Dr. Kenneth E. Grant, Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Kenneth E Grant MD
- Appointments:
888-770-2462 - Office: 714-509-4099
- Specialty: Gastroenterology
- Board Certified: Pediatric Gastroenterology
An expert in the field of pediatric gastroenterology, Dr. Grant specializes in the treatment and management of pediatric gastroenterology disorders. Dr. Grant also has many leadership roles supported by his expertise in clinical informatics.
On the forefront of the latest research and treatment methods, Dr. Grant’s clinical interests include nutrition, growth and development, autism, and inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Grant leads the CHOC Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program. The IBD Program is engaged in many research efforts including drug trials, care models, disparities and population health. The Program is proud to be an active participant in Improve Care Now, a world-wide quality improvement network.
A nationally recognized expert in pediatric gastroenterology, Dr. Grant has been published in numerous books and journals. Dr. Grant presents regularly at local and national meetings related to his clinical and informatics roles. Dr. Grant is an educator for the UC Irvine Pediatric Residency Program, the UC Irvine Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program and the CHOC MI3 Program.
Dedicated to clinical excellence, Dr. Grant is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology. Supporting his leadership roles, Dr. Grant is board certified in Clinical Informatics. Prior to joining CHOC, Dr. Grant attended medical school at Albany Medical College in New York. He completed both his internship and residency at Children’s Hospital of Buffalo in New York and served his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Children’s Hospital in Boston.
A highly respected physician, Dr. Grant has received the Orange County Medical Association’s Physicians of Excellence award multiple years running and is consistently voted as one of Orange County’s Top Doctors.
Nutrition, growth and development, autism, and inflammatory bowel disease
Research FocusInflammatory Bowel Disease and population health
Kenneth E Grant MD is on staff at CHOC Hospital in Orange and CHOC Mission Hospital.
Locations
CHOC Clinic
1201 W. La Veta Ave. Building: CHOC Clinic
Orange, CA 92868
phone: 888-770-2462
fax: 855-246-2329
2801 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90806
phone: 562-933-3009
fax: 562-933-8569
500 Superior Ave 140
Newport Beach, CA 92663
phone: (949-631-3603
fax: 877-484-4017
Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center
17100 Euclid St
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
24451 Health Center Dr
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Miller Children’s Hospital
2801 Atlantic Ave
Long Beach, CA 90806
CHOC at Mission Hospital
27700 Medical Center Rd
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital
1 Hoag Dr
Newport Beach, CA 92663
St Joseph Hospital
1100 W Stewart Dr
Orange, CA 92868
Western Medical Center
1001 N Tustin Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92705
11100 Warner Ave. 368
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
CHOC Health Center – Mission Viejo
26691 Plaza Suite 130
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
CHOC Specialty Center – Newport Beach
500 Superior Ave. 140
Newport Beach, CA 92663
725 W. La Veta Ave. 100
Orange, CA 92868
CHOC Specialists, Otolaryngology
1010 W. La Veta Ave. 640
Orange, CA 92868
CHOC Health Center at PIH Health
15725 E Whittier Blvd., #300
Whittier, CA 90603
CHOC Center for Children’s Health
Building: Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care, UCI Health – Irvine
19200 Jamboree Rd., Suite 2000
Irvine, CA 92612
Education
- Clinical & Research Fellowship
Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
Massachussetts General Hospital & Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA - Medical School
Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY - Pediatric Residency
Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY - Research and Teaching Fellowship, NIH Training Grant
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Massachusets Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
Administrative Appointments
- Associate Division Chief, CS Gastroenterology, CHOC Specialists
- Physician Informaticist, CHOC
- Co-Medical Director Telehealth, CHO
Honors and Awards
- Orange County Medical Association’s Physicians of Excellence 2010-2012
Publications
- Nguyen, TT, Dyer DL, Dunning DD, Rubin SA, Grant KE, and Said HM. Folate transport in human intestine: isolation of a cDNA clone, functional expression in Xenopus oocytes, and tissue distribution of complementary RNA. Gastro 112(3):783-91, 1997
- McCloud E, Dyer DL, Grant KE, and Said HM. Uptake of L-Carnitine by human intestinal epithelial cell line, Caco-2. Gastro 111(6): 1534-40, 1996.
- Said HM, Ma TY and Grant KE. Regulation of riboflavin intestinal uptake by protein kinase A: Studies with cultured human-derived Caco-2 cells. Am J Physiol 267:G955-59, 1994
- McCloud E, Mathis RK, Grant KE, and Said HM. Intestinal uptake of uridine in suckling rats: Mechanism and ontogeny. Pro Soc Exp Biol Med 206 (4):425-30, 1994
- Firouzbakhsh S, Mathis R. Dorchester W, Osease R, Groncy P, Grant KE, Finklestein J. Measured Resting energy expenditure in children. J Ped Gi and Nutr 16: 136-42, 1993
- Haratz PR, Carter EA, Sullivan D, Grant KE, et al. Effect of thermal injury in the rat on transfer of IgA protein into bile. An of Surg 210: 203-7, 1989
Our gastroenterologists commonly treat:
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Celiac disease
- Constipation
- Growth failure
- Pancreatic disorders
- Nutritional problems
- Feeding problems and dysphagia
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Parenteral nutrition and enteral nutrition support
- Gastrointestinal motility disorders
- Liver/biliary abnormalities
Videos
CHOC offers a comprehensive Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program that provides expert diagnosis, treatment and symptom management for children of all ages.
Dr. Kenneth Grant, CHOC pediatric gastroenterologist, explains the symptoms of IBD and the treatment options available.
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