Christa N. Grant, MD is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Trauma at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and director of Pediatric Surgical Oncology. Dr. Grant specializes in pediatric surgical oncology and also enjoys neonatal congenital malformations, advanced minimal access surgery, chest wall deformities, and all aspects of pediatric general and thoracic surgery,

Dr. Grant received her undergraduate degree from CUNY Herbert H. Lehman College and her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Her general surgery surgical training was completed at Georgetown University Hospital in 2016 and fellowship training in pediatric surgery at The University of Michigan’s C.S.Mott Children’s Hospital in 2018. She also spent 2 years at the Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles modeling and studying stem-cell based intestinal tissue engineering. Board certified in both General and Pediatric Surgery, Dr. Grant is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a member of major surgical societies including the American Pediatric Surgery Association, the Association for Academic Surgery, and the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. She was inducted into the Society of University Surgeons in 2024. Dr Grant has served as the early career representative on the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) the board of governors, consultant to the Pediatric Surgery Board, and serves on multiple surgical society committees.

She has previously served as General Surgery residency associate program director and was recognized with teaching awards for excellence in teaching and mentorship in and out of the operating room.

In addition to a busy clinical practice, Dr. Grant has a strong interest in research. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and serves as a reviewer for multiple surgical journals as well as associate editor or the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Grant’s research focus on neuroblastoma has encompassed both basic science and clinical outcomes research. She is a member of the Neuroblastoma Disease committee of the Children’s Oncology Group and actively participates in neuroblastoma clinical trial design. She is also passionate about the equitable delivery of care for children in all care settings globally.