Michelle L Yu, MD

I didn’t had a good experience with Michelle and end up need to switch to another person. She is that kind of doctor made you wait outside the office for an hour even you had an appointment. Then, when I gain weight for my pregnancy, she was so rude and demand me to laid off the carb, while I feel like I didn’t eat as much as she thought (turn out that I had a lot of water weight… cause I drop the weight right away after I delivered). then, when we were talking about the needle test for down syndrome thing, she make sure give us a «big» lecture to make sure we do it even we opted out not to… and the reason behind her attitude is kind of strange… but I will give her her the benefit of doubt… I also had a cyst the beginnning and she performed the surgery to take it out… the overall experience is ok. I really think if she can be more gentle and caring and listens… the whole experience can be better. I hesitate to write this review (my son is five now) cause I don’t want to trash talk a business but I really think the other mom to be out there needs take these in consideration… cause I wish I knew. Good luck for everyone out there.

Dr Michelle YU was the on-​call OB when I went to the emergency room at Hoag Hospital. I was 19 weeks pregnant and went in because I could feel pressure down my cervix and could feel a bag down the vaginal area. She checked my cervix manually and said «it feels a little soft» but was not concerned, at this point no ultrasound yet. Asked me to go to the bathroom to do a urine test. Mind you, I should not have been moving at all at this point, and needed an emergency cerclage. I was moving around, getting up to wear my gown and adding my jacket.
I get up, go to the bathroom, pee in a cup, come back and lay down. 2 – 3 hours later, a wheel chair comes to take me to go do an ultrasound, I get up and my water breaks as I stand up.
Dr Yu comes in the room later saying sorry, you have lost 80% of the water, the chances for the baby were bleak and the best recommendation is to terminate the pregnancy, other alternatives were risky for the baby’s health and mine.
It’s been a very difficult and emotional journey, I don’t understand how a person that comes in complaining about feeling a bag or balloon between in her vaginal area can be allowed to stand several times, asked to go pee in a cup and get up again and also I was so close to my water breaking, I would think dr Yu should be able to tell that my cervix was open.
I think she was overconfident and overlooked my complaint. I had such respect for all the Hoag doctors because of the good reputation they have but unfortunately my first encounter at Hoag with Dr Yu became a very bitter pill to swallow.
This happened in July on 2015 but I couldn’t get myself to write a review until now. I hope no one has to go through what I went through and I hope Dr Yu will do her due diligence with patients that are coming to the Emergency room for good reasons.

I had Dr. Yu for my first pregnancy. She was really nice and always made me feel comfortable, especially with this being my first child. She always took the time to answer my questions and made sure I knew what to expect. I’ve changed insurance since then and am currently looking for a new doctor because she’s not in my network. I was really sad that I wasn’t able to have Dr. Yu be my doctor again for my next pregnancy, which is what spurred me to write this review because I just really hope I can find a doctor as good as she was. The wait times can be long sometimes but I’ve never been to a doctor’s office where the wait was not long. I think that’s just how it goes.

After been to two other ob-gyn’s, I can safely say that Dr. Michelle Yu is one of the best in the SGV.
The front desk ladies and the nurses are friendly, knowledgeable and deliver quick service. My regular ob-​gyn was scheduled for vacation and I had an emergency and needed to see a dr pronto and the person scheduling the calendar was nice enough to squeeze me in the next day to see Dr. Yu.
When I went in, the nurse who asked me for my information was very nice. She was courteous and answered all my questions before seeing Dr. Yu. Dr. Yu answered all my questions and took the time to make sure I had all the information I needed. I like how her attitude is very matter of fact, sometimes you don’t need small talk when it comes to your body!
I had a follow-​up question two months after seeing her and made a phone call to ask the question. The person helping me didn’t require me to step into the office but answered it over the phone. I will definitely be staying with Dr. Yu!
(+) Parking is plentiful and convenient, office is on the second floor and easy to find

I came once for an annual exam. The nurse ignored me several times when I tried to correct her in recording my family history. However, the doctor was fine. Definitely not the gentlest in her physical exam but it was just fine. She also answered all my questions professionally, which I liked.
Fast forward one year later…
The office called. I didn’t answer because I was busy.
What irks me is this — I am pretty sure that the receptionist violated HIPAA by leaving personal information over voicemail. So I am pretty sure that I am not coming back.
Recommendation: get new receptionists and nurse.

The reception definitely has an attitude problem. It’s a already a discomfort visit to see a gyno, I don’t deserve to take attitude from the reception too. As for the doctor, she has NO patient at all! She makes you wait in the room for 30min then only spend a few minutes with you. When you want to ask her questions, her facial expression started to change and criticize you on why you spend time reading article from the internet but instead should simply take her words. She talks quick, really quick and she always give you sense of rush. She even tell me in my face that she has other patients in other rooms waiting for her and she can’t stay in the room for my questions. I think as a patient, I have the right to understand what she is performing, what is the side effects, what is the reason of it and even how is it being covered by insurance, etc. All she cares about is money! The more patient she sees, the more money she will make, so she doesn’t want to spend too much time with you. I definitely DO NOT recommend this doctor to anyone. She has no patient to explain anything to you!

Dr. Yu is the best OB/​GYN! Getting yearly paps is no fun but she makes it bearable. She always informs the patient what she is going to do and when there will be slight discomfort. I had a difficult pregnancy and she took great care of me and my daughter. She loves what she does and it shows. She is honest, compassionate, patient, and genuinely cares about her patient. I’ve never felt rushed when I see her and she always have an open ear for questions. I recommend her to everyone I know.

she is absolutely a great doctor, she is patient, caring, knowledgeable. She was my doctor for my first pregnancy. Definitely had a great experience with Dr Michelle Yu. i trust her 100%!!

A little late in my review but never too late. I never realized the importance of choosing an good OBYN until I became pregnant. I had been seeing another OBGYn for the 1^st 3mos until my worried mom suggested that I switch to Dr. Michelle Yu, whom my family/​relatives have gone to in the past with either Michelle or her mother whom was also an OBGYn.
I immediately noticed the difference on my 1^st visit with Dr Yu. She was very welcoming and kept me informed every step of the way throughout my pregnancy. Dr Yu is highly knowledgable and experienced in this industry. The wait can be long some days especially Sat but its all worth it.
Although I had hoped for an vaginal delivery, I end up having an scheduled csection because my daughter was breeched. Scared as I was leading through the entire process, I felt comfort that Dr Yu is going to get me through this safely. What I had found even more amazing is that Dr Michelle Yu and her sister Dr Deborah Yu work hand in hand helping each other out in the surgery room.
I would highly recommended Dr Yu. I feel for her busy schedule having to attend to regular patient office hours, being on-​call whenever patients go into labor and making various hospital trips daily.

This started out pretty positive and we went to Dr Yu, based on very little reviews, but still somewhat positive. Outdated equipment, and feel very rushed during appts.
We originally went to Dr Yu because we wanted to have our baby at a particular hospital, but as we got closer to due date Dr Yu kept trying to steer us away from our hospital and she kept recommending Garfield Hospital (which is horrible).
Dr Yu is also WAY too involved in medical insurance process and seems to just worry about if she’ll get paid by Insurance company. I dont recommend at all

Michelle Yu is a wonderful OBGYN! She was my doctor throughout my first pregnancy. I was scared at first because I didn’t know what to expect, but she made the whole experience easy. She is very knowledgeable and has a lot of experience. She was very thorough in explaining how my body was changing and how the baby was doing during the different stages of pregnancy. She cleared up any questions that I had and I felt very comfortable talking to her. I highly recommend her! Thank you Dr. Yu!!!