Dr. Gerald A. Grant
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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Selective Mutism. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Medulloblastoma, Syringomyelia, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Osteotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 326 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 2 articles in the study of Selective Mutism.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- 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
- POS
- PPO
Locations
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
100 Duke Health Cary Pl, Cary, NC 27519
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 Autism Clinic
I provide psychiatric care to children with neurodevelopmental differences such as autism or intellectual disability. I strive to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment planning, addressing medication needs for co-occurring psychiatric conditions as well as working with families, caregivers, therapists and other medical providers, school systems and other supports to help my patients flourish. In addition to serving as a psychiatrist in the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, I am a researcher investigating novel tools to measure neurodevelopmental differences. I enjoy working with interdisciplinary teams, clinically and in research. Dr. Lyndon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Selective Mutism. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder and Selective Mutism.
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.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes
- EpilepsyDr. Grant isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy.
- GliomaDr. Grant isDistinguished. Learn about Glioma.
- 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.