Interstitial Lung Disease

To Visit Us

Appointments at the Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence at UCSF are available on Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon only. To arrange an appointment you may either:

• Request a referral from your doctor, either a general pulmonologist or primary care provider, and fax it to (415) 353-2568.This referral request should briefly describe your medical condition, especially information about your interstitial lung disease. Please also include your contact information (name, home address, telephone number), as well as your referring doctor's contact information. We will then call you to arrange an appointment.
• Call the center appointment desk directly at (415) 353-2961 or contact the center nurse at (415) 353-2577. We will ask you to fax or mail us a referral, as well go over the materials needed at your first appointment.

Referrals can be mailed to:

UCSF Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence
400 Parnassus Avenue
Chest Clinic, Fifth floor
Box 0359
San Francisco, CA 94143

What To Bring To Your First Appointment

Once an appointment has been scheduled, an information packet will be mailed to you. This packet includes a health questionnaire, as well as requests for certain important materials and tests. The questionnaire should be completed prior to your first visit. Your referring doctor's office can help you gather the requested materials. These materials are extremely important for your diagnosis of interstitial lung disease and ensure a productive first visit:

• Insurance authorization for the visit - If required by your insurance
• Completed health questionnaire - We will mail this to you prior to your appointment
• Referring doctor information - So that we may communicate our findings and recommendations to your referring doctor
• Clinical records - Including a history and physical from your referring doctor, showing the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease and any previous hospitalizations
• Chest X-rays - The actual electronic or printed copies of the images are requested for the doctor to review, in addition to the written report
• High resolution chest CT scans - The actual electronic or printed copies of the CT images are requested for the doctor to review, in addition to the written report
• Laboratory studies - Blood tests, as well as any sputum cultures performed
• Pulmonary function tests - Both current and past PFTs and spirometry
• Bronchoscopy report
• Lung biopsy slides and report - The actual slides and tissue block, in addition to the written report
• Echocardiogram report

Printed materials can be faxed to the clinic at (415) 353-2568. You should bring all copies of all reports and X-ray or high resolution CT films on a computer disk or actual film to your first appointment. If this is not possible, these items may be mailed to the following address prior to your appointment:

UCSF Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence
400 Parnassus Ave
Chest Clinic, Fifth floor
Box 0359
San Francisco, CA 94143

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated September 4, 2007