Sharday Grant, MD, is a sports neurologist at Ochsner Health in New Orleans. Dr. Grant specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of sports-related neurological conditions, including concussions, whiplash, post-traumatic headaches, peripheral nerve lesions, plexus lesions, radiculopathies, myelopathy, and muscular disorders for patients as young as seven years of age. At Ochsner, Dr. Grant leads a multidisciplinary concussion clinic, bringing together rehabilitation specialists to collaborate in addressing complex and persistent symptoms following concussions and other sport-related injuries.

She has worked with athletes in the NBA, professional boxing, and MMA, and has provided sideline coverage at numerous professional, collegiate, and high school sporting events. She performs concussion evaluations, nerve blocks, Botox for migraine, and cryoneurolysis for occipital neuralgia among other subspecialty techniques. She has a special clinical interest in post-traumatic headaches and peak cognitive performance.

Dr. Grant earned her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Claremont McKenna College before obtaining her medical degree from St. George’s University of London in 2019. She completed her internship at White County Unity Health in Searcy, Arkansas, and her neurology residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Dr. Grant completed a fellowship in sports neurology at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, where she was the inaugural Sports Neurology Fellow.

Committed to providing comprehensive care, Dr. Grant focuses on understanding her patients’ concerns and goals while addressing their medical needs. She has been practicing at Ochsner since 2024. Outside of her medical practice, she enjoys cooking and traveling.