Yelena Wood

Dr. Wood has been a great primary care physician for us over the past few years. She has advised me on multiple issues including sleep disorders, back pain, heart issues, and others. I feel like she has a genuine interests in her patients and takes the time to thoroughly discuss symptoms and problems. She is also aware that she doesn’t know everything and can give great recommendations to other doctors and specialists. I appreciate doctors like Dr. Wood that are self-​aware, careful, knowledgable, and kind. It’s hard to find all of these traits in a single physician.

Just wanted to update that this doctor moved from La Jolla to San Clemente, where I saw her. For some reason, she still has the La Jolla address listed.
I visited Dr. Wood on a referral from her previous practice. I needed a new doctor and called ahead to ask if Dr. Wood could help me with menopause/​hormone therapy. I was told, yes, she could do that. Just not bio-​identical. Fine, I didn’t want that anyway.
The doctor told me that she really couldn’t help me, I should go back to a gynecologist and have them help me with this. As I had read from another review, she wanted to medicate me with antidepressant drugs (for menopause?). The other reviewer was a man and I forget what his problem was, but he was NOT happy.
The she had me lay back and barely, and I mean barely lightly touched over me… looking for??? Two light little fingers here and there. No pressure whatsoever to look for anything for real… maybe 30 seconds, okay, sit up.
Then, she left the office. Hello? Where did you go? Are we done?
I opened the door, looking for her… should I wait, what’s going on? Hunt her down, she had gone to ask someone to fill out paperwork for me for a mammogram. 20, and I do mean 20 minutes later, the girl comes into the waiting room (where I have now been sitting for 20 minutes with other really sick patients). Here is your order for your mammogram. Sorry about the wait.
Then, for this, I receive the bill. $ 318.00 Really? For 5 minutes and ZERO help for the problem I came in for. Zero stars would be correct here.

Dr. Wood is a great Primary Care Physician! She is very caring and shows concern where the patient is concerned. One of the main reasons I’m sticking with UCSD Medical Group is because of her. Good doctors are hard to find, so when you find one, you stick with them :)

Dr. Wood is a young, vibrant, caring, and thoughtful physician and I am so happy with all that she has done for me. Recently I had a solid week of migraines and I called her office expressing my concern. They called back and asked me if I could come into the office in the next fifteen minutes. I was there in ten, and was talking to her in 15 minutes from when I first called. For a Tuesday, she didn’t seem rushed or phased whatsoever, and listened to my whole story and went over all the possibilities of what may have caused them. It was truly remarkable what with the extremely full waiting room of patients at 10am on a weekday. She is an amazingly trustworthy physician and friend.

Had very good experience with doctor! Seems very knowledgeable and takes interest in patient’s well-​being. Listens to all problems and concerns, provides ways to deal with. Overall very satisfied.

I went to Dr. Wood after moving to San Diego in September 2009. I found Dr. Wood to be overly impersonal and to not be concerned with my health issues. I have CFIDS (Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome aka Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and she suggested I go to a psychiatrist because perhaps anxiety was causing my fatigue. Try being mysteriously sick for a year, sinking thousands into «alternative medicine», and dealing with Dr’s such as Dr. Wood and not feel any anxiety!!! She clearly had no understanding of this illness or interest in taking it seriously. Based on her attitude towards me I feel that she doesn’t believe CFIDS is a legitimate diagnosis, an illness even the CDC acknowledges (
).
Perhaps Dr. Wood would be able to handle the common cold, flu, or a more highly understood illness but don’t go to her if you have anything beyond that. In addition, she got up and left in mid-​conversation and I only realized the appointment was over when she didn’t return. It would have been nice to get a «we only have a few minutes left» or some sort of indication the apt. was coming to an end.
This was the worst Dr. visit I have had and thankfully I have found a different Dr. who at least believes CFIDS is real!