Gerald T. Grant
Gerald T. Grant, DMD, MS
Acting Chair, Oral Health and Rehabilitation
Phone: 502.852.4129 l Fax: (502) 852-1317
Background (includes education)
1999 Certificate of Training
Naval Dental School
Maxillofacial Prosthetics
National Naval Dental Center
Bethesda, Maryland
1995 Certificate of Training
Naval Dental School
Prosthodontics
National Naval Dental Center
Bethesda, Maryland
1995 Masters of Science in Health Sciences
George Washington University
School of Health Sciences
Washington, DC
1985 Doctor of Medical Dentistry
University of Louisville
School of Dentistry
Louisville, Kentucky
1981 Bachelor of Arts
Transylvania University
Lexington, Kentucky
Licensure
Kentucky: General Dentist License
Board Certification: American Board of Prosthodontists
Faculty Practice Location
401 E. Chestnut Street, Suite 550
Louisville, KY 40202
502-852-5401
Research Interests:
Dr. Grant recently retired from the Navy and was instrumental in the development of the Military’s 3D medical modeling center. His research interests are in Dental and medical image capture, computer simulation and design, and fabrication of medical and dental devices with additive manufacturing.
Teaching Activities:
Prosthodontics, Dental Implants, Transitional bioengineering
Course Participation:
Graduate prosthodontics, dental implants, digital dentistry.
Service (committees and leadership at ULSD/UL)
Acting Chair- Oral Health and Rehabilitation Department
Chair – Equipment committee
Executive Committee: Interdisciplinary Studies with Specialization in Translational Bioengineering (ISSTBE) Ph.D. Program
Committee Member – UL Sustainment committee
Honors and Awards
John J. Sherry Award for Dental Research Presented by the American College of Prosthodontics for Postgraduate dental research 1995 ACP Annual Meeting at Washington, DC
Finalist Fuchette International Research Competition Presented “Failure behavior of human cranial bone and developmental calcium phosphate implants”. International Academy of Dental Research, Washington DC 05– 08 April 2000
Major General Bill B. Lefler Federal Services Award in recognition to advancements to prosthodontics to the United States Military, awarded by the American College of Prosthodontists, Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. 4 – 7 November 2009
2012 Judson Hickey Award for Scientific Writing-Research “Accuracy of rapid prototype models for head and neck reconstruction” Awarded by the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 2012.
Grand Prize Award for paper presentation: “On Demand Additive Manufacturing of a Basic Surgical Kit” American Society of Manufacturing Engineer Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN April 2013
2014 Abell Foundation Award for technical transfer work of “Computer-Assisted Craniomaxillofacial Surgery” (JHU REF: [C12739] Joint research development between Co-PI’s- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. 2014 JHU/UMD Alliance Meeting 18 Feb 2014.
Community Heroes Award – 3D Medical Application Center, Awarded by the Military Officers Association of America, DEC 2014
2015 Tech Connect National Innovation Award – “CAPE SYSTEM: Computer-assisted Craniomaxillofacial Surgery”- collaborative research with Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, John’s Hopkins University, and the Walter Reed 3D Medical Applications Center.- to be awarded at the Tech Connect World Innovation Conference, Washington, DC - June 14, 2015
Publications (Last 5 years)
Book chapters
Grant GT, Kondor S, Liacouras P. “Maxillofacial Imaging in the Trauma Patient”, Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2013 Mar;21(1):25-36
Grant GT “Direct Digital Manufacturing”: Masri R, Driscoll C ‘Clinical Applications of Digital Dental Technology’. June 2015, Wiley-Blackwell
Journal Articles
Liacouras P, Garnes J, Roman R, Grant GT “Auricular Prosthetic Design and Manufacturing using Computed Tomography, 3D Photographic Imaging and Rapid Prototyping” – JPD, Feb 2011, 105;2, pp 80-82
Sabol J, Grant GT, “Digital Image Capture and Rapid Prototyping of the Maxillofacial Defect” –Journal of Prosthodontics 2011 Jun; 20(4):310-4.
Taft R, Kondor S, Grant G “Accuracy of Rapid Prototype Models for Head and Neck Reconstruction”, J Pros Dent 2011 Dec:106(6):399-408
Taft R, Kondor S, Grant G “Accuracy of Rapid Prototype Models for Head and Neck Reconstruction: Model Accuracy”, J Healthcare, Science, and the Humanities, 2011 Vol 1 (4); 22, 111
Grant GT, Kondor S, Taft R “ Comparison of CBCT and CT in Accuracy of Rapid Prototype Models: Image Registration” J Healthcare, Science, and the Humanities, 2011 Vol 1,(4); 128
Kondor S, Grant G, Liacouras P, Schmidt J, Parsons M, Rastogi V, Smith L, Macy B, Sabart B Macedonia, C. “On Demand Additive Manufacturing of a Basic Surgical Kit” J. Med. Devices 7(3), 030916 (Jul 03, 2013
Kondor S, Grant G, Liacouras P, Schmidt J, Parsons M, Smith L, Macy B, Sabart B, Macedonia, C. “Personalized Surgical Instruments” J. Med. Devices 7(3), 030934 (Jul 03, 2013
Rastogi V, Smith L, Schmid J, Parsons M, Grant G, Kondor S, Macedonia C “ A Novel Approach for Assured Sterility of medical Devices” J. Med. Devices 7(3), 030947 (Jul 03, 2013)
Gordon CR, Swanson EW, Susarla SM, Coon D, Rada E, Al Rakan M, Santiago GF, Shores JT, Bonawitz SC, Fishman E, Murphy R, Armand M, Liacouras P, Grant GT, Brandacher G, Lee WPA. “Overcoming cross-gender differences and challenges in Le Fort-based, craniomaxillofacial transplantation with enhanced computer-assisted technology. Ann Plast Surg 2013 Oct; 71(4):421-428.
Gabriel Santiago, Ryan J. Murphy, Devin Coon, Yoshi Otake, Ehsan Basafa, Mohammed Al Rakan, Erin Rada, Shriners Susarla, Edward Swanson, Elliot Fishman, Gerald Brandacher, W.P. Andrew Lee, Peter Liacouras, Gerald Grant, Mehran Armand, Chad R. Gordon "Establishing Cephalometric Landmarks for the Translational Study of Le Fort-based Facial Transplantation in Swine: Enhanced applications using computer-assisted surgery and custom cutting guides" Plastic and Recon Surg 2014:133(5):p1138-1151
Chad R. Gordon, Ryan J. Murphy, Devin Coon, Yoshi Otake, Ehsan Basafa, Mohammed Al Rakan, Erin Rada, Sriniras Susarla, Edward Swanson, Elliot Fishman, Gabriel Santiago, Gerald Brandacher, W.P. Andrew Lee, Peter Liacouras, Gerald Grant, Mehran Armand "Preliminary Development of a Workstation for Craniomaxillofacial Surgical Procedures - Introducing a Computer-Assisted Planning and Execution (CAPE) System" J Craniofac Surg 2014:25(1):273-83.
Grant GT, Liacouras P, Santiago G, Garcia JR, Al Rakan M, Murphy R, Armand M, Gordon CR. Restoration of the Donor Face after Facial Allotransplantation: Digital Manufacturing Techniques. Ann Plast Surg 2014; 72(6):720-4.
Imanzadeh A, K.M., Kumamaru KK, Wake N, Mitsouras D, Grant GT, Liacouras P, George E, Pomahac B, Caterson EJ, Rybicki FJ, Application of 3D Printing in Face Transplantation, in Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)2014: Chicago, IL, USA.
Grant GT, Liacouras P, Aitaholmes C, Garnes J, Wilson WO. “Digital Capture, Design, and Manufacturing of a Facial Prosthesis: clinical report of a pediatric patient J Prosthet Dent. 2015 Jul; 114(1):138-41.
Swanson, Edward W. MD; Al Rakan, Mohammed MD; Susarla, Srinivas M. MD, DMD, MPH; Rada, Erin MD; Coon, Devin MD; Santiago, Gabriel F. MD; Murphy, Ryan MS; Armand, Mehran PhD;
Liacouras, Peter PhD; Grant, Gerald T. DMD, MS; Brandacher, Gerald MD; Lee, W. P. Andrew MD; Gordon, Chad R. DO “ Abstract P30: Complex Surgical Cutting Guides for Le Fort-Based, Maxillofacial Transplantation Developed through Preclinical, Orthotopic Swine Transplants and Human Cadaver Surgeries: An Academic Scholar Update”. Plastic and Recon Surg: 2014:133(4S) AAPS Abstract Supplement: p 1045
Murphy R, Gordon C, Basafa E, Liacouras P, Grant G, Armand M; Computer-assisted, Le Forte-based, face-jaw-teeth transplantation: a pilot study on the system feasibility and translational assessment. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2015 Jul;10(7):1117-26
Al-Rakan M, Shores JT, Bonawitz S, Santiago G, Christensen J, Grant GT, Murphy RJ, Basafa E, Armand M, Otovic P, Eller S, Brandacher G, Gordon RC. Ancillary Procedures necessary for translational research in experimental craniomaxillofacial surgery. J Craniofac Surg Nov 2014;25(6) 2043-50
Aitaholmes C, Liacouras P, Wilson W, Grant G. Digital capture, design and manufacturing of an extra-oral device for a clarinet player suffering from Bell’s palsy, J Prosthet Dent. 2015 Aug;114(2):297-300
Green M, Lawson S, Liacouras P, Wise E, Gentile M, Grant G. Custom Anatomical 3D Spacer for Temporomandibular joint resection and reconstruction Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction 03/2015; DOI:10.1055/s-0035-1546814
Murphy RJ, Basafa E, Hashemi S, Grant GT, Liacouras PC, Susarla S, Otake Y, Santiago G, Armand M, Gordon CR “Optimizing Hybrid Occlusion in Face-Jaw-Teeth Transplantation: A preliminary assessment of real-time cephalometery as part of the Computer-assisted Planning and Execution (CAPE) workstation for Craniomaxillofacial surgery” Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Aug;136(2):350-62
Amir I, Liacouras PC, Grant GT, Rybicki F, Ho V “ Medical 3D Printing for the Radiologist”, Radiographics, November 2015; p 1965-1988.
Murphy RJ, Wolfe KC, Liacouras PC, Grant GT, Gordon CR, Armand M “Computer Assisted Single-Stage Cranioplasty: A Case Study” IEEE (accepted, pending publication date)
Gordon CR, Murphy RJ, Grant GT, Armand M “Commentary on “A multicenter experience with image-guided Surgical Navigation: Broadening Clinical Indications in Complex Craniomaxillofacial Surgery”. J Craniofac Surg 2015; 26(4):1140-2.
Connors CA, Liacouras PC, Grant GT Custom Titanium Ridge Augmentation Matrix (CTRAM), IJPRD, 2015 [accepted, pending publication date]
Lin W, Harris B, Grant GT “A digital approach for planning computer-guided surgery and immediate provisionalization in the partially edentulous patient” J Prosth Dent, 2015 [accepted, pending publication date]
Administrative Staff
Jennifer Baker, Administrative Assistant 502-852-1318
Carrie Blissett Bartsch, Executive Secretary – 502-852-6928
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