The UCSF Memory and Aging Center is the only comprehensive memory disorders center in Northern California. Nationally, it's a leader in the field of memory disorders and dementia. The center diagnoses and treats patients, conducts research to find new therapies and offers support groups for patients, family members and friends.
For those who participate in the center's research projects, the center offers a Brain Autopsy Service, which can help provide a better understanding of these diseases and the development of future treatments. About 300 to 500 individuals participate in the center's ongoing research projects.
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Memory and Aging Center
400 Parnassus Ave., Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 476-6880
Fax: (415) 476-4800
Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Last updated April 30, 2012
To make your first appointment, please call (415) 476-3898. You will be asked to provide medical records from your primary care doctor or neurologist before an appointment is scheduled. If your health insurance is covering the fee for this appointment, you may be required to obtain an authorization from your insurance company.
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
