Alvord Brain Tumor Center at UW Medical Center - Montlake

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206.598.2282

Clinic Hours

Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Alvord Brain Tumor Center at UWMC
Main Hospital, 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195
206.598.5125 fax
Overview
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Directions

If at any point your symptoms worsen or you feel like you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or proceed to the nearest emergency room.

Services available at this location include:

  • Brain tumors
  • Cancer care
  • Neuro-oncology (brain cancer)
  • Neurological surgery
  • Spine tumors

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Comprehensive, compassionate care for brain tumor patients

Patients come to the Alvord Brain Tumor Center from across the country for expert and holistic care that includes a precise diagnosis, a personalized care plan and a team of experts who guide them each step of the way, from consultation to treatment and follow-up.

Your care team includes UW Medicine neurooncologists, neurosurgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, neuropathologists, magnate-certified oncology nurses, and cancer specialists who work together to treat all brain and spinal cord cancers, including meningiomas, gliomas, vestibular schwannomas, central nervous system lymphomas, ependymomas, recurrent brain tumors and metastatic cancers.

We offer access to leading-edge techniques, technologies and treatments such as Gamma Knife, proton and photon radiation therapies, chemotherapies (oral and infused), immunotherapies and Optune.

A staff social worker will support you and answer any questions you and your loved ones may have throughout the course of your care. You may also be eligible clinical research trials that are available through the University of Washington Medical Center and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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Driving Directions

UW Medical Center is at 1959 N.E. Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195. See map.

From Interstate 5:  

  • Take Exit No. 168B (Bellevue /Kirkland) onto State Route 520. 
  • Take the first exit off SR 520 to Montlake Boulevard. 
  • Turn left onto Montlake Boulevard and continue north across the Montlake Bridge.
  • At the traffic light ahead, two lanes will turn left onto N.E. Pacific Street. You'll want to be in the right of those two left-turn lanes.
  • From N.E. Pacific Street, turn right at the second "Patient Parking" directional sign onto N.E. Pacific Place, then immediately turn right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel.
  • OR you can access the Surgery Pavilion Garage by turning left at stop sign just past the Emergency Department entrance.

From the East via State Route 520 Westbound:

  • Exit at Montlake Boulevard and continue north across the Montlake Bridge.
  • At the traffic light ahead, two lanes will turn left onto N.E. Pacific Street. You'll want to be in the right of those two left-turn lanes.
  • From N.E. Pacific Street, turn right at the second "Patient Parking" directional sign onto N.E. Pacific Place, then immediately turn right into the Triangle Parking Garage, connected to the medical center via a pedestrian tunnel.
  • OR you can access the Surgery Pavilion Garage by turning left at stop sign just past the Emergency Department entrance.

Public Transit

UW Medical Center – Montlake is served by many King County Metro Transit bus lines. Use Metro's Trip Planner to learn which buses can get you to the medical center.

    Shuttle Services
    The Health Sciences Express free shuttle service assists faculty, staff, patients, families and caregivers in traveling between UW Medical Center, UWMC-Roosevelt clinics and Harborview Medical Center. See the shuttle's schedule.
     
    A separate, free shuttle service similarly transports faculty, staff, patients, families and caregivers between UW Medical Center and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Seattle Children’s. See the shuttle's schedule.
     

    Parking Directions

    Triangle Garage

    The Triangle Garage is located underground, across N.E. Pacific Street from UW Medical Center – Montlake. Enter from N.E. Pacific Place, one block west of Montlake Boulevard. A pedestrian tunnel leads from the garage to the third (main) floor of UWMC – Montlake.

    The garage has 475 parking stalls. Parking staff work from 6:00 am to 1:00 am Monday through Friday, and from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday. Valet parking is available on the upper level of the garage from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Regular parking fees apply.

    Pay as you leave. Garage parking is free on Sundays, and after hours parking is available. The garage has a vehicle height restriction of 6-feet, 8 inches. Reach the Triangle Garage at 206.598.3460.

    Surgery Pavilion Garage

    The Surgery Pavilion Garage is primarily for surgery patients and their visitors. Access the lot from N.E. Pacific Street, and turn left at the stop sign after passing the UW Medical Center Emergency Department entrance.

    Disability parking is located on all three parking levels, although Level P1 has limited availability for oversized vehicles. Maximum vehicle height is 9-feet-6-inches on Level P1 and 6-feet-7-inches on Levels P2 and P3.

    Garage hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed on weekends. Pay the attendant as you leave. Hours are subject to UW’s special events calendar and schedule. After-hours parking is not available in the Surgery Pavilion Garage. Reach the garage at 206.598.0892.

    Patient/Visitor Parking Rates

    UW Medical Center parking lots are available to patients and visitors. Discount coupons, available at clinics and nurses’ stations, enable parking at these rates:

    • 0–30 minutes: Free
    • 31–60 minutes: $4
    • 1–1.5 hours: $6
    • 1.5–2 hours: $8
    • Over 2 hours: $10
    • Daily maximum with a UWMC - Montlake patient discount coupon: $10
    • Daily maximum without patient discount coupon: $18

    Rates are subject to change annually in July.

    Walking Directions

    UW Medical Center – Montlake's main entrance and its parking facilities enable easy access for all visitors. Disability parking is available in at the Triangle and Surgery Pavilion garages, and valet service is available at the front entrance of the medical center.

     
    We provide adaptive equipment for patients who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or who have speech impairments. TTYs (regular print, large print visual display, Braille), amplified headsets, flashing light and vibrating phone alert signalers, and TV decoders are available. Patients can request disability accommodations by calling 206.598.6970 (voice). Washington Relay Service, at 800.833.6388, provides TTY text service to the medical center.