John A Grant, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Dip Sports Med, FAOA

Dr. Grant is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan whose practice includes sports medicine and shoulder surgery with a focus on complex knee and cartilage/joint preservation surgery. He is the Program Director for the University of Michigan’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery fellowship. He also serves as the Head Team Orthopaedic Surgeon for Eastern Michigan University Athletics and a Team Physician for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program based in Plymouth, MI.

Dr. Grant completed his PhD in Kinesiology at the University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre. This was followed by medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Calgary. He then came south across the border to undertake a clinical fellowship in orthopaedic sports medicine and shoulder surgery, as well as a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Michigan.

Following two years of elective sports medicine practice in Canada with an appointment as an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University, Dr. Grant returned to join the Orthopaedic Surgery faculty at the University of Michigan. In 2013, he was the Canadian Orthopaedic Association’s representative for the North American Travelling Fellowship (NATF).

Dr. Grant’s national and international committee work involves the Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA), the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM).

Dr. Grant’s research interests focus on the management and outcomes associated with both cartilage and multi-ligamentous injury of the knee as well as the optimization of rehabilitation following orthopaedic sports medicine procedures.

Cartilage repair and restoration
Clinical decision-making in the treatment of multi-ligamentous and other complex knee injuries
Optimizing pre- and post-operative rehabilitation of the knee