Gerald Grant
Distinguished in Epilepsy

Dr. Gerald Grant

Neurosurgery | Pediatrics
Duke Health
Duke Primary Care Pediatrics At Cary
100 Duke Health Cary Pl, 
Cary, NC 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 2 Trials
Offers Telehealth

Distinguished in Epilepsy
Duke Health
Duke Primary Care Pediatrics At Cary
100 Duke Health Cary Pl, 
Cary, NC 
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Overview

I am a neurosurgeon and care for children and young adults. I focus on minimally invasive approaches to improve the quality of life of my patients. Your patient experience is very important to me, and I will strive to provide the best possible care for you and your family. I will always go the extra mile to try to improve your care. I care for conditions that affect the brain and spine, including tumors, epilepsy, Chiari malformations, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, vascular conditions such as AVMs and Moya Moya disease, and complex tethered cords. I learn so much from my patients and really look forward to getting to know all of them. I strive to bring the best collaborative team to the table to achieve the best possible outcome. I am delighted to provide the most innovative, holistic, and compassionate neurosurgical care at Duke Health. I am also a professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery.

Dr. Grant is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Medulloblastoma, Syringomyelia, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Osteotomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 325 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 36 articles in the study of Epilepsy.

Specialties
Neurosurgery
Pediatrics
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery, Focused Practice Pediatric Neurological Surgery
American Board Of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Duke Primary Care Pediatrics at Cary
100 Duke Health Cary Pl, Cary, NC 27519
Call: 919-385-4650
Other Locations
Duke Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-684-5301
Duke Children's Health Center Neurosurgery Clinic
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-684-5013

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Grant has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


5 Clinical Trials

Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Autologous GD2 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells (GD2CART) for H3K27M-mutant Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG)
Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Autologous GD2 Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells (GD2CART) for H3K27M-mutant Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG)
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: December 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: GD2 CAR T cells, Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide
Study Phase: Phase 1
Phase 1/Phase 2, Open Label Study Evaluating the Safety, Dosing and Efficacy of Panitumumab IRDye800 as an Optical Imaging Agent to Detect Pediatric Neoplasms During Neurosurgical Procedures
Phase 1/Phase 2, Open Label Study Evaluating the Safety, Dosing and Efficacy of Panitumumab IRDye800 as an Optical Imaging Agent to Detect Pediatric Neoplasms During Neurosurgical Procedures
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: November 18, 2025
Intervention Type: Device, Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
An Open-Label Trial to Address the Safety of the SmartFlow MR-Compatible Ventricular Cannula for Administering Eladocagene Exuparvovec to Pediatric Subjects
An Open-Label Trial to Address the Safety of the SmartFlow MR-Compatible Ventricular Cannula for Administering Eladocagene Exuparvovec to Pediatric Subjects
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 05, 2025
Intervention Type: Genetic
Study Phase: Phase 2
Minimally Invasive Fetal Neural Tube Defect Repair Study
Minimally Invasive Fetal Neural Tube Defect Repair Study
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 10, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Phase 1
Study to Compare 2 Minimally Invasive Fetal Neural Tube Defect Repair Techniques: Repair Using Durepair Patch vs. Repair Without Durepair Patch
Study to Compare 2 Minimally Invasive Fetal Neural Tube Defect Repair Techniques: Repair Using Durepair Patch vs. Repair Without Durepair Patch
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: February 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Phase 1
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326 Total Publications

Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) for refractory epilepsy due to focal cortical dysplasia in an infant.
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) for refractory epilepsy due to focal cortical dysplasia in an infant.
Journal: BMJ case reports
Published: September 12, 2025
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  • Absence Seizure
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