Ronald Place

Ronald J. Place is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the director of the Defense Health Agency. Previously, he was the director of the National Capital Medical Directorate of the Defense Health Agency. Raised in South Dakota, Place graduated from the University of South Dakota with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. He earned his medical degree from the Creighton University School of Medicine. His younger brother Major General Michael L. Place is also a military physician.