Nuclear Medicine

Locations and Directions

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UCLA Nuclear Medicine operates four locations within the Greater Los Angeles area including the UCLA Westwood/Ronald Reagan (Main Campus), UCLA Santa Monica, UCLA Santa Clarita, UCLA Thousand Oaks, and UCLA Westlake Village NeuroPET Clinic.  UCLA Westwood/Ronald Reagan (Main Campus) offers essentially all clinical services and administers the majority of the research programs; each of the satellite sites offer various services for the most common exams, please see chart below for availability at each site.

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Conventional nuclear medicine includes: 

Bone scan, v/q lung scan, gastric emptying, mag-3 renal scan, cardiac spect rest/stress perfusion, thyroid and parathyroid scanning

 * please note that bone density (also called dexa scanning) may be available through other ucla departments aside from nuclear medicine at the above locations; for full availability information, please consult your primary care physician.

Directions to UCLA Medical Plaza - Westwood

Peter Morton Medical Building
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite B114
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(Use the NORTH elevators to B-1 level)

Phone: (310) 794-1005

Office Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, weekdays

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Driving Directions:

From the San Diego Freeway (405):

  1. From the 405 Freeway, take the WILSHIRE BLVD. East exit towards UCLA/WESTWOOD
  2. Continue on WILSHIRE BLVD
  3. At the third traffic light, turn left on WESTWOOD BLVD
  4. Continue on WESTWOOD BLVD. proceed across LE CONTE AVE onto the UCLA campus
  5. Turn left at the first light into the Medical Plaza area
  6. Follow the ramp down to the parking lot below

Additional parking entrance is found on Gayley Ave, North of LeConte Ave.

Directions to UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

1250 16th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Phone: (424) 259-6124 Outpatient Imaging scheduling

Office hours: 6:30 am to 4:30 pm, weekdays

Parking: Valet Service

PET/CT address:  1245 16th St. Medical Building

Office hours:
Weekdays: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Driving Directions:

From 10 WEST to UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center:

  1. Exit at CLOVERFIELD BLVD (north), and continue toward Santa Monica Blvd.
  2. Turn left (west) on Santa Monica Blvd.
  3. Turn right onto 16th Street.
  4. A parking garage is across from the hospital.

From 405 Freeway to UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center:

  1. Exit WILSHIRE BlVD. West, and continue toward Santa Monica
  2. Merge onto Wilshire Blvd
  3. Turn left onto 16th Street

UCLA PET/CT at Santa Clarita Imaging and Interventional Center

27235 Tourney Rd.

Valencia, CA 91355

(310) 301-6800 Main scheduling

(661) 253-5858 Santa Clarita direct

Office Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, weekdays

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UCLA Westlake Village

1250 La Venta Drive, Suite 211

Westlake Village, CA 91361

(805) 494-6920 Main scheduling

Office Hours:  8:00 am to 5:00 pm. weekdays

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