Taneisha R. Grant, MD

Taneisha Grant, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who attended The City College of The City University of New York (CCNY of CUNY) and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She then went on to earn her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and graduated with a distinction in medical research.

Dr. Grant then completed her internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. She completed a sub-fellowship in motility disorders of the gastrointestinal tract at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor during her final year of fellowship.

Dr. Grant treats a variety of general gastrointestinal conditions, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), eosinophilic esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, celiac disease, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, microscopic colitis, and bile salt diarrhea. She has special interest in motility disorders such as achalasia, gastroparesis, irritable bowel syndrome, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, gas, bloating, and dyssynergic defecation. Additionally, she has a special interest in medical nutrition and earned a Nutrition and Healthy Living Certificate from Cornell University.

Dr. Grant performs endoscopic procedures, such as upper endoscopies, colonoscopies, Bravo pH capsule placement, esophageal dilation, and Botox injections of the lower esophageal sphincter and anal sphincter.

She is a strong advocate for health equity and has worked with various medical and community organizations in an effort to decrease disparities in health care and improve patient outcomes.