Barbara F. Atkinson

Barbara F. Atkinson
1st Dean of the UNLV School of Medicine
In office May 19, 2014 – June 30, 2019 Planning dean: May 19, 2014 – November 10, 2015
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John Fildes (interim) Marc Kahn
6th Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center
In office January 1, 2005 – June 30, 2012
Chancellor	Bernadette Gray-Little
Preceded by	Donald F. Hagen
Succeeded by	Doug Girod
14th Executive Dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine
In office July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2012
Preceded by	Deborah Powell
Succeeded by	Robert Simari
Interim Chancellor of the University of Kansas
In office July 1, 2009 – August 15, 2009
Preceded by	Robert Hemenway
Succeeded by	Bernadette Gray-Little
Personal details
Born	Barbara Frajola 1942 (age 81–82) Minnesota, U.S.
Spouse	G. William Atkinson
Children	1 son, 1 daughter
Residence(s)	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Alma mater	College of Wooster (BA) Thomas Jefferson University (MD)
Profession	Medical Doctor Professor University Administrator

Barbara Atkinson (née Frajola; born c. 1942) is an American former educator, medical doctor, and university administrator. From 2014 until 2019, she helped create the UNLV School of Medicine. Prior to time at UNLV, she was the executive vice chancellor for the University of Kansas Medical Center for 10 years, and the executive dean for the University of Kansas School of Medicine for 12 years. Prior to moving to Kansas, Atkinson worked in Pennsylvania.^[1]