Dr. Stephen Conrad has enjoyed a 33-year career in medicine. He graduated from medical school in 1969, and following military service, completed an orthopedic residency in 1977. Dr. Conrad then entered full-time practice of orthopedic surgery at Seton Medical Center where he continues to work with Peninsula Orthopedic Associates.

Since 1977, Dr. Conrad has enjoyed an active professional life. In addition to the orthopedic treatment of injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, Dr. Conrad performs consultations and evaluations in the area of workers’ compensation and participates in the education of orthopedic residents.

Dr. Conrad has also developed an interest in patient education. He has had the opportunity to develop several orthopedic booklets through Krames Communication, and continues to serve on a national committee for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery: The Committee on Public Education. In 2002, he became President-Elect of the Medical Staff at Seton Medical Center.

Curriculum Vitae

Current Medical Practice

Peninsula Orthopedic Associates, Inc., 1977 to present

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Zoology – 1965
• Indiana University
• Bloomington, Indiana
• Doctor of Medicine – 1969
• Indiana University
• Bloomington, Indiana

Post Graduate Training

Internship

• Highland General Hospital
  Oakland, California
  1969-1970

Residency

• Highland General Hospital
  Oakland, California
  Surgery
  1973-1974
• St. Mary’s Hospital
  San Francisco, California
  Orthopedic Surgery
  1974-1977

Licensure

State of California

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, September 8, 1978

Hospital Affiliations

• Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA
• Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 1997 to 1999
• Chairman, The Physician Improvement Committee
• President, Medical Staff at Seton, 2004 to present

Educational Affiliations

• Instructor, Human Anatomy, San Francisco, CA
• Orthopedic Program
• Instructor, General Orthopedic Surgery, San Francisco, CA
• Orthopedic Program
• Board Member, Center for Humanities and Contemporary Culture, Berkeley, CA, 1997 to present

Professional Organizations/Committees

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery
• Western Orthopedic Association
• California Medical Association
• San Mateo County Medical Society
• Bay Area Knee Society
• J. Robert Gladden Society
• Serra Medical Group Past President and member of Board of Directors
• California Orthopedic Association

Publications

• “Arachnia Propionica, A New Cause of Spinal Actinomycosis” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 13, November 1989. Presented at the Western Orthopedic Association.
• “MRI Detection of Meniscal Tears, How Accurate: Orthopedic Transactions” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 13, November 1989. Presented at the Western Orthopedic Association.
• “Scheurmann’s Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment” Proceeding of the Abbott Society, 1974.
• “Pseudoneoplastic Lesion in Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome”, Vol. 20, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, June 1991.

Patient Information Booklets through Krames Communications

• Cast Care
• Neck Owner’s Manual
• Ankle Owner’s Manual
• Elbow Owner’s Manual
• Walking Again – Total Hip Replacement
• Hand and Wrist Owner’s Manual
• Shoulder Owner’s Manual
• Walking Again – Total Knee Replacement