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Get specialty care through the San Francisco Health Network
Find out how to see a doctor who can diagnose and treat specific conditions, like diabetes or cancer.
What to know
To visit a specialist, you must:
- Be a patient in the San Francisco Health Network
- Have a referral from your primary care clinic or doctor
Keep in mind
- A specialist is a doctor who has advanced medical training in a specific area, like physical therapy or oral surgery.
- Talk with your primary care doctor first. They can help you figure out the kind of specialty care you need.
What to do
If you need care today for an injury or illness that is not life-threatening, see how to get a same-day appointment.
1. Enroll in the San Francisco Health Network
Before you can see a specialist, you need to be a patient at a San Francisco Health Network clinic.
2. Ask your doctor for a referral
Talk with your assigned primary care doctor or clinic about seeing a specialist.
Your primary care doctor can:
- Discuss options with you
- Send an electronic consultation, or "e-consult," to get more information from a specialist on your behalf
- Submit a referral for you to see a specialist
To send a message to your clinic or make an appointment, use the MyChart patient portal.
Speciality care options
Some specialty appointments can happen at your regular clinic. But for most specialists, you will be given instructions to go to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Ask the clinic or doctor who gave you the referral if you are not sure where to go.
Specialty services
- Anesthesia Pre-operative Clinic
- Breast Surgery
- Burn and Wound Clinic
- Cardiology
- Colorectal
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Gender-affirming care
- General Trauma and Surgery
- Geriatric Clinic
- Hematology
- Infusion Center
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neuropsychology
- Neurosurgery
- Outpatient Access Soft Tissue Infection Service (OASIS) and Minor Procedures Clinic
- Oncology Clinic
- Ophthalmology and Optometry
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orthopedic Services
- Otolaryngology and Audiology
- Pain Management Center
- Plastic Surgery Clinic
- Pulmonary
- Rehabilitation Services
- Rheumatology
- Tattoo removal
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery Clinic
- Weight management
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What to know
To visit a specialist, you must:
- Be a patient in the San Francisco Health Network
- Have a referral from your primary care clinic or doctor
Keep in mind
- A specialist is a doctor who has advanced medical training in a specific area, like physical therapy or oral surgery.
- Talk with your primary care doctor first. They can help you figure out the kind of specialty care you need.
What to do
If you need care today for an injury or illness that is not life-threatening, see how to get a same-day appointment.
1. Enroll in the San Francisco Health Network
Before you can see a specialist, you need to be a patient at a San Francisco Health Network clinic.
2. Ask your doctor for a referral
Talk with your assigned primary care doctor or clinic about seeing a specialist.
Your primary care doctor can:
- Discuss options with you
- Send an electronic consultation, or "e-consult," to get more information from a specialist on your behalf
- Submit a referral for you to see a specialist
To send a message to your clinic or make an appointment, use the MyChart patient portal.
Speciality care options
Some specialty appointments can happen at your regular clinic. But for most specialists, you will be given instructions to go to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Ask the clinic or doctor who gave you the referral if you are not sure where to go.
Specialty services
- Anesthesia Pre-operative Clinic
- Breast Surgery
- Burn and Wound Clinic
- Cardiology
- Colorectal
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Gender-affirming care
- General Trauma and Surgery
- Geriatric Clinic
- Hematology
- Infusion Center
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neuropsychology
- Neurosurgery
- Outpatient Access Soft Tissue Infection Service (OASIS) and Minor Procedures Clinic
- Oncology Clinic
- Ophthalmology and Optometry
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orthopedic Services
- Otolaryngology and Audiology
- Pain Management Center
- Plastic Surgery Clinic
- Pulmonary
- Rehabilitation Services
- Rheumatology
- Tattoo removal
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery Clinic
- Weight management