John A. Grant, MB, BCh, LRCSI, FRCS(C), FACS, FAANS Neurosurgeon in New York
About Dr. John A. Grant
New York neurosurgeon Dr. John A. Grant is dual board certified in neurological surgery and in pediatric neurological surgery, with 34 years in practice across pediatric, vascular and general neurosurgery.
Training. He earned his medical degree at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland as an Arthur Jacob Scholar, trained in general surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital and in neurosurgery at the Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia, and completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Leadership. He has been Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center and Chief of Neurosurgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago, with faculty appointments at Northwestern and the University of Missouri.
Scope. His practice spans pediatric neurosurgery, vascular disorders, brain tumors, spina bifida, Chiari malformation, epilepsy surgery and complex spine surgery, with the holistic, patient-centered approach he is known for.
At NeuroOrthoNYC in New York he works alongside orthopedic spine surgeons, so neurosurgical and orthopedic perspectives review your case together before any plan is settled.
See his training and credentials
Pediatric and general neurosurgeon, in practice for more than 20 years
Dr. Grant's training, board certification, and academic record
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Specialty
Neurosurgery. Sub-specialty focus on pediatric neurosurgery, vascular neurosurgery and general neurosurgery.
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Board certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery (1998) and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery (1998), so dual board certified.
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College fellowships
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (1996), the American College of Surgeons (2000) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (2010).
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Fellowship
Pediatric neurosurgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1992 to 1993.
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Residency
General surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1986 to 1987. Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia University, 1987 to 1992.
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Medical school
Medical School of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, MB BCh, 1985, as an Arthur Jacob Scholar.
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Academic appointments
Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery, University of Kansas Medical Center. Faculty positions at Northwestern and the University of Missouri.
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Leadership
Chief of Neurosurgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago.
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Editorial
Co-Editor in Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery (2020), with textbook chapters on Dandy-Walker malformation, neuroendoscopy and spina bifida outcomes.
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Memberships
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, European Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery.
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In practice
34 years, practising since 1992.
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Languages
English.
What makes Dr. Grant's background distinctive
- Dual board certified in neurological surgery and in pediatric neurological surgery, both in 1998, and a Fellow of three surgical colleges
- Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and Chief of Neurosurgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago
- Co-Editor in Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, with textbook chapters on Dandy-Walker malformation, neuroendoscopy and spina bifida outcomes
- Contributor to national research in neuromodulation and deep brain stimulation, which his intake names as the technique his practice leans on
- Named in Castle Connolly Top Doctors for neurosurgery from 2013 to 2023 and in Best Doctors in America in 2005, and awarded the A. Todd Davis Outstanding Physician Award at Children’s Memorial Hospital in 2001
What conditions does Dr. Grant treat, and what procedures does he perform?
Children and adults, from the conditions people are born with to the ones that arrive later, with the least invasive approach that achieves the result.
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