Gilliard, Shakera

MUSC Health is a comprehensive healthcare delivery system that provides a wide range of medical services and specialties, including cancer care, orthopedic services, and rehabilitation programs. With multiple facilities across South Carolina, they emphasize patient-centered care and community involvement through initiatives like Arts in Healing and various volunteer programs. The organization is committed to advancing healthcare through research, education, and evidence-based practices, striving to enhance the quality of care for South Carolinians. MUSC Health also offers virtual care options and extensive resources for patients and families to navigate their healthcare needs effectively. Generated from the website

Kristen Elmore is a nurse practitioner who provides care for neonates at Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. She is certified by the National Certification Corporation and is a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses and Nurse Practitioners and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.Ms. Elmore is originally from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Culture from the College of Charleston and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina. Ms. Elmore completed her graduate education at Duke University, receiving a Master of Science in Nursing.Ms. Elmore developed her love for the neonatal population during her undergraduate years at the College of Charleston while volunteering to rock infants in the neonatal intensive care unit at MUSC. She later returned to work at MUSC, initially as a patient care technician, in the Pediatric Emergency Department followed by her first position as a staff nurse in MUSC’s neonatal intensive care unit. She gained a wealth of additional NICU nursing experience working at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC and Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. She now rejoins MUSC from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH, continuing in her role as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. Ms. Elmore is thrilled to continue to manage the care of this fragile but mighty patient population.Ms. Elmore’s interests include health disparities, infant mortality, discharge planning and home care.Ms. Elmore’s interests include health disparities, infant mortality, discharge planning and home care.

Dr. Dalton Wilson directs the removable prosthodontics student clinic within the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicines Department of Reconstructive & Rehabilitation Sciences. He joined MUSC as an assistant professor in 2016. Patients and students alike benefit from Dr. Wilsons extensive expertise in prosthodontics.Dr. Wilson brings a wealth of experience from his distinguished 25-year career in the U.S. Air Force, where he notably served as the chief of the prosthodontics department at Offutt Air Force Base. He received a certificate in prosthodontics from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1996, preceded by a hospital-based residency in general dentistry at Langley Air Force Base in 1989 and his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry.