Contact Information

UCSF Investigational Drugs Services are located at all three UCSF Medical Center campuses: Parnassus Heights, Mt. Zion, Mission Bay, and Weill. For Pritzker Building, all requests to use this facility will need to be approved by the Pritzker Building Steering Committe, the link to the PI Proposal Smartsheet Form is here: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/955ff36cf61e40c4ac698baf287d6514

Please ensure that the investigational medication shipment address on the FDA form 1572 and any contact information provided to industry sponsors is listed as it appears below based on the location where the clinical trial will be conducted.

Please note the hours of operation. If your protocol requires dispensing outside of the posted hours, please make prior arrangements with IDS pharmacy.

Leadership:

Lisa Janssen Carlson, PharmD, BCOP, DPLA
Manager of Investigational Drug Services
UCSF Medical Center
415-205-1387 (mobile phone) Email: Lisa.JanssenCarlson@ucsf.edu 
 
Len (Lizardo) Lacanlale, CPhT, DPLA
Supervisor of Investigational Drug Services 
UCSF Medical Center
415-987-6703 (mobile phone) Email: lizardo.Lacanlale@ucsf.edu
 
Nick (Nicholas) Capote, PharmD, MS, BCSCP
Director, Oncology and Infusion Services & IDS
UCSF Medical Center
415-609-7635 (mobile phone) Email: nicholas.capote@ucsf.edu
 
SERVICES
Parnassus Heights:
Investigational Drugs Pharmacy
UCSF Medical Center-Parnassus
505 Parnassus Avenue, Room M1202 (office) and M1204 (drug room)
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: 415-353-1798
Fax: 415-353-8543
Hours of Operation: 8am-4:30pm
Central email: 
non-onc.parnids@ucsf.edu
heme-onc.parnids@ucsf.edu
cipidspharm@ucsf.edu
 
Adult Cancer Immunotherapy (CIP) and Non-Malignant Hematology Programs and Adult Hematology-Oncology Program:
 
Adult Neuro-Oncology, HIV, and All Other Adult Non-Oncology Programs:
 
Lead Technicians:
  • Chris Quan Email: christopher.quan@ucsf.edu
  • Jon Illum, CPhT Email: jon.illum@ucsf.edu
  • Sal (Salvador) Gonzalez Email: salvador.gonzalez@ucsf.edu

 

Mt. Zion:
Investigational Drugs Pharmacy
UCSF Medical Center-Mt. Zion
1600 Divisadero Street, Room A-002
San Francisco, CA 94115
Hours of Operation: 8am-4:30pm
 
Lead IDS Pharmacist:
 
Mission Bay:
Investigational Drugs Pharmacy
UCSF IDS Pharmacy - Precision Cancer Medical Building (PCMB)
1825 4th Street Room L3113 (L3105 office)
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: 415-502-4040
Fax: 415-514-6566
Hours of Operation: 8am-4:30pm
Central email:
PCMBIDSpharmacy@ucsf.edu - main pharmacy contact
Individual Study Teams IDS central mailbox:
 
Lead IDS Pharmacist for Adult Genitourinary Oncology, Gastrointestinal Oncology, and Gynecologic Oncology clinical trials and Experimental Therapeutics (Adult Phase 1) clinical trials:
 
Lead IDS Pharmacist for Adult Cutaneous Oncology, Head and Neck Oncology, and Thoracic Oncology clinical trials and Genitourinary clinical trials:
  • Amanda Hanks, PharmD Email: Amanda.Hanks@ucsf.edu

Lead IDS Pharmacist for Adult Breast Oncology clinical trials
 
Lead Adult Cancer Immunotherapy (CIP):

 

Lead IDS Pharmacist for Adult Neurology clinical trials and other rare diseases; also select studies at Pritzker Building and the Vision Center 
 
Additional Support Pharmacist:
  • Steve Oakes, PharmD Email: steve.oakes@ucsf.edu
 
Lead Technicians:
  • Justin Inguito Email: justin.inguito@ucsf.edu
  • Derrick Ng Email: derrick.ng@ucsf.edu
  • Patty (Patricia) Nevarez Email: patricia.nevarez@ucsf.edu
  • Kendy Mora Email: kendy.mora@ucsf.edu
 
Mission Bay - Servicing Benioff Children’s Hospital
Investigational Drugs Pharmacy
UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
Previous address: 1975 4th Street, Room C6984
 
August 1, 2025 go-live: new address
UCSF IDS Pharmacy: Outpatient Infusion Pharmacy and PCMB
Shipping address: 1825 4th Street Room L3113 
Physical address (storage and compounding): 1975 4th Street Room M3262
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: 415-514-3875
Fax: 415-476-4680
Hours of Operation: 8am-4:00pm
Central email: pedsids@ucsf.edu
 
Lead Pharmacists
Amelia Dawson, PharmD Email: amelia.dawson@ucsf.edu
 
Additional support:
Steve Oakes, PharmD Email: steve.oakes@ucsf.edu
 

Joan and Sanford I Weill Neuroscience Building  

Investigational Drugs Pharmacy 
UCSF Medical Center - Weill 
Shipments: 1825 4th Street Room L3113 

Compounding: 1975 4th Street Room M3262)

San Francisco, CA 94158 
Phone: 415-502-1018 or 415-502-1083

Hours of Operation: 07:30am-4:00pm 

Lead IDS Pharmacist for Adult Neurology clinical trials and other rare diseases:
Lead Technicians:
  • Kendy Mora Email: kendy.mora@ucsf.edu