Gabriel J Young, MD

This doctor deserves a zero star as a doctor!!!
I was referred to this doctor by someone because I was so sick and needed to see a doctor right away over the weekend. To make the long story short. My initial blood test shown three abnormal liver function readings, this doctor told me this result was very bad and told me to do another blood test in LabCorp that he preferred. I usually used PAMF so all results posted on web for easy access. Okay this time I followed his order and had second blood test at LabCorp and did ultrasound in another place. I waited third day to call his office at 5pm to find out whether the office received the faxed test since I didn’t have access to web for LabCorp. His front desk lady said they were too busy to look for it and they would call back in the evening. At 9pm the doc called so naturally I asked him if the 2^nd test readings looked normal, what were my ALT and ASP readings this time (very normal question to ask, isn’t it?). He said I had been affected Hepatitis B in the past. Since he didn’t know my history so I told him I had Hepatitis B vaccine done before and that’s why the first blood test shown I had immunity. He blew up and yelled over the phone questioned me if I acted as an «expert», I said: «I am not but just give you the info, I’m worrying and want to know if there are any issue.» He continued yelling at me and told me to shut up and listened to him, only let him talk. He said: «Listen to me!» I said: «Yes, I am listening» then he continued shouting; «don’t say a single word and listen to me! Don’t try to play a doctor! Whether the reading is normal or not isn’t what you say.» I asked: «what??? I only asked if the readings are normal then you tell me, I worried» He continued shouting but not gave me an explanation. I didn’t want this to continue and asked him to give the phone to the front office lady.
What a crappy doctor that is! If you had a bad day don’t blow up your f***&^%$ temper onto your patient! This is an absolutely worst doctor I’ve ever seen. Not to mention they have very unorganized office. No wonder they couldn’t find my medical tests! Also the lady performed blood and urine test on me the first time — not wearing gloves and wash hands after procedures. Very unsanitized and unsafe place!!!
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Thought about all that last night and concluded this Young doesn’t understand liver issue very well and he is very touchy about if patient raises a question about it. Otherwise there is absolutely no reason to yell at it like this. No one knows everything doc! To be a good doctor you can simply tell me you need sometime to analyze the data (or do you research in the background) then get back to patients or simply refer patients to a specialist such as a gastroenterologist! I am a very good electronics designer but I don’t know everything so I continue learning… Please to stay professional, doc!

I was recently switched to Dr. Young’s office due to a change in medical plans (I was going to Valley Med but was assigned a new Primary Care Physician outside of the hospital– go Medi Cal!).
I have to say that my expectations going in were way too high– I don’t know why I was expecting the office to be like a doctor’s office (I mean seriously, who goes to the doctor’s office and expects the office to be like a doctor’s office? Nobody, right?!).
The office had an unpleasant aroma– I’m not sure if it was an old/​moldy smell– and I immediately scrunched my nose upon entering. I was asked to fill out paperwork, which was expected. What was unexpected was having to sit down at a dirty, portable plastic table… You know, one of those ones you use at parties. It was lick-​your-​finger-​to-​see-​the-​white-​table dirty. I was disgusted. Plus, the paperwork was a mix of Mandarin and English, and there were so many grammatical errors I couldn’t even think straight. On top of this, there were some off-​the-​wall questions. This is a question taken straight from the questionnaire: When you are menstruating, do you bleed? But I digress.
Anywho, the waiting room/​front «office» was not exactly unpleasant: there was a huge, comfortable (yet torn apart) couch, so waiting wasn’t too terrible. In fact, I waited for less than ten minutes to be seen, so that was a plus.
I was taken into the room next to the office to have my blood pressure checked, no complaints there. But this was the first instance I noticed the lack of general organization.
I went back into the waiting room and shared a few laughs with my mother when one of the other patients randomly decided to stick her fingers in the fish bowl. I still don’t know what to make of that moment. I guess I was tickled? Again I digress.
Into the doctor’s office I went. BUT WAIT. Was this REALLY a doctor’s office?
IT WAS SO MESSY. I am a housekeeper/​nanny, and I work for a family that hoards. So I’ve seen messy. All I know is doctor’s offices are not supposed to be like this. There were files everywhere, empty medicine boxes, full prescription bottles, empty prescription bottles, tissues, books, etc. He had no space on his desk, he filled out the paperwork on his lap. There appeared to have been an actual patient table in the room at one point, but it was covered in knick-​knacks and paperwork, so I sat in a foldable chair instead.
This was where things got a little bit bizarre.
See, I am a 20 something year old female, and I get a bit uncomfortable when it comes to having strange men touch my body. Yes, he is a doctor, so naturally I expected him to have to touch my body in some way, shape or form. But I was not put into an apron, and he did not wear gloves when doing the examination. When he checked my heart rate he just lifted up my shirt. Maybe it was his age and the fact he was not wearing gloves, but it just didn’t sit right with me. I also did not see him come out of his office after the patient before me to wash his hands, so I deem that argument invalid. I don’t like accidental boob-​grazage with anyone, let alone an older male doctor, not wearing gloves. It was more than accidental boob-​grazage. He lifted my breast out of the way to check my heart. When he checked my spine I didn’t even have to get out of my chair.
He discovered a heart murmur when listening to my heart. I do not have a heart murmur. Never have. So when I told my mom I needed to have an EKG done, she was just like whaddufunk?
The lady at the front desk was the one who set me up for the EKG. The set up was fine, but they only recorded about one minute. In the past I was hooked up to the machine for about 15 minutes. After this was complete, she took the pads off and put them back on the sticky pads. I am almost positive they will use the same pads on another patient without second thought. All was good and dandy with my heart, like I said before, there has been no problem in the past.
The lady at the front also administered a TB test for me. Without gloves. I know that in the past gloves were not used, and doctors are not required by law to use gloves, but honestly. The condition of the office already grossed me out. I felt even more dirty post-​needle insertion. This was three weeks ago and I am still disease free thank the lord. SO. NOT. SANITARY.
Well, that’s basically the extent of my experience. I never went back to have the results of the TB test reviewed (mainly because I forgot, also because I am just a tad bit afraid to go back).
This place needs an evaluation. And a seriously awesome cleaning crew. And some gloves. And some trash cans.
He has an awesome laugh, so he’s got that going for him. That ups him to two stars.

My husband has been a patient of Dr. Young for over ten years.
Dr. Young is a superior physician. Once when my husband was
convinced that he had heart burn, Dr. Young knew within a few minutes
that my husband had just had a heart attack. He saved his life.
Dr. Young had exceptional medical training and he is a very caring doctor, this results in long waits because there are so many patients who recognize his superior skills.
We think that perhaps the couple of negative reviews might be from patients who would like a shorter wait time why else would a little dust be such a major issue.
Dr. Young keeps meticulous records on a computer and he was one of the first to do so.
I come from a family of medical professionals. My Grandfather and brother are doctors and sister is a nurse. I seek out excellent physicians like Dr. Young.

I have only one thing to say about this doctor: «Stay away!!!» A simple injury on my ankle turned into an ulcer, resulting into a prolonged suffering period. He would keep prescribing antibiotics one after another without any proper diagnosis or sending me over to a lab. If he were unable to treat me, he could have simply referred me to another physician, but they will hold on to you as long as possible.
Did I mention his awfully dirty office? When you visit a clinic, you at least expect it to be clean — one essential part of making sure that patients don’t get infected easily from a doctor visit.
And yes, even if you have an appointment, expect to wait for hours.
NOT going back EVER!

Dr Young is great! There are a bunch of whiny reviewers that don’t like it that hes a Christian. It’s because hes a Christian that he helps poor people with medical help and takes medicare and even helped me out when I couldn’t pay him.
You don’t like his dirty office? Go to a doctor office that charges 3x the price, makes appointments days later and makes you wait an hour or 2 to see them.
Dr Young is also very smart and dedicated. So you have choices in life. if you don’t want to see a doctor who is also a pastor then you can.
Is he pushy sometimes? Sure he is. Hes like an old country doctor. The difference is hes a MD and I’m not. In my fields I am pushy too because I am an expert in my field.

I’m reviewing Gabriel J Young, MD in Cupertino.
Date of Visit:
June 2009 ~ Jan 2011 (Visited Every Three months)
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I’ve actually never thought that I would be writing a 1-​star review for a clinic/doctor’s office. Despite the high cost for medical in this country, I do appreciate and respect the medical profession, and people who work in the field.
However, I would if I could, give Dr. Young’s office a zero-​star. But a one-​star is fair; consider the staffs (who are relatives of Dr. Young) are friendly, nice and caring.
Some background of the review, Dr. Young was actually my mom’s doctor for the period of time. And the reason she went to Dr. Young, and continued to go there for more than a year was because, her insurance policy rate had skyrocketed and it was no longer affordable.
But she still needs to go see a doctor, to get the prescription of her long term medication. During that period of time, we were in a process of getting public medical insurance option. I’m glad that as January this year, our long term relationship/​suffering with Dr. Young can finally come to an end.
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Doctor: ⁰⁄₅
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I don’t even know how to start. Some of the previous Unilocal review mentioned Dr. Young is a very Christian man, and also mentioned something about the Swine Flu shot. I guess I will start from there.
Religious:
During our first visit at Dr. Young’s office, when we saw Dr. Young, instead of being asked what bring us in, Dr. Young asked my mom WHETHER SHE IS BEING GRATEFUL TO GOD THAT SHE GETS TO COME TO THE OFFICE TO SEE A DOCTOR! Wow! Speechless, I respect your religious doctor, but please respect my 1^st amendment right too!
Swine Flu Shot:
During the time of the swine flu epidemic in 2009, Dr. Young was being very pushy on giving us the swine flu shot. At the end, my mom gave in and took the shot for $ 20. Then Dr. Young turned to me and suggested I take the shot too, I refused and he even say he will give me the shot for free. (Hmm… then why did you charge my mom, who is your patient $ 20?) I refused again. Then guess what? Dr. Young began telling me a story of one of his relative in New York who was perfectly healthy, but got the flu and died after two weeks. First of all, I felt really sorry for what happened, but at the same time I hope he was being honest and sincere about what he told me. But then, I felt really irritated that a doctor actually used a death threat to convince people to get vaccinated. I considered that a questionable conduct.
Pertussis Shot:
I don’t exactly remember when, sometimes in 2010 for sure. Dr. Young was pushing the Pertussis shot this time. This time my mom refused all the way. Dr. Young asked the reason why my mom wouldn’t take the shot; my mom answered that she afraid of needle. Then guess what? Dr. Young asked whether she afraid of needle more or afraid of death more? (Same old death threat trick!) My mom then answered that at her age, she is not afraid of death anymore. (Way to go!) Fortunately, this time I was waiting outside at the car while my other family member took my mom in.
Misc.
Most of the time, I just don’t see Dr. Young really care about his patients much (My mom or others). He seems to come to the office late often (Like 10:30 or 11), every time I see him either scolding his patients or his staff at the front counter. And I had never seen him smile.
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Nurses/​Staffs: ⁴⁄₅
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I believe the staffs work at the front desk are actually Dr. Young’s wife and sister. Unlike Dr. Young, both of them are very nice, friendly and caring. However, there is this one time, they mis-​measure my mom’s blood pressure as high instead of in fact it’s normal, because they measure it with my mom’s sleeves on.
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Facility: ¹⁄₅
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Probably the most dirty and messy clinic I had ever been to. Near the waiting area where the sofa is, old paper, magazines were everywhere. Behind the front desk, you can see documents, patient’s file are scatter everywhere. At this one time, they had left one of the patient’s confidential info (DOB, SS#, Address… etc.) wide open in a folder facing up where I can see.
Things got even worse inside Dr. Young’s office. Pile and pile of document piled up perhaps 10 feet tall from the desk, which I believe it will be a hazard if earthquake hit. Couple dirty coffee mug were just sitting around. I would say a college dorm room would probably be more neat that Dr. Young’s office.
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Conclusion
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As mentioned previously, despite the high medical cost in this country, I have full respect to people who work in the medical field.
Because most of my experience with a doctor, dentist or even optometrist were pleasant (Maybe except when the time of paying), and they were all very professional.
However, Dr. Young is sure one of a kind. Not only was that he rude and uncaring. But he actually upselling some stuffs and use threat to push it, which I would only expect it in an auto repair shop. Everything was just unbelievable.

Dr. Young was very helpful in diagnosing a medical issue. So he knows his stuff very well.
I was very annoyed when we were told we were getting swine flu vaccines and next time we came in they said we needed swine flu and told us that last vaccine was regular flu vaccine. ARGH! That is just wrong! I am intelligent and listen closely and we had never had any flu vaccines and I only wanted swine flu one. Not professional!
And yes, the office is a diaster area. Dirt in corners, funny smell, dark and piles and piles of stuff everywhere. Not the kind of place that makes you feel comfortable seeking medical care. it’s creepy.
Dr. Young is VERY Christian, he will quote you Bible verses. I am also not comfortable with this — separation of medicine and religion I say!
He is a very nice man and a good doctor overall, but sorry, I am looking for a new doctor who will take our insurance plan.

My wife is a patient of Dr. Young. I usually drive her to his office. She always has to wait 45 minutes and sometimes more, to see Dr. Young. The office is a mess, both in clutter and dirty. The place even smells like an old dingy office. She said that there is usually someone arguing with the appointment desk about why they have to wait SO long. The lady at the desk is Dr. Young’s Sister, I hear. So, she arranges the appointments and has no clue what Cue Theory is for a medical office, therefore she overbooks him. I can’t comment on his skill set, since I am not a patient. However, when his patients come to him and have to wait so long, they are annoyed and frustrated. Plus when you are dealing with sick people, body parts and fluids, a dirty environment is a problem waiting to happen!

I found this place through a family friend reference as I needed to see somebody immediately and on a holiday (MLK).
For seeing me on literally a few minutes notice, I cannot explain how grateful I am of his time. The clientele are all older Chinese individuals so speaking mandarin helps but isn’t a prerequisite as the doctor and receptionist speak fluent English. The staff are also quite warm and friendly.
The place doesn’t look that spectacular. In fact the lights are a bit dim, while the desk area looks crowded and disheveled. In fact every room sort of followed this theme of mountains of paperwork and stuffy décor. Dr. Young’s office is quite ridiculous in the lack of organization of the place. That being said do not mistake his way of conducting his business or paperwork as a reflection of his ability.
I do have to say that walking into this little office I was very skeptical of the knowledge and quality of Dr. Young. However after speaking with him in length he has completely changed my perception of him.
Dr. Young is a professional, bright, concise doctor that is inquisitive and fully comprehensive. You can tell from his cross examination that is exploring all the possible angles. I had already had done some research on my matter for the last few days and it was refreshing to see him instantly converse on my personal situation with great command and expertise. You can tell he is a good doctor not only from his knowledge but from his demeanor. It is very cliché to say but he does sincerely seems to care and help people. My appointment was never rushed and I didn’t have to wait too long to see him.
I think the best thing I can say is that I have only had four doctors in my life and just even this one visit, Dr. Young is right at the top if not the top doctor.
You do pay immediately after consultation but that isn’t a problem with me. You get a service, you pay for it.