Carlos Girod, M.D.

Carlos Girod, M.D.

  • Ron Anderson, M.D. Professorship in Clinical Care and Education at Parkland Memorial Hospital
  • Distinguished Teaching Professor
  • Internal Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
  • Lung (Pulmonary) Disorders
  • Interstitial Lung Disease (Pulmonary Fibrosis)

Biography

Carlos Girod, M.D., was named Associate Vice President, Parkland Health & Hospital System Affairs in March 2016. He is the primary liaison between Parkland and UT Southwestern Medical Center. He previously served as Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for Parkland Health & Hospital System.

A pulmonologist and highly regarded clinician, Dr. Girod graduated from the University of Pennsylvania before earning his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in San Juan. He completed his internship and residency at UT Southwestern, followed by a clinical fellowship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and a research fellowship at the Denver Veterans Administration Medical Center. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1997. 

Dr. Girod was named a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly in 2018.

Education & Training
  • Research Fellowship - Denver Veteran Administration Research (1992-1997), Research
  • Fellowship - University of Colorado School of Medicine (1991-1995), Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
  • Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1989-1991), Internal Medicine
  • Internship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1988-1989), Internal Medicine
  • Medical School - University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (1984-1988)
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
  • Texas Thoracic Society
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Dallas County Medical Society
  • American Thoracic Society
Honors & Awards
  • D Magazine Best Doctor 2020-2022
  • Texas "Super Doctors" 2007
  • Best Doctors in America 2007
  • Internal Medicine Outstanding Teaching Award 2001, Teaching Attending- Internal Medicine UT Southwestern
  • John S. Miller Award 1991, Resident of the Year- Internal Medicine UT Southwestern
  • Alpha Omega Alpha 1986
Books & Publications
Research
  • Venous Thromboembolic Disease
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Bronchiolitis

Clinical Focus

  • Lung (Pulmonary) Disorders
  • Interstitial Lung Disease (Pulmonary Fibrosis)

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