The Chandran family is originally from India and they moved to Elkins, WV, in February 1974. Dilip was almost 7 years old. He had the privilege of being raised in Elkins, and attending the public-school system, where he graduated from Elkins High School in 1984. He attended college from 1984-1988 at the State University of New York in Binghamton, NY. He subsequently went to the West Virginia University School of Medicine from 1988 through 1992 and completed a combined residency in Family Medicine & Psychiatry in 1998. Since completing his professional training, he has worked in a variety of settings including primary care, private practice, community Psychiatry and now in academic Psychiatry at the WVU Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry. He presently enjoys combining clinical medicine with teaching medical students/trainees and various scholarship pursuits. Dilip has many passions including traveling, listening/playing music, tasting international foods, meeting diverse people and helping others with a variety of goals/tasks. He has played in bands regionally and he is very proud of the teamwork in creating multiple musical recordings since 1996, as well as networking with many musicians and artists in the area for the last 30 years.