Dr. Ross is an assistant professor in the Division of Hospitalist Medicine. She serves as Director of Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. As mother of premature triplets, Dr. Ross’ clinical interests include multiple birth, neonatal prematurity especially the late preterm infant and post partum depression, especially as it relates to high risk pregnancies. She is the Medical Director of Mothers of Supertwins (MOST), an international organization that exists to support families who have triplets, quadruplets or more. She has co-developed two educational videos about multiple birth families, has been featured in a TLC documentary about a family of quintuplets, and has been interviewed by many publications including Newsweek and Pregnancy magazine. She has appeared on national NPR's On Point and she appears regularly on the local Fox affiliate morning segment, STLMoms. She co-edited a book for couples expecting triplets or more. Dr. Ross is featured on a monthly email from Babycenter.com and along with her hospitalist colleagues, runs a health information discussion group on ChildrensMD.org. Dr. Ross served as a consultant on a National Institute of Mental Health-funded grant to educate medical professionals about post partum depression.
 

• B.S., Biology, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, 1991
• M.D., University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, 1996

• Pediatric Residency, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1996-1999

• State of Missouri
• American Board of Pediatrics

• "Kudos Award" for patient appreciation, Duke University Medical Center
• "Gold Star" for patient appreciation (3 awards), Duke University Medical Center

• Medical Director, MOST (Mothers of Supertwins), 2003 - present
• Advisory Board Member, Kirkwood  Parents as Teachers, 2004 - present
• Consultant to Danya International on postpartum depression multimedia course, National Institute of Mental Health funded grant, phase I, 2004-2005
• Consultant to Danya International on postpartum depression multimedia course, National Institiute of Mental Health funded grant, phase II, 2005-2007
• Consultant and Contributor to Primedia in the production of a video-taped continuing education course for medical professionals on the care of  higher order multiples, 2005-2006
• Consultant and contributor to BabyCenter.com "Ask the Medical Mom" Series, 2005-2006
• Consultant and contributor to Primedia in the production of a video-taped educational program for families on the care of higher order multiples, 2005-2006
• Consultant to The Learning Channel on program titled "Quint-essentials" about quintuplet family, 2006
• Medical Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, 2006
• Director, Newborn Medicine Rotation at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, 2008

1. Benjamin DK Jr, Ross K, McKinney RE Jr, Benjamin DK, Auten R, Fisher RG: When to suspect fungal infection in neonates: A clinical comparison of Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis fungemia with coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia, Pediatrics, 2000; 106(4): 712-8.