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Gerald Arthur Grant

Allan H. Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Duke Box 3271, Durham, NC 27710
1554A Duke South, Box 3271, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Allan H. Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery · 2023 - Present Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery · 2022 - Present Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery · 2022 - Present Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Professor in Neurobiology · 2022 - Present Neurobiology, Basic Science Departments
Professor in Pediatrics · 2023 - Present Pediatrics, Clinical Science Departments
Professor in Neurology · 2024 - Present Neurology, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2022 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2023 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published May 4, 2023
Duke Awards 44 Distinguished Professorships

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Recent Publications


A Multicenter Study of Noninvasive Wireless Assessment of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Function in Hydrocephalus Patients.

Journal Article Neurosurgery · December 1, 2025 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt failure is complex, relying on a combination of patient symptoms, history, and indirect tests, in part due to the inability to easily access information about shunt function. The objec ... Full text Link to item Cite

Local and global effects of inertial force components producing brain strain during head impacts.

Journal Article Comput Biol Med · November 2025 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a brain dysfunction caused by an external mechanical force and is a leading cause of disability worldwide. In traumatic brain injury, the brain strain is driven by inertial force associated with the head acceleration. We ide ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Long-term test and retest reliability of clinical vergence testing.

Journal Article Ophthalmic Physiol Opt · November 2025 PURPOSE: To establish long-term reliability measures for vergence testing in a control population of adolescents. METHODS: Healthy participants between 12 and 17.5 years with normal binocular vision were recruited from 10 clinical sites. Cover test, near p ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Identification and molecular characterization of somatic mutations in MCD

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2024 - 2028

A Risk Stratification Model for Health and Academic Outcomes in Children with Concussion Based on Novel Symptom Trajectory Typologies

ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028

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Education, Training & Certifications


Stanford University · 1994 M.D.