Pearl J Yee, MD

Looking for the right OBGYN is always tough. You want to find the one that you’re comfortable with, caring and knowledgeable about their field. I must say that Dr. Pearl Yee is by far one of the best OBGYN I have ever encountered. I’m giving her and her staff a 5 star rating because of the following…
Office:
1. Location is perfect
2. Very welcoming when you walk in
3. Up to date equipment
4. Clean and very presentable
Staff
1. Very professional
2. Friendly and welcoming attitude
3. Tiffany has been awesome from the time I spoke to her over the phone until I came in personally
Dr Pearl Yee
1. Warm and caring
2. Very knowledgeable and thorough
3. She listen carefully
4. Give you the best advise based on her experience
5. A great personality
I wish they have more like her in So, Cal since i lived down her for work. Once i move back to the City she will definitely be my OBGYN.

I went to see Dr Yee as I was looking to switch gynos, after seeing my previous Dr for the past 10 years or so. When I was called into her office, she began to talk with the door open about my medical chart and medical history. I got up and closed the door, and she explained that they keep the door open, and just play music in the lobby very loud to protect patient confidentiality. Ummm… What? I work in the world of HIPPA, and that is crazy.
She never asked me why I was coming in to see her, and when I explained that I was there to seek out a new Gyno, and gave about two minutes of explanation as to why, she told me that apparently ‘I was coming in only to vent’, which I began to cry. In addition, she told me my medical issues were so small I was ‘boring’.
I have never in my life stood up and walked out of a doctors office. I didn’t even need to open the door to leave, since she keeps the door open anyway.
Watch out… This doctor brings cray to the whole next level. Craaaaaaazy!

Dr. Yee’s office was highly recommended by my amazing primary care doctors office. The moment Ive called them to set up a meeting, was by far the worst experience. I am solely rating her office, primarily the front desk. It took them forever to call me back, Ive left several messages. I mean is this how its going to be whenever I have to set up an appt as well as call them for questions? It took them a week to call me back after Ive left several messages daily. When I finally received a call back the receptionist informed me that I may need to pay out of pocket. Even after Ive explained that I was referred by my primary care doctor which is in the same medical group. The lack of customer service and training for the receptionist makes you wonder how reliable this office and the practice is. Having an obgyn office thats welcoming and makes you feel like they are reliable is very important most especially during these important times. Her staff failed to do this and are somewhat rude. I was not able to see Dr. Yee personally as I canceled my appointment that took too long and have caused me so much stress (have found another amazing obgyn medical group!), so again Im not rating her per say. I am however rating her front line staff. I hope the best for dr yee and hope that she takes this as constructive criticism and trains her front staff as that is very important in a business, we have our first experience with the front staff so the way they make you feel and the amount of reliability is very important and the front line staff especially the receptionist lacks relatonship building call it customer service skills etc, reliability, maturity, interpersonal skills and knowledge.

Office staff didn’t make me feel welcomed at all. Not a place I would ever go back to. I felt really bad and frustrated after dealing with them.

My first visit with Dr. Yee. My experience with her was pleasant. She greeted me with a big smile. She was gentle and quick with the checkup. Also the chairs there are very comfortable and had a heating pad.
The gals up front are sweet and friendly!

Dr. Pearl Yee is my first OB/​GYN and after only my first appointment, I really like her. She’s extremely friendly and nice. Checkup was super quick, easy, and painless. I really loved the clean, simple feeling of the office and rooms. And the chair. It’s got A HEATING PAD!!! And there are covers for where you put your feet so they look less scary. She couldn’t have made that chair seem more welcoming.
I know many of my friends have yet to find an OB/​GYN because we’re so young but really, if you haven’t found one yet, I definitely recommend Pearl!

I have been going to Dr Yee for over 15 years and she is ABSOLUTELY the best best OB/​GYN out there. I recommended her to my friends and family and they love her too. She was there for my 2 babies and she did a colposcopy for me. She is always tender, respectful, sweet, and always makes me feel safe. I had a terrible reaction to using Monistat 1 (warning never to use Monistat) where I got a chemical burn and was burning alive. She prescribed one medication after another to help alleviate my pain. She was so understanding and did everything possible for me. THANKS SO MUCH DR YEE. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

The front desk staff at this practice are very unprofessional. I did not see Dr. Yee, but my concern is the type of patient care they provide here. During my first visit, I was greeted (if you can even call it that) by a rude front desk associate. No smile or hello, but she made it really obvious that she hates her job. During my first visit there, I already felt uncomfortable. Dr. Cabrera on the other hand was kind and I have no complaints about her. During my second visit, I came by to pick up a copy of my records. Sounds simple, right? Well, it wasn’t. I called a day ahead just to make sure my paperwork was ready. I came in the next day and what do you know? Both front desk associates were on the phone. One was on their cell phone (really professional) and the other was on their business phone. I stood there for a few minutes and tried to be patient. I wasn’t acknowledged at all. So finally when the girl who was on her cell phone was done discussing dinner plans, she decided to help me. She looked confused and wasn’t sure if I had to sign a release form… etc etc. This review is not to bash on the business but being that I also work in healthcare, this is more of a wake-​up call for the person who manages the practice. Watch and train your employees or they’ll push patients away.

A very dangerous doctor! Pearl Yee was referred to me for surgery by my regular gynecologist since she didn’t perform surgeries. I was referred for a surgery to remove a cyst but Pearl Yee decided to also remove my ovaries. This was not discussed with me or the referring doctor. Nothing was mentioned about hormone replacement therapy until I came out of surgery. Pearl Yee lied about our discussions and even falsified my medical records to show that she examined me with a nurse present. My regular gynecologist encouraged me to sue Pearl Yee which I did not do only because I didn’t think I could handle the stress after this event. Please stay away at all cost!

Dr. Yee is a miracle worker. She is the only reason I was able to deliver my 9.9lb child naturally. She is so dedicated, professional and warm, she made every visit a treat. She sees you at every visit, actually delivers your baby and never makes you feel rushed or uncomfortable. Not to mention the office girls are amazing, they are genuine and professional. Love love love this office and this OB-​best ever!

It’s hard for me to comprehend the negative reviews… I’ve been with Pearl Yee since 2000 after I suffered several miscarriages which my other ob didn’t seem concerned about. 12 years later with two beautiful boys (ages 10 and 8.5) I feel lucky to have a doctor as knowledgeable and kind as Pearl Yee. After the birth of my second son, I also struggled with some incontinence issues. Every time I sneezed, I would pee. Needless to say, this was a MAJOR hassle. Pearly Yee inserted a sling (surgically) and in the 8 years that I have had the sling, NO PROBLEMS!!! Thanks!

check her website for her chinatown and ocean offices
pearl is compassionate and incredibly competent. she is always thinking about the best scenario for her patients and is an out of the box thinker.
her new offices (she opened her own practice a few years ago) is well run and so clean and welcoming (much improvement to when she was ina group practice) i have had a longer wait time in the offbut honestly every obgyn and primary doc office i have visited tends to put the more sick people first: in this case so if i had a pap scheduled i need to be a little flexible to accomodate the woman next to me who is pregnant and needs to be seen sooner. i am ok with that. maybe others arent. anyway if i was to give birth again i would want a competent compassionate caring expert surgeon to do my c section since i almost died in my previous labor (at kaiser not with pearl) and that is why i picked dr pearl yee.

This review is LOOOOONG overdue and I have to write it after reading some of these unfortunate but what I feel are absolutely totally the opposite of my experience. SImilarly to Wendella a, I have had Dr. Yee for about 12 years as my ob/​gyn. She has performed surgery on me (myomectomy) and removed several fibroids. As far as what I hear she’s also an infertility specialist but I can’t speak on what I have never had (recommend you do a stats with a doctor to determine their success rates and methods used for conception).
Anyway, Dr. Yee’s office is always personable, warm, friendly and efficient. I have never waited more than a few minutes and at the most maybe 10 minutes to 15 minutes, but I can say that no one has ever interrupted me during my sessions with her and she takes the time to personally speak to you about your female health. She always speaks to me about my weight and offers supportive advice. I feel ‘squeaky clean’ after a visit to Dr. Yee and can’t recommend her enough for her expertise and all areas female.
As I’m almost 50, my most visit was menopause related (hot flashes and the like), and Dr. Yee gave me some tips to minimize the discomfort without hormone replacement. Suffice it to say, a few dietary changes and I’ve not awoken in a pool of sweat in months, even when the temp goes up outside. The balance in my hormones via natural means is I feel me following her sage advice.
I know that when she took out my fibroids (the reason for the myomectomy) never had me with an out of control menstrual cycle or painful anything ever again.
She’s da bomb!

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Yee’s for several years and I simply can not say enough good things about her professionalism. I especially like her new office since she separated from her old practice couple years ago. I am surprise to see a single negative review about Dr. Yee, but I think most of the negative reviews describe the old practice but not Dr. Yee personally.
She’s no longer at the Irving & California office (only her old group stays there). Her new offices are now on Ocean Ave. in Lakeside & on Powell Street in Chinatown. I like the fact that now Dr. Yee takes care of all of her patients and it is no longer the on call system. Back in those days when she was with her old group, you never knew who you would get to deliver your baby and it would be one of the on-​call doctors from her old group. And it was difficult to stick with one doctor (i.e. Dr. Yee) for the monthly prenatal checkups. Now not only that I got to see Dr. Yee at every visit, she was the one who delivered my baby as well.
I just had a very smooth delivery (only 10 minutes & 2 pushes, baby was out!) and Dr. Yee did a very good job. This was my second baby, and this time I did not even need pain killer after the delivery and I was able to walk around the next day and back to my normal self within a few days. I think it all had to do with Dr. Yee’s flawless «repairing» skills. I do agree that Dr. Yee does everything very fast (from routine checkups to childbirth delivery), but if a perfect job can be done within a very short period of time, isn’t that better?
Do expect a little wait at her office because now she’s the only full time doctor and sees all of her patients. But the wait is definitely worth it. Choose Dr. Yee as your OB/​GYN and you know you are in good hands!

Pearl Yee is an amazing doctor because she actually wants you to call her, not just the office, but actually talk to her. I’ve had to call her twice and she has answered the page… immediately. Also, her office has really comfortable chairs… not the metal and cold type, but the type that makes you feel comfortable.

What’s the purpose of making an appointment if you’re going to end up waiting in the waiting room for 20 minutes, and then in the exam room for 50 minutes? I almost stepped back outside to ask the receptionist if I was in the correct room.
Dr. Yee was a nice lady… for the 5 minutes she spent with me in the exam room. I had a few questions for her, but she breezed through them so quickly it didn’t really seem like she cared much.
Before I left, she told me about a shot that I should take, but of course I’d have to make an appointment to come back to get it. She said someone on her staff would follow up in a few weeks if they hadn’t heard from me. Well, it’s been almost 8 months now since that day, and I haven’t heard a peep.
I would definitely not recommend Dr. Yee.

I had a great experience here. I was scheduled to have the laser hair removal and cellulite treatment (doesn’t hurt to try right?) done. The nurse that worked on me was very friendly and made me feel very comfortable. I was definitely a little nervous having this work done on me but she made me feel at ease.
For the laser hair removal, there’s a numbing cream they use so there was no pain for me during the process. There were also no residual effects. Even after one treatment, I noticed that there is less hair and they’re more fine. I look forward to my next treatment.
As far as the cellulite treament goes, I was skeptical because 1) it’s not a huge problem for me so I wasn’t sure what kind of results I’d get and 2) magazines & professionals say you can’t really get rid of cellulite. I didn’t really get a chance to look at my legs after it was done but the next day, I looked, I definitely noticed a difference. Even for someone who doesn’t have a problem with cellulite, I noticed a difference, that’s promising.
Again, looking forward to my next trip so I can be hair free!

I saw Pearl Yee in 2007. When asked about recommended doctors, Pearl Yee came from many sources as highly recommended. My very first appointment was an unpleasant experience.
Wait time in the waiting room: 20 minutes
Wait time in the exam room: 15 minutes
Time spent with patient: 5 minutes
Pearl Yee came into the exam room with a assistant newbie she was training. (Yee did not even ask me for permission to have that trainee assistant present.; just very rude.) She spoke to that assistant more than she spoke with me, lecturing the assistant that she was forgetting things that was taught earlier. Yee asked me the most basic questions, took the pap, did a breast exam and was out the door in a *poof * It went by so quickly that after I got dressed, I wasn’t exactly sure whether I should wait in the room because she was going to come back or what was going on.
Obviously she’s had too much attention and there’s too much hype surrounding her so she’s a very arrogant doctor, quite unfortunate that she’s lost focus of why she’s become so popular.
I’ll might give her a second try, but that first appointment was very, very disappointing.
By the way, her new office in Sunset is in a very old medical building. Not that it should affect the experience with your doctor but I thought I should point that out.

I am astonished to see a single negative review for Dr. Yee. The day I was lucky enough to meet Pearl Yee and have her become my surgeon (and subsequent ob/​gyn) was one of the most fortunate days of my life. Dr. Yee has been consistently kind, committed and highly skilled. She follows up after hours, on weekends, whenever she is needed.
When I had surgery about two years ago, Dr. Yee saved me from a highly invasive procedure by using the most progressive techniques available coupled with her exceptional skill level. She is truly understanding of a woman’s fears and concerns and met every single one of them with outstanding professionalism.
Thanks to Dr. Yee, I am a happy, healthy, fully intact woman with nothing but an itty bitty scar that is being lasered away for free. Yes, for FREE, because that’s how she is. She is the best doctor I have ever had and an exemplary human being.
To the people who had a bad experience, I am truly at a loss for an explanation. All I know is that I am filled with gratitude for having Dr. Yee enter my life when I needed her most. Thank you.

After moving to San Fran, I was sad to leave my doctor behind. I loved him. His dad was my mom’s OBGYN. I trusted him. Loved that he was voted one of the best in New York. I even considered flying home to see him. Then I took a chance… and I am more in love with my new doctor.
Dr. Yee was recommened to me by the crappy CPMC Family Practice so I had low expectations. I am happy to report her service is 5 stars. She is so friendly and puts you immediately at ease. She’s young and hip, and makes me feel like I can ask about anything. I can’t imagine my good fortune, finding a friendly doctor that is an amazing clinician is unheard of. I would highly recommend her to anyone in the market for a new GYN.