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Ernest U. 'Chappie' Conrad III, M.D., F.A.C.S. Ernest U. 'Chappie' Conrad III, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, UW Medical Center Orthopedic & Sports Medicine
Chairman of Pediatric Orthopedics, Seattle Children's Hospital
Director of Sarcoma Service, UWMC
Director of Pediatric Bone Tumor Clinic, CHRMC
Medical Director, Northwest Tissue Center
Specialty: Tumor Service
College:B.S., Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, 1973
Medical School:M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 1979
Internship:Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, 1979-1981
Residency:The Hospital for Special Surgery, Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 1981-1984
Fellowship:Orthopedic Oncology, William F. Enneking, M.D., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1984-1985; Pediatric Orthopedics, Mercer Rang, M.D., The Hospital for Sick Children, Hugh McMillan Medical Center, Toronto, Canada, 1985-1986
Articles, Videos and Publications: Scientific Publications (PubMed Listing)

Articles, videos, and abstracts:
Dr. Conrad: physician profile video
Honors:

Resident's Research Award, New York Orthopedic Society,

Memberships:

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Tissue Banks
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Orthopedic Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Children's Hospital Medical Staff Association
Children's Oncology Group
Connective Tissue Oncology Society
Hospital for Sick Children-Old Fellows
Hospital for Special Surgery Alumni Association
International Society of Limb Salvage
King County Medical Society
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society of North America
National Board of Medical Examiners
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
NIH Consultant, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, & Mental Health Administration
Northwest Organ Procurement Association
Orthopedic Research Society
Paget's Disease Foundation     
Puget Sound Oncology Consortium
Southwest Oncology Group
The Salter Society-Hospital for Sick Children
University of Washington Medical Staff
Washington State Medical Oncology Society
Washington State Orthopedic Association
Western Orthopedic Association
Western Tissue Bank Association

Board Certification:Board Certified
Common Surgeries Performed:

Amputation
Biopsy, excisional
Biopsy, incisional
Biopsy, needle
Biopsy, open
Biopsy, trephine
Bone grafting, allogeneic graft
Bone grafting, autogenous graft
Curettage (bony), with or without cryotherapy and with or without cementation or grafting
Excision of mass
Limb-salvaging resection (bony), with allograft bone reconstruction
Limb-salvaging resection (bony), with metallic implant reconstruction
Multidisciplinary sarcoma treatment (chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy)
Resection of soft-tissue masses

Common Diagnoses Treated:

Adamantinoma
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Angiosarcoma
Chondroblastoma
Chondroma, periosteal
Chondromyxoid fibroma
Chondrosarcoma
Chordoma
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Desmoid tumor, periosteal
Desmoplastic fibroma
Enchondroma
Eosinophilic granuloma
Epiphysealis hemimelia
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
Epithelioid sarcomaEwing's sarcoma
Exostosis
Fibroma
Fibromatosis
Fibrous dysplasia
Giant-cell tumor
Hemangioma
Hemangioma of bone
Hemangiopericytoma
Histiocytosis X
Intraosseous ganglion cyst
Leiomyosarcoma
Lipoma
Lipoma, atypical
Liposarcoma
Liposarcoma
Lymphoma
Malignant fibrous histiocytosis (MFH), or Sarcoma not otherwise specified (NOS)
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
Marfan's syndrome
Melorheostosis
Multiple myeloma (plasmacytoma)
Myositis ossificans
Myxoma
Neuroblastoma, metastatic
Neurofibroma
Neurofibromatosis
Neurosarcoma
Non-ossifying fibroma
Osteoblastoma
Osteochondroma
Osteofibrous dysplasia
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Osteoid osteoma
Osteomyelitis
Osteopoikilosis (multiple enostosis)
Osteosarcoma
Paget's disease
Pigmented vilonodular synovitis (PVNS)
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET/Ewing's)
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma, alveolar
Rhabdomyosarcoma, pleomorphic
Sarcoma of soft parts
Synovial chondromatosis
Synovial sarcoma
Trevor's disease (dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica)
Unicameral bone cyst
Von Recklinghausen's disease (neurofibromatosis)

Clinic locations and days of week:

Adults with benign or unknown diagnoses-
Mondays, 1:00 PM to closing
Bone and Joint Center
UWMC-Roosevelt

Adults with sarcoma diagnoses (confirmed by biopsy or MRI results)-
Tuesdays, 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon
Sarcoma Clinic
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Appointment request information (web, phone, fax):University of Washington Bone and Joint Center - Phone: 206-598-BONE (2663) or Seattle Cancer Care Alliance: (206) 288-7222, Fax: (206) 288-1025 or Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Phone: 206-987-5096 Fax: 206-987-3796 or the online referrals website
Surgeries Performed At:University of Washington Medical Center
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Research Interests:

Sarcobase Tumor Registry provides long-term follow-up and education for sarcoma patients.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning as a predictor of tumor grade and response to therapy.
Limb-salvage surgery
Assessing the rate and success of healing allograft reconstructions
The use of oncologic metallic implants in reconstruction surgery

 Featured Video
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Tumor: Tumors and Related Conditions
Featuring Dr. Ernest Conrad

Dr. Ernest Conrad discusses the treatments for cancerous tumors in this UWTV video. View the Video

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 Faculty Feature
An interview with Ernest U. “Chappie” Conrad III, M.D., F.A.C.S.  
An interview with Ernest U. “Chappie” Conrad III, M.D., F.A.C.S. Dr. Conrad received his medical degree from the University of Virginia after graduating from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He completed his orthopedic training at the Hospital for Special Surgery and served as a fellow in orthopedic oncology for Dr. William Enneking at the University of Florida, and also as a fellow in pediatric orthopedics for Dr. Mercer Rang at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario. Read More
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