I live in the Bay area. When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, I sought many opinions-Stanford, Cal Pacific, Johns Hopkins, Massachusetts General. To quote a Mass General doctor: "We have excellent surgeons but there's no point in traveling to Boston when you have UCSF so close." He was right--UCSF is a center of excellence for prostate cancer if any place deserves that designation. I had an RP with Dr. Peter Carroll and return there regularly for follow up. I strongly suggest you go there for a consultation.