Photo of Heather Conrad, M.D.

Specialty

Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care

Locations

San Diego County

3020 Children's Way
MC 5075
San Diego, CA 92123

Specialty

Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care

Organization

Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego

Medical Group / IPA

CPMG/RCHN/RCSSD

Medical School

University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine

Residency

Harbor / UCLA Medical Center

Fellowship

Childrens Hospital of Boston

Board Certifications

Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Gender

F

Bio

Dr. Heather Conrad is an attending pediatric emergency medicine physician at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and the medical director of pediatric emergency medicine at Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta. She is board certified in both pediatric emergency medicine and emergency medicine.

Dr. Conrad graduated with a degree in biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She attended the David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, where she was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. After medical school, she completed her residency at Harbor-UCLA in emergency medicine, followed by a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital.

Having worked in both general emergency medicine and specialized pediatric emergency medicine departments, Dr. Conrad has interest in expanding specialized emergency care to the community.

When she is not at work, Dr. Conrad enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, and running.


Publications

A 6-Month Old with Total Body Flushing and a Macular-Papular Lesion
Conrad H, Gausche-Hill M, Burbulys D

Emergency Medical Services System Changes Reduce Pediatric Epinephrine Dosing Errors in the Prehospital Setting
Kaji AH, Gausche-Hill M, Conrad H, Young KD, Koenig WJ, Dorsey E, Lewis RJ

A Metastatic Human Prostate Cancer Model Using Intraprostatic Implantation of Tumor Produced by PC-3 NeolacZ Transfected Cells
Tsingotjidou AS, Ahluwalia R, Zhang X, Conrad H, Emmanouilides C

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