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 Medulloblastoma. 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 26 articles in the study of Medulloblastoma.
Insurance
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- POS
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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Locations
100 Duke Health Cary Pl, Cary, NC 27519
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
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.
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
Duke Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic
What we specialize in at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center is compassionate care – we take care of our patients. It’s complete care. The patients don’t have to go out and find a radiologist. We have the radiation oncologist, the chemotherapy, the surgery, the radiology, we have all kinds of nursing people as well as help getting physical therapy and getting in-the-home assistance. Patients also can expect cutting-edge care because we run such a terrific science program here. I really like working with the patients. No question about it. It’s not that I’m doing some trivial procedure six times a day. When someone comes in with a brain tumor, there’s usually some bonding, and instead of running away from that, I really enjoy it. Dr. Friedman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medulloblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.
Duke Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic
My primary focus is patient care and clinical research. My clinical research focuses on providing innovative and aggressive therapies to adults with primary brain tumors. I always keep the patient's quality of life foremost in my practice. I completed my residency in adult neurology at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec. I finished a two-year fellowship in neuro-oncology at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. Upon completion of my fellowship in 2005, I joined the Center as faculty. I am a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. Dr. Desjardins is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medulloblastoma. Her top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes, and Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
Duke Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic
I am an academic adult and pediatric neuro-oncologist who helps lead The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. I am the author of more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and book chapters, and I have presented extensively at both international and national meetings. I am a committed educator who is a member of the executive and super-executive committees of the Duke University School of Medicine, which are responsible for the recruitment, screening and selection of medical students. I have reviewed grants for the National Institutes of Health for over 15 years, in a spectrum of different study sections. I am the senior editor of CNS Oncology and a reviewer for over 25 academic journals. I serve on the advisory board of a number of organizations, including Voices Against Brain Cancer, the Tug McGraw Foundation, Pinnacle Care, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, the National Children’s Cancer Society, and the American Brain Tumor Association. Dr. Friedman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Medulloblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, and Brain Tumor.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Chiari Malformation Type 2
- Posterior Fossa Decompression
- Distinguished
- Brain TumorDr. Grant isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Chiari MalformationDr. Grant isDistinguished. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 1Dr. Grant isDistinguished. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 1.
- ConcussionDr. Grant isDistinguished. Learn about Concussion.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes
- EpilepsyDr. Grant isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Advanced
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Grant isAdvanced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- AstrocytomaDr. Grant isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- CraniectomyDr. Grant isAdvanced. Learn about Craniectomy.
- CraniopharyngiomaDr. Grant isAdvanced. Learn about Craniopharyngioma.
- CraniosynostosisDr. Grant isAdvanced. Learn about Craniosynostosis.
- EpendymomaDr. Grant isAdvanced. Learn about Ependymoma.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Grant isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Acromicric DysplasiaDr. Grant isExperienced. Learn about Acromicric Dysplasia.
- Bone TumorDr. Grant isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain AbscessDr. Grant isExperienced. Learn about Brain Abscess.
- Brain HerniationDr. Grant isExperienced. Learn about Brain Herniation.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Grant isExperienced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.