Epilepsy Center Faculty

About:

As a graduate student at MIT in Cambridge, MA, Dr. Grant worked with the legendary neurophysiologist Dr. Jerry Lettvin, who sparked his interest in brain function and clinical neurology. He attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, and completed residency in Neurology and fellowship in EEG and Clinical Neurophysiology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. In 1999 he joined the Neurology faculty at the University of California Irvine, where he was Medical Director of the UCI Comprehensive Epilepsy Program. In 2005 he returned to the east coast and joined the Epilepsy Center at NYU, and in 2008 he joined the Neurology Department SUNY Downstate as Director of the Epilepsy Program.

Dr. Grant’s research interests include brain plasticity, the effect of epilepsy on perception, cultural attitudes towards epilepsy, and quantitative EEG. Other interests include the history of medicine and medical ethics. He has published many articles in peer-reviewed journals and is an active member of several professional organizations including the American Academy of Neurology, the American Epilepsy Society, Physicians for Human Rights, and the Society for Neuroscience.

Dr. Grant grew up in the Boston area, and still remembers the original Legal Seafoods in Inman Square, and Steve’s Ice Cream in Davis Square. He may or may not be a Red Sox fan.