About Dr. Grant
El Dorado, AR
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Growing up in Oklahoma, Dr. Grant was an avid boxer (he won Junior Olympic Golden Gloves and several Toughman competitions, including the Arkansas-Oklahoma Toughman competition in 1985) and a football player. Dr. Grant was the Class President from 7th grade- 12th grade and the President of his high school's National Honor Society. At the age of 9, he decided he would become a doctor. He would be the first in his family to attend and complete college. He attended Northeastern University in Tahlequah, OK, earning a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics. Dr. Grant graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and completed his Family Medicine Residency in El Dorado at AHEC- South Arkansas (1998). He was eager to learn all he could during his residency and searched for clinical opportunities to enrich his medical training. A few of his favorite things in residency were delivering babies, performing surgeries, and performing colonoscopies. He enjoyed those during residency but always knew his dream was to open a walk-in clinic, where he would do his best to help keep people out of the hospital. (I know a few have heard those words).
So here's the backstory of how Dr. Grant's clinic came about:
The Grants moved to El Dorado in 1995 for Dr. Grant's residency at AHEC-SA. Not knowing the area, as they are from northwest Arkansas and Oklahoma, the Grants were fortunate to meet the Reeds. The Reeds graciously took the Grants under their wing and helped them locate a place to rent and live. The Grants' original goal was to return to northwest Arkansas after Dr. Grant finished his residency. However, life had different plans! Gianna was still in nursing school at SAU for another year when Dr. Grant finished his residency. Dr. Grant decided to build a clinic to fulfill his dream and fill a need in El Dorado.
Dr. Grant's dream stems from his childhood doctor. Dr. Jones was his family's doctor in his small town. Dr. Jones practiced out of his home, where he lived in the upper story, and his clinic was on the lower level. Families could come to see him without an appointment when they needed him. When we lived in Northwest Arkansas, walk-in clinics were the mainstay, as they are today. When we moved to El Dorado, the location where our clinic started was the location that "chose us." We saw a need in that area and knew there was no walk-in clinic in the area or town.
Dr. Grant built his clinic to emulate Dr. Jones, and we utilized the principles of the Northwest Arkansas walk-in clinics. To do this, we provide exclusively outpatient treatment. After his residency, Dr. Grant did not take hospital privileges for this reason. If a patient enters our clinic that we feel needs to be admitted, we utilize the local hospitalist service( a physician who cares for hospitalized patients). Alternatively, we refer the patient to UAMS, Baptist Hospital, or Arkansas Children's Hospital.
In June 2019, Dr. Grant moved his clinic to the NEW LOCATION on the corner of Grove & Washington Street. We are excited to see you there!
In June 2019, Dr. Grant moved his clinic to the NEW LOCATION on the corner of Grove & Washington Street. We are excited to see you there!
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