The Diabetes Clinic at Parnassus provides specialty care in treating diabetes mellitus. It is part of the UCSF Diabetes Center which is one of only 11 Diabetes Endocrinology Research Centers in the country, named by the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. As part of the national designation, the center receives federal funding for diabetes research.
You'll need a referral from your primary care provider or specialist to make an appointment. Once you have the referral, please call the number below.
Diabetes Clinic at Parnassus
400 Parnassus Ave., Suite A-550
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353–2350
Fax: (415) 353–2337
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 pm.
This clinic uses UCSF MyChart, an online patient service. Message your provider, request medication refills, view some test results and more.
Last updated May 17, 2012
Public parking at UCSF Medical Center is available in the seven-level Millberry Union Garage at 500 Parnassus Ave. There are two garage entrances — one on the north side of Parnassus Avenue and another on Irving Street, just east of Third Avenue. Parking is $3 an hour, with a maximum fee of $24 for up to 24 hours. The garage is open 24 hours daily.
Another garage, at 350 Parnassus Ave., is open Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The fee is $4 an hour, with a maximum daily fee of $22.
Metered street parking is rarely available.
Patients being admitted to the hospital may be dropped off at the circular driveway leading to the main entrance at 505 Parnassus Ave. This area also may be used to pick up patients who are being discharged.
For more information about parking at Parnassus, call Campus Parking Services at 476-2566.
Valet parking service is available at the Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) at 400 Parnassus Ave. from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The valet service is free. Patients pay regular parking fees — $3 an hour, with a maximum fee of $24 for up to 24 hours. For more information about the valet service, call (415) 476-6200.
A UCSF "greeter" also is available at the ACC from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to assist patients find their way.
UCSF Medical Center is accessible via Muni streetcar line N-Judah*, which stops at Second Avenue and Irving Street, and the following Muni bus lines, which stop in front of the hospital:
For more information about Muni visit, www.sfmuni.com.
* Wheelchair accessible bus routes
