Philip C Yee, MD

don’t waste your time, and search for a another doctor. he most likely won’t find anything and will not try harder if it’s not something obvious. stuff is nice but expect to wait at least extra 30 minutes just to have 5 minutes chat with the doctor. Dr. Yee is nice and polite as well though people don’t visit doctors only because they want to talk to a «nice person».
get better, be well!

Dr. Yee is pretty good. He explains things thoroughly and he’s kind. I have to say the only reason I am giving him 3 stars and not a higher rating is because of this lady he has at the front desk. A older blonde lady, speaks sort of valley girl like, she is so damn nosey and asks personal questions and will keep asking. I honestly dread seeing her and wish I could avoid her. I just don’t get it, if someone tells you that they feel uncomfortable answering a personal question than don’t keep digging for info… its happened twice already. The other staff are nice. Anyways, the doctor is cool, yes, you will probably wait an extra 20 min past your actual appointment time possibly, but he seems very knowledgeable and answers any questions you have and has taken care of me so far and I appreciate that.

Thorough and very kind doctor with great bed side manner. His office was able to fit me in fairly quickly because of a cancellation, so I was very appreciative of their help.
Dr. Yee sat down with me and let me talk and explain why I was there. He took a thorough history of my health and medical issues. He asked questions to see if he could connect the dots between my exams and what I was telling him. He then proceeded to conduct an examination of my gastrointestinal area to see if anything hurt.
He’s a very honest doctor and speaks intelligently, yet kindly and never once made me feel uncomfortable or idiotic for whatever silly question I felt I probably asked.

Was on vacation. Dr Yee fit me into his schedule within a day, even though I was not a patient. Ended up in having to be in hospital for a week. He was excellent. Very caring, I’m so impressed with him and his office staff! So professional. Highly recommend.

Dr. Yee is the second Digestive Doctor I saw in San Ramon, and most likely the last.
He is a good Doctor, but my condition only improved to some degree after antibiotics, it did not resolve fully.
There was some follow up from the staff in his office, but I didn’t get the feeling they knew what to do or tell me.
I chose a Clinic outside the Bay Area to continue my treatments.

I brought my daughter who is 20 to see Dr. Yee. The staff was very friendly, professional and helpful. We were also seen right on time!
My daughter felt Dr. Yee was very friendly, helpful and caring. She felt Dr. Yee genuinely wanted to find the root of the problem.
She was only home for 3 weeks for Winter Break and Dr. Yee’s office made every effort to get her scheduled for the necessary appointments.
My daughter has started her medication and if it works, I will go 5 stars :)
Thank You Dr. Yee and Staff!

I still have to meet a doctor like Philip who is so full of energy and dedicated to his work. A very inviting and communicative person who answered all my queries during my pre operative session with him. I went to him with complains of cramps in my abdomen and not constipation in the morning which was lingering for a few months. I kept neglecting and taking laxatives until one evening when the cramps were unbearable.
He did a few external examination and suggested that I should go in for a colonoscopy. He explained to me that there is nothing to be worried about it is just a regular examination that would give him an idea of my colon He could then give me proper guidance once he rules out the possibilities. He assured me that it would be a painless process. He gave me a fluid that I had to drink and no food for the whole night. It was like a gallon of fluid and running to the toilet every couple of minutes was the most difficult part of the whole process. The fluid was to flush out everything in the colon.
The day of the examination his staff called checking on me to make sure I was following the procedure. When I reached the clinic they gave me a change and all the regular checkups were done. Dr Philip explained to me that he would partially sedate me and I could watch the entire process if interested. I did not even realize when the entire process got over as most of the time I opted to sleep and not look at the camera. Thankfully there was nothing serious to be worried about. He asked me to stay for a while before leaving and gave me some advices and medication.
I was quite happy at the end of it. Dr. Philip handled the entire process very smoothly and made me feel at ease through the entire process. He also gave me his email address just in case I had any queries.

Dr. Yee is the sweetest doctor I have ever met. I am pretty picky when it comes to my doctors and still haven’t found a good PCP or OB after years of searching, but Dr Yee is the perfect GI doctor. I seriously wish that he would be my PCP, he’s smart enough. I never knew you could have a doctor that is a genius and who was also caring and compassionate!!! He was genuinely concerned and explained everything I needed to know even though it took an hour. I have never had a doctor do that! Usually you get 5 minutes and then they kick you out, not Dr. Yee. Seriously, see him if you have any gi issues or just need a routine colonoscopy, he is amazing!!!

While I was in the hospital, Dr. Yee was «assigned» to my case. Lucky for me, not so lucky for him because my case was not a cut and dry one.
We met my first morning in the hospital (Nov. 1) when I was very scared and very emotional. He was very calm and very to the point with me saying that he needed to get behind the science of what was happening to and in my body and after he did that, he could get to the emotion. I am able to follow directions quite well and once he put it like that, I was able to stop crying and to start answering his questions. He was able to make sure I had all I needed from morphine for pain to whatever else I needed.
The next morning I had an endoscopy and later that evening, he came to my room and I was expecting to have an answer. Unfortunately, there was no answer «yet» and he stated he wanted to work very conservatively on my case and wait until the biopsy results came in. My first thought was that maybe I had cancer but he was able to put those fears to rest right away. The next day Dr. Yee came back and said we were still waiting on results and then later that evening he showed up with another Dr. (to be reviewed next) who I knew only as the «Infections Disease» doc and I was really really scared. Turned out, I had a virus that was considered «self contained» but lots and lots of blood work and tests had to be done over my stay and Dr. Yee came to see me daily to make check in on my progress, to write new orders and well, all sorts of other TMI types of details.
I will be using Dr. Yee as my GI from now on and will be seeing him in about 9 days for a follow up endoscopy. He has a sense of humor, he is very knowledgeable and again, I feel so lucky to have him working on my case.

I had my 3 year check up with Dr. Yee yesterday, He has me on a 3 year recall for a colonoscopy. I’ve been going to Dr. Yee for almost 20 years now, and I find him to be the most down to earth, caring doctor I’ve ever seen. He always seems happy to see me, he always asks about my kids (who are grown now), and takes a sincere interest in me. He answers all
of my questions in a way that even I can understand! His staff is wonderful
as well (which I always think is a reflection of the doctor). If I should call
with an issue and ask to be seen sooner than later, they have always gotten me in the same day that I call… his is the only doctors office that’s ever done that. I always feel like they treat me the same way they would
treat their own family members.
I’ve always told my friends that they have to see Dr. Yee if they need a GI doc… but the other day my daughter told me that most people look at this
website if they are looking for a Physician, and I thought I would give it a
try…good Karma for me to share good news. I think the world of Dr Yee…
If you ever need to see this kind of doctor, then you should see Dr. Yee, he’s the best.

Back in July, I was hospitalized with severe stomach pains. Fortunately for me Dr. Yee was on call. I was really scared and he was so compassionate, and took such good care of me. I went through a series of tests, and was found to have colitis. Which kept me hospitalized for 5 days. Following up in his office I found his office staff to be just as caring and friendly. While there usually is a bit of a wait, I know it’s because he takes his time with each patient and gives them 100%. I would definitely recommend Dr. Yee for your GI issues.

My first visit to Dr Yee’s office was to schedule a routine colonoscopy. His staff was very friendly and professional. I waited about 45 minutes– but he apologized for being late when he did see me. Haven’t had a doctor do that ever! He is actually very warm and friendly.
He offered me the option of taking pills or drinking that horrible stuff to prep. I chose the pills. They are pretty big– so if you have difficulty swallowing pills– stick with the gunk to drink. The prep was the worse part. No food since midnight the day BEFORE your procedure! Didn’t sleep at all that night before do to the prep and was starving and shaky the day of the procedure. Do yourself a favor and pick up an electrolyte replacement drink (no red dye).
He preformed my procedure the following week. Again– he was warm and friendly and I was in and out before I knew it. The Tresanti center where it was preformed was AWESOME!

FIRST VISIT: I left work early and rushed over here for my 3:30pm appointment. I made it on time, filled up some routine paperwork since I’m a new patient, and then I waited to be called.
3:45pm — waiting…
4:00pm — still waiting…
4:15pm — still waiting…
The doctor didn’t see me until well over 4:25pm. While I was waiting, I saw him with another patient, which I’m not surprise that doctors over-​book appointments. I was told that it was «normal» practice to reduce «down time.» I find it very difficult to believe that most doctors nowadays actually care about patients when this is what they call «normal practice.» Anyhow, the doctor saw me shorter than I waited because I was out of there by 4:45pm. This is the 2^nd doctor I encountered like this (check out my review for Ryan Anderson).
2ND VISIT/​FOLLOW-​UP: I still waited pretty long and they were pretty aggressive on the procedures they wanted me to do. Luckily, I got a 2^nd opinion who doesn’t agree with such evasive and aggressive procedure.
Also, it’s really difficult to get hold of this doctor because the number they provide is for an entire network and they don’t provide you an extension to speak directly to their admin, which consists of about 3 people. I’ve called several times before asking for a copy of my results and had to leave a message during all occasions. The only time they called me back is when my message said that I want to reschedule or make an appointment. Otherwise, good luck trying to get a call back if it’s any other request.
So my opinion, it’s always good to get a 2^nd opinion and not get pressured to make such a big decision right there and then. Plus, there’s nothing wrong with doing something conservative first especially if your symptoms is mild.
I don’t recommend this specialist.