directions

Our office is located at 2999 Regent Street, Suite 520, a large medical building across from the Alta Bates Hospital. We are at the intersection of Regent Street and Ashby Avenue, between Telegraph Ave. and College Ave.

We encourage patients coming to the office to consider the use of an alternative to the automobile. Tips for biking, walking, or taking public transportation to the office are given below, following the driving directions.

We recommend that all new patients arrive at least 15 minutes before their scheduled appointment to fill out paperwork. We have a comfortable waiting room with a variety of reading material, magazines and an album of Before/After pictures to occupy you until your appointment. Feel free to arrive early!

driving

For driving time estimates and traffic conditions please visit http://511.org/.

From San Francisco:
Take I-80 east and exit at Ashby Ave. Drive east for approximately 2.5 miles and turn right onto Regent St. Parking will be on your left. Please bring your parking ticket into the office, as we validate parking in the building for a reduced rate.

From Richmond and the North Bay:
Take I-80 west to Berkeley and exit at Ashby Ave. Go east for approximately 2.5 miles and turn right onto Regent St. Parking will be on your left.

From Hayward and the South Bay:
Take I-880 north to I-980. From I-980, take Hwy. 24 to the 51st St. exit. Turn right onto 51st St., then left onto Telegraph Ave.; turn right onto Ashby Ave., then right again onto Regent St. Parking will be on your left.

From Concord and the east:
Take Hwy. 24 to the Telegraph Ave. exit. Turn right onto Telegraph Ave. Turn right onto Ashby Ave., then turn right again onto Regent St. Parking will be on your left.

biking

The office is just a few blocks west of the Hillegass Street 'Bicycle Boulevard' in Berkeley, which provides easy access from Elmwood, Rockridge, and downtown Oakland, as well as from the UC Berkeley campus. Safe routes are also available from many other parts of the Oakland-Berkeley-Albany area.

Once you've arrived, you can leave your bike in a secure, covered bicycle rack inside the parking garage attached to the building. This rack is located immediately to the right of the parking attendant station.

Remember that bicycles can be taken on BART trains (although access is restricted at certain times) and all bus routes serving the vicinity of the office. For details see the websites listed below.

public transportation

The office is well served by public transportation, both BART and AC Transit buses.

BART

The office is about a 15 minute walk from the Ashby BART station and slightly more (20 minutes) from the Rockridge station.

A free shuttle van runs between the Ashby station and the Alta Bates Medical Center every 15 minutes, Monday through Friday, from 5:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. A free shuttle van runs between the Rockridge station and the Alta Bates Medical Center every 30 minutes, Monday through Friday, from 5:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.

For schedules and bicycle information, please visit BART's website at www.bart.gov.

AC transit

Lines 40, 6, 51, and 43 all serve the vicinity of the office. All buses on these routes are equipped with bicycle racks, so a bike/bus combination is possible.

For schedules, route maps, and bicycle information, see AC Transit's website at www.actransit.org.

Quick bus tips: