About
Emergency physician, speaker, and mental health leader
Biography, credentials, and career highlights for media bookers, conference organizers, and institutions seeking a credible, field-tested voice on emergency medicine, mental health, addiction, and the future of healthcare.
Biography
Dr. Jared Ross is a board-certified emergency physician, speaker, and national media contributor with a focus on healthcare policy, mental health, and the systems that shape medical care. His work brings together active clinical practice, healthcare consulting, and public communication with a longstanding commitment to helping audiences think more clearly about complex and often divisive medical issues.
His perspective is grounded in frontline emergency medicine but extends well beyond it, with experience spanning addiction medicine, medical education, healthcare technology, pharmacology, and healthcare policy. He is known for speaking candidly and practically about nuanced issues that are often politically charged, emotionally loaded, or oversimplified.
In addition to his clinical and media work, Dr. Jared Ross provides tailored strategic consulting (delivered through EMSEC, LLC) on process improvement and operational optimization for clinical organizations, medical device and healthcare technology companies, and legal professionals who need grounded, real‑world clinical insight.
Credentials & Experience
- Board-Certified Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
- Addiction Medicine Physician (ABPM Board-Eligible)
- Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
- National Registered Paramedic, Firefighter, and Tactical Physician (TCCC)
- Founder & President, EMSEC LLC - Healthcare consultant
Education
- Washington University in St. LouisEMS Medicine Fellowship
- Henry Ford/Ascension St. John HospitalEmergency Medicine Residency
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy HospitalRotating Internship
- A.T. Still University — School of Osteopathic Medicine in ArizonaDoctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
- Georgetown University School of MedicinePhysiology and Nutrition
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityB.S. Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering
Author
Emergency Pharmacology Textbook Under Contract — In Print Early 2028
Career Highlights
Clinical perspective
Active emergency physician focused on the realities of critical care, mental health, addiction, and complex real-time medical decision-making.
Leadership
President of EMSEC, LLC, leading medical education and consulting across healthcare organizations, emergency response, and medical innovation.
Teaching
- Professor of Emergency MedicineUniversity of Missouri
- Medical Director & ProfessorHenry Ford College
- Clinical InstructorA.T. Still University — Kirksville COM
Systems experience
Medical director roles across EMS agencies and training programs, with experience in high-acuity and operational medicine.
Public voice
110+ speaking engagements at major conferences and industry events, 90+ broadcast hits, ongoing work in media, education, and public-facing medical commentary.
Awards
- Teaching Honor Roll — Resident TeachingWayne State University SOM
- Healing Without Harm — Patient SafetyAscension St John Hospital
- Life Saving AwardMUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital