Chandler Gilliard graduated from Clemson University in 2020. Here, he studied and received his B.S. degree in Biological Sciences with a Spanish Studies minor. He will graduate medical school and receive his Doctor of Medicine degree from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C. in May 2024! Since Clemson, Gilliard has been greatly active in service, volunteerism, and research. While in medical school, he participated in research work on gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19 patients and most recently focused research on the social disparities and genetic abnormalities in minority patients with multiple myeloma under the age of 45 with a poster presentation at the National Medical Association conference in New Orleans, LA in July 2023. As a graduating medical student, he will begin his Internal Medicine residency at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA with the eventual goal of sub-specializing in Gastroenterology. Gilliard has a true passion for people, health, and wellness regarding social disparities and the alarming incidences of gastrointestinal disease. All in all, he is a proud alumnus of Clemson University and the College of Science.
