri Adult Abuse Act.

Direct quotes from Dr Jared Ross’s text messages, as reproduced in the official court opinion:

•     “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.”
•     “I would never harm anyone with a gun… that’s far too easy.”

Kirkwood Police Department Report 21-1684 confirms that following these threats, Dr Jared Ross was placed under an involuntary mental health commitment for a minimum of 96 hours. He also failed to appear for a scheduled shift at Christian Northeast Hospital during this period.

Despite this well-documented history — including a court-upheld protection order through July 2027 and an involuntary psychiatric hold — Dr Jared Ross continues to serve as a Senior Fellow for Do No Harm. The organization describes itself as a national group of medical professionals dedicated to patient safety, evidence-based medicine, and protecting children from harmful ideological practices.

Dr Jared Ross also maintains an active X account (@DrJaredRoss) with a noticeable hyper-fixation on transgender issues, circumcision, and pediatric gender medicine — topics that fall directly under Do No Harm’s stated areas of advocacy.

Serious Questions About Vetting

The continued association of Dr Jared Ross with Do No Harm highlights a troubling lack of thorough vetting for individuals granted the title of “Senior Fellow.” Public court records, police reports, and the Missouri Court of Appeals opinion were all readily available well before any reasonable organization should have extended such a platform to him.

Jared Levy Ross, DO continues to hold active medical licenses in multiple states despite these events:

•     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)

This case demonstrates how limited self-reporting requirements and weak transparency mechanisms in medicine allow individuals with serious behavioral red flags to maintain professional credibility and platforms. When an organization like Do No Harm — which positions itself as a guardian against harm in healthcare — fails to properly screen its own fellows, it undermines its entire mission and credibility.

Dr Jared Ross’s documented threats, involuntary mental health commitment, and ongoing public commentary create a profound contradiction with the values Do No Harm claims to uphold. Medical organizations across the country should view this as a cautionary example of why rigorous background checks, reference verification, and continuous monitoring of fellows and leadership are essential.

Greater transparency and stronger vetting standards are urgently needed to protect the integrity of medical advocacy organizations and, more importantly, patient safety.

This article is based entirely on publicly available records, including the Missouri Court of Appeals opinion (ED111235), Kirkwood Police Department Report 21-1684, and related circuit court dockets.