Dr. Yong Lin, MD

Horrible! Dr. Linn gave me steroid injections to relieve lower back pain. Not only didn't the shots work, but my sciatic nerve was aggravated somehow, so now I have sciatica and have to go to another doctor for help. I didn't have this condition when I went to see Dr. Lin. When I went to see him for the followup app't. and told him about this he didn't believe me. He would hardly let me explain what was happening and how I was feeling. I truly believe that this doctor is uncaring and incompetent. I've never been to a doctor who actually makes my pain worse.

I have been a patient off and on for 20 years. He is always caring and comprehensive in his communication. Without Dr Lin my pain would be intolerable. Thanks to him I have a functional life.

Well-Trained, Knowledgeable about his field of medicine (Pain Management) yes. Is he a good physician?, Is he a good clinician?, Does he explain things thoroughly to the patient? Does he have a good bedside manner? Does he show signs of being truly invested in the well-being of his patients? Unfortunately the answer to the second set of questions is NO. Dr. Lin has a horrible attitude...yelling at patients in the exam rooms when his staff is in the wrong, refusing to refill addictive pain medication out of spite, being completely unresponsive when on call, stating routinely that he is "Too Busy" to speak to his patients on the phone...no matter what the situation. Pain Management Doctors are anesthesiologists with additional training in Pain Medicine. In the case of Dr. Lin, it probably would have been best for him to stay in anesthesiology where he has very little patient contact, because he is possibly one of THE WORST doctors out there. Good training does mean a good Doctor!

I have been seeing Dr. Lin since Jan 2014. He has provided me with excellent and consistent care. I have acute stenosis and herniation disc issues. I am very Fortunate to have him as my Pain Doctor. Under his care, I have had MRIs to make sure all he does is as effective as it can be. It has been comforting to know that he continues to address my spine and disc issues. I would be very lost without him. He is very compassionate and is a wonderful Doctor who truly cares about me and my pain and discomfort. I am not sure how I would have been able to endure without him. He listens to me and considers all options to give me a decent quality of life. He works hard to give me hope going forward: I believe all of this is due to the depth of his knowledge. What he has given me over the last 5 years motivates me to share my personal story. My relationship with him has grown and I am a long term patient of his. As his patient I can't say enough good things about him. Thank you Dr. Lin.

very bad experience

Very cold bedside manner. I have a complicated condition and once Dr. Lin felt he had helped me enough, he became very abrupt and rude. It took him 3 months to fill out a fill-in-the-blank paragraph for my insurance company. He is never able to speak to me directly, but has his assistant, Mirna, deal with most matters. While Mirna is very sweet, she is not great at communicating with patients and often forgets things.