Openly sharing his own story through his multiple social media platforms and representing the community within the organization, he lend visibility to LGBTQ+ leadership as the first Chief Medical Officer for the gastrointestinal business at Medtronic, the global medical technology leader. Dr. Chiang has raised awareness LGBTQ+ health through education on social media as well as empowered LGBTQ+ leaders within his team. For his work, he was nominated for the GLAAD ‘TikTok Advocate of the Year’ award in 2021 and was featured as one of TikTok’s inaugural 25 LGBTQ+ Trailblazers of 2020. He has also worked closely with The Trevor Project on multiple social media campaigns to raise awareness about LGBTQ+ youth safety. In a Fierce Biotech interview featuring LGBTQ+ health tech leaders he reflects as a young leader, “There’s still a lot of work to be done, but if there’s any way I can potentially be of help to the next generation or others, I think that I want to pay it forward in that way.
