Doug Girod

Doug Girod
Girod in 2017
18th Chancellor of the University of Kansas
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2017
Provost	Barbara Bichelmeyer
Preceded by	Bernadette Gray-Little
7th Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center
In office February 1, 2013 – June 30, 2017
Chancellor	Bernadette Gray-Little
Preceded by	Barbara F. Atkinson
Succeeded by	Robert Simari
Executive Dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine
Acting
In office February 1, 2013 – March 23, 2014
Preceded by	Barbara Atkinson
Succeeded by	Robert Simari
Personal details
Born	Douglas Allan Girod (1958-05-05) May 5, 1958 (age 66) Salem, Oregon, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Susan Pirtle
Children	3
Education	University of California, Davis (BS) University of California, San Francisco (MD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1982–1997
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Unit	Navy Reserve
Awards	Meritorious Service Medal

Douglas Allan Girod (born May 5, 1958) is an American educator, medical doctor, and the 18th University of Kansas chancellor.^[1] Prior to becoming chancellor, he was the University of Kansas Medical Center's executive vice chancellor, a position he had held since February 2013.^[2] Before being promoted to the executive vice chancellor at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Girod was the senior dean for the School of Medicine while dually serving as a surgeon at the University of Kansas Health System where he began his career in 1994. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy Reserve.^[3]