Gerald A. Grant, MD, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke University, has been named a director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Serving as an ABNS director is the highest distinction in organized neurological surgery. The mission of the organization is to encourage the study, elevate the standards, and advance the science of neurological surgery, thereby enhancing public health.
Grant specializes in treating brain tumors, medically refractory epilepsy, Chiari malformation, and concussion. He treats pediatric patients and young adults. His research focuses on innovative ways to open the blood-brain barrier to improve the delivery of novel drugs and immunotherapy to target brain tumors.
He is an investigator on several initiatives funded by the National Institutes of Health relating to brain tumors, focused ultrasound, brain tumor immunotherapy, and concussion. He is an author on over 350 peer-reviewed journal articles, holds several leadership positions nationally, and serves on multiple editorial boards in neurosurgery.
In 2006, Grant joined Duke’s faculty as an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery. In 2013 he was recruited to Stanford as chief of pediatric neurosurgery and vice chair. He also served as associate dean of academic affairs at Stanford from 2021-2022. In April 2022, Grant was recruited back to Duke as the Allan H. Friedman Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery.