Mr. Joshua Girton is the Deputy Director of the Department of Defense Medical Ethics Center (DMEC) and an Assistant Professor at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). Mr. Girton also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the US Naval Academy (USNA). Prior to his current position, Mr. Girton was an Associate General Counsel within the USU Office of General Counsel (OGC). At the outset of his professional career, he had the extreme honor and privilege of serving as an officer and judge advocate in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). His honors and awards include multiple military decorations, awards for teaching excellence at USNA, election as an honor graduate from both of his law programs, and the recipient of the Dan Carter-Earl Tedrow Memorial Award selected by the Senior Law Class as the exemplification of the aims of all those entering the profession of law.

A native of Maryland, Mr. Girton received his B.A. in English from Emory University, his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, his L.L.M. in Global Health Law and International Institutions from Georgetown University Law Center and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva, Switzerland), his M.B.A. from Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business, and was awarded a Fellowship in Bioethics at the Harvard Medical School (HMS) Center for Bioethics. On a personal note, Mr. Girton considers himself truly blessed to have an amazing wife and two wonderful children.

*Non-financial relationships: No non-financial relationships have been disclosed.