Rebecca S Yu, MD

I met Dr. Yu on New Years Eve after fracturing my hip and shoulder in a sidewalk fall. She was the surgeon on call at the Alta Bates Emergency Room that evening (lucky me!). Dr. Yu described my fractures and the solutions I could choose from to heal those fractures; I chose to have surgery to place pins in my hip. Dr. Yu was friendly, sympathetic, reassuring and gracious and returned on New Years Day for surgery. My post op visits, both in and out of the hospital, were great. She evaluated my progress and answered my questions on regaining movement and fitness. The staff at the Cardon and Yu medical office is terrific. They ask detailed questions about the healing process and allow the patient to ask as many questions as needed. They have an on-​line patient portal that allows you to see office and injury notes. And they have big computer screens to show your X-​Rays and discuss what they show. I highly recommend Dr. Yu.

I gladly went out of network to have Dr. Yu remove a big embedded, infected splinter in my left pinky finger. What an awesome doctor she is! After weeks of delay at my HMO, Dr. Yu saw me quickly, confirmed right away by ultrasound that the splinter was there, and scheduled me for outpatient surgery 2 days later. The surgery center and Dr. Yu were a dream team, and I don’t even need painkillers. I’d seen Dr. Yu’s colleague, Lamont Cardon MD, in 2008 and I’d never encountered such a wonderful physician. Dr. Yu is right up there in the same pantheon — gifted, kind, at the top of her practice. Wow.

Dr. Yu is an amazing surgeon. I recently had major wrist surgery that involved a lot of hardware after a bad break. Not only is she extremely accomplished in her work, but she has a wonderful bedside manner. She’s a great listener and makes you feel like you are her only patient. Most importantly she is very good at her specialty and now I am making my way back to a full recovery. Don’t look any further if you need an upper extremities surgeon… and she has a cool vibe too!

Top professional. Very helpful, pleasant, caring, and an expert. The staff was great too. Highly recommend this place.

My girlfriend had a terrible accident and lost part of her index finger. We originally went to Dr. Yu because of her excellent credentials, and her being part of our network. The ER doctor did his best but the result was not a good one, and Dr. Yu explained our options well without pushing for either choice. We appreciated her thorough explanation and gentle approach. She did the surgery as well, and so far we are very satisfied. Her staff is very pleasant and professional too.

Dr. Yu and her staff are awesome! I recently went there for my wrist, and after two weeks of MRI and X-​rays, she gave me an diagnose and explained to me what was the cause of my pain and treatment. She helped me understand clearly. I am very pleased and happy to have been referred to her.

I saw Dr. Yu several years ago for a broken index finger. She xrayed it, cast it and it became normal again – no drama.
This year I had some cysts on my right wrist. We looked at it on an MRI and she drained them in the office and they came right back within 3 weeks. She recommended surgery if I wanted it. Everything is totally discussed with all options, the pros and cons, etc. I opted for the surgery, done outpatient, home by 10 am. This lady is good. My scar is fading and thin – only had this done in May ’15. I protect from the sun, have full mobility, the cysts are gone and not coming back and no pain. Follow up was uneventful. She is generous with her time. Another really smart, knowledgeable, and super nice female doctor. Yep, my kind of experience.

After 6 weeks with a broken wrist (distal radial fracture) and trying to get treated through my horrible version of Medi-​cal (Alameda Alliance), being in constant pain, getting a bad cast, doctor misinformation, bad surgery, and then an abusive cast tech, I was told I needed more surgery. I could not bear to go back to Highland Hospital and wait yet again 4 to 6 hours hoping I might see the doctor I was told I should see or more abusive treatment. (My surgery day at Highland was 9 hours though the surgery took 2 hours.) Not even being able to talk to the surgeon post surgery except for a few moments in a room with other people as he was rushing on, was stressful too — and then I was to wait 4 weeks before seeing him again in a terrible restrictive cast (doubled for some reason) that I knew was not what the surgeon requested. Then a second and third opinion said I needed another surgery immediately. Meanwhile, I could not use my hand and my fingers were losing function.
So with the help of friends, I went to Dr. Yu, who is kind, considerate, and explained more than anyone else had of what was happening. I had the surgery and then was told yesterday that it was successful. If I’d seen her first, I would be well over the recovery time. She made it as easy as possible. Her assistant, Erin, is wonderful too, and I can reach both for advice and information when I need to. The good care plus knowing it’s good care reduces so much of the stress. If only I’d gone to Dr. Yu first.