Douglas Allan Girod (born May 5, 1958) is an American educator, medical doctor, and the 18th University of Kansas chancellor.

[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.

[4] Beginning in 1982, Girod began his 15-year career in the United States Navy Reserve where he worked at the Naval Hospital Oakland as a surgeon and the Director of Otolaryngology.

[10] A year into being chancellor, Girod fired athletic director Sheahon Zenger due to a lack of progress.

[11] Almost a month later, Girod hired Jeff Long as the new athletics director, tasking him to fix the football program.