
Douglas John Conrad MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
200 W Arbor Dr Dept 8201 San Diego CA, 92103About
Dr. Douglas Conrad practices Pulmonology in San Diego, CA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Conrad manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH Medical Degree
Professor Medical Degree
Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic Medical Degree
Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory, VA Medical Center Medical Degree
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease- 2001
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Levofloxacin inhalation solution (MP-376) in patients with cystic fibrosis with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Mucus distribution model in a lung with cystic fibrosis.
- Toward implementation of quorum sensing autoinducers as biomarkers for infectious disease states.
- Multidimensional clinical phenotyping of an adult cystic fibrosis patient population.
- Microbial, host and xenobiotic diversity in the cystic fibrosis sputum metabolome.
- Characterizing Lung Disease in Cystic Fibrosis with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Airway Physiology.
- Three-Dimensional Microbiome and Metabolome Cartography of a Diseased Human Lung.
Douglas John Conrad MD's Practice location
Dr. Scott Letendre, MD
200 W Arbor Dr Dept 8201 -San Diego, CA 92103Get Direction
UC San Diego Health - Perlman Medical Offices - Pulmonology
9350 Campus Point Drive -La Jolla, CA 92037Get Direction
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