Michael Yim, MD

Dr Yim is my favorite primary care physician. I met with a couple others when I first moved to Tucson and was completely unhappy but finding Dr Yim changed my life in putting the quality of health back into it. He listens, is patient, and tries to find a solution and I have found him to be successful every time. Even if it's trying a couple different medications to find the one that works for you specifically.

I've been to Dr. Yim once. Once was enough. In my 70 years of seeing scores of people in the medical profession in some capacity, be it physician, dentist, acupuncturist, nurse practitioner whomever; none have ever begun a session with the question " What do you want me to do?". That says to me immediately, that he doesn't know what to do. So much for his medical acumen or caring ability. This is not a 'people' doctor.

I have been referred to Dr Yim after my doctor of 20 years at UA and Banner whom I loved was the last one out the door. Two of my very close friends referred Dr Yim to me.As a new patient they booked me at 4 p.m. 1 st appt. That was the first mistake. He was running late he came in the room like he had just run a marathon and was trying to catch up. I introduce myself I told him I needed a new Primary Care due to my doctor leaving area.I had sent all my medical tests meds anything else that he would need prior to our visit.He said" what can I do for you?""Again I repeat what do you want from me today." I said I had made the appointment 2 months ago for a new Primary Care. I don't need anything today. I have separated from my husband and my world is turned upside down. I am extremely distressed and I don't know where to go from here. I have been working very hard on keeping myself in the zone being at peace so I don't lose it. And the doctor walks in frustrated overwhelmed and overworked. Our energies did not match at all.Two ends of the scale. I am doing the best I can do to move on one day at a time. Stay in inner peace and Faith.This doctor is looking at me thinking what the hell does she want out of me? He kept saying what do you want! This is not your husband's appointment! don't talk about your husband, talk about yourself. Good life that my husband and I built for the last 19 years has been shattered. But this doctor didn't seem to understand that is not about my husband that is about me.He was talkin down and Kurt and almost raising his voice at me.I believe he was in more distressed state than I was. I said well my life is turned upside down. I don't know what to do... (I don't have a doctor that I feel comfortable and confident with someone that tries to understand me ) and that is why I can cry on a dime." Again he pipes up what do you want from me today!"I'm writing this because I want YOU to know all doctors have different standards of patient care. If you think that they're going to sit down with you and care what is going on in your life, you are wrong. You need to find someone who is empathetic who doesn't have a patient booked every 20 minutes or so. And who has enough time allotted to see behind your tears someone that doesn't grill you.I was totally misunderstood my heart has been broken by my shattered marriage. Alll he did was exacerbated with his clinical Style. When the nurse checked me into the room, she said you know he is running late today and he gives everybody a thorough visit, so when he comes to see you he will do the same for you. That totally sounds fair. I was told, he's always running late his appointments are overbooked, even the nurse said don't plan on anything for an hour after your appointment just in case. They have it worked out (so the just in case is a fact of life in that clinic). I know that if I wasn't so sensitive I could have blown it off.And just gone somewhere else. I would have stopped him in his tracks and told him you are not for me.This is a doctor that is just making his quota of patients and giving minimum care so that he complies with the corporate(Northwest) expectations of him. I'm sorry I'm a senior I am not going to put my life in someone's hands that doesn't care....At least he didn't sugarcoat it and pretend to interact with me, to see how he could help me.He gave me no false hopes of finding the right doctor. I waited two months for this appointment. It was a waste of time on both sides. I have been in this town 22 years and I have never made a complaint against a doctor. I know that there is a shortage of doctors and there's only so much they can do. But when it comes down to a "confrontation" because I can't just pipe up and say yeah my husband has had a stroke and his emotions are gone. This doctor keeps reminding me it's my appointment. How do you separate it?Without a doubt or a reservation I vote a strong No. I have cried two days thinking how could I let this doctor run over me like that without me standing up for myself. That's what made me cry for 2 days.

It is impossible to talk to anyone when you call. You have to leave a message with Dr. Yim's assistant and she never calls back. My latest contact with him has leaving me with less and less confidence in his knowledge. He seems impatient with you, interrupts, and is arrogant. I am looking for another physician. I will not be going back to him.

I can't recommend Dr. Yim. His medical care was subpar. His office managers (which I presume he is supposed to oversee) are the worst I've come across. Dealing with him and his office has been (for several years running) a real pain - and that was when I was well. If you are sick? Well, you better hope you don't get sick or need medical attention on his watch.

Dr. Yim is incredibly rude and arrogant! In my 68 years, I have never experienced a doctor like this. As I understand it, he is also the medical Director. I wonder if all these bad reviews even get seen by someone who can do something about this horrible behavior.

Dr. laptop. His laptop will help you. he pays more attention to his laptop than he does you.Did his laptop, go to medical school or did he?

I would put -0 stars if I could. Dr. Yim is the most arrogant #!*1!! Doctor I've ever meant. He does not have he time to talk to the patients and when he does he treats you bad. Only sends his assistants in and treats them horribly.

If you're reading this review your looking for a doctor. WELL KEEP LOOKING.this office does not give a damn about you or your health. Yikes, I know. It s a doctor. KEEP LOOKINGI have never experienced such a lack of caring or the inability to give an inch more than is required. KEEP LOOKINGI give them 1 star Andy for Dr. Yim's medical knowledge. He should be teaching medicine and not practicing medicine. KEEP LOOKINGBest of luck. There are a lot of very good doctors out there. Keep Looking please

If you're looking for a medical practice with a compassionate doctor, this is not the place to go. If you're looking for a medical clinic where they employ a competent staff, run in the opposite direction. Dr. Yim SEEMED competent when I first started seeing him. However, as time went on, he became short, impatient and didn't listen, often interrupting me when I was trying to explain an issue. He is arrogant. He ignored a serious skin infection, asking if "the little place burned and itched a bit." I now have missing tissue from the infection. Had I not seen a COMPETENT doctor, I would look like a stroke victim.Getting prescriptions refilled was a marathon production, which often took 2+ weeks AFTER my pharmacy faxed them 3x, called them 3x and I called them 2x. On different occasions, their different assistants called me with three different messages. When I asked one of them why (a) one told me they couldn't fill it, (b) one said my pharmacy didn't fax their address and (c) one told me the prescription was filled (it was, one year of refills) she couldn't answer. I asked her if the staff was incompetent. I wasn't very nice, but TWO YEARS of this was ridiculous. My pharmacy told me it's an ongoing issue with this clinic. (Don't bother with any of the others in this office. They all have the same lame assistants.) The next week, after I had already started looking for a new doctor, I received a registered letter from Dr. Yim, telling me that he has no longer going to treat me because of my "treatment of his office staff." GREAT! When I checked RateMds, there are over TWO DOZEN complaints about him and his office staff. Obviously, he is more concerned with being incompetent and defending incompetent assistants who can't read, than making sure his office is run by people who are intelligent enough to READ RECORDS. Abd since HE can't seem to okay refills, in a timely manner, it is really HIS pprpblem. He is probably too busy making sure he is Mr. Fun guy and one of the gang with his staff. SO...if you're looking for a PROFESSIONAL medical clinic that won't run the risk of killing you, this is NOT the place to go.