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Neurovascular Disease and Stroke Center

The Neurovascular Disease and Stroke Center at UCSF Medical Center provides preventive care and screening for patients at high risk for stroke and other neurovascular conditions as well as the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. Treatments range from medication to surgery, such as the surgical removal of plaque from arteries or the re-route of blood flow to bypass abnormal blood vessels in the brain.

The center is a designated advanced primary stroke center, certified by the national Joint Commission, an independent accreditation organization for health care institutions. It was the first center in San Francisco to receive this designation.

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Getting Here

Neurovascular Disease and Stroke Center
400 Parnassus Ave., Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-8897
Fax: (415) 353-8705

Hours: Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

What to Bring

  • Health insurance information including authorizations or referrals
  • List of prescription medications and dosages
  • List of medications that you're allergic to
  • List of questions you may have
  • Recent test results related to your condition
  • Paper and pencil to take notes

Last updated April 30, 2012

Parking

Parking at Parnassus

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

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.

Public Transportation

Parnassus

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:

  • 43-Masonic*
  • 6-Parnassus
  • 66-Quintara

For more information about Muni visit, www.sfmuni.com.

* Wheelchair accessible bus routes

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Key Treatments

Clinic Team

Wade S. Smith
Dr. Wade S. Smith,
neurologist
Anthony S. Kim
Dr. Anthony S. Kim,
vascular neurologist
Gary M. Abrams
Dr. Gary M. Abrams,
neurologist
Van Halbach
Dr. Van Halbach,
interventional neuroradiologist
Claude Hemphill
Dr. Claude Hemphill,
neurointensivist
Randall T. Higashida
S. Claiborne Johnston
S. Andrew Josephson
Nerissa U. Ko
Dr. Nerissa U. Ko,
neurologist
Michael Lawton
Dr. Michael Lawton,
vascular neurosurgeon

Patient Experiences