Uy Shirley, MD

I just saw Dr. Shirley Uy for a yearly physical exam. She was attentive and very thorough. In addition, she has a terrific chair side manner. I would highly recommend her as a caring and professional physician.

finding a doctor you like is not an easy task. i ended up finding dr. uy through a combination of a list of doctor’s covered under my insurance plan and a Unilocal search. i’ve been seeing dr. uy for all of my primary care needs for about two, almost three years now. she is a wonderful doctor. she is very warm and welcoming — it is obvious she has a genuine interest in her patients. there is nothing scary about a visit to dr. uy’s office.
a quick note about parking: the lot at UCLA’s Medical Center can be a bit of an expensive headache, but if you allow yourself enough time before your appointment then it shouldn’t be difficult to find metered parking.

I was looking for a PCP some years back, when a co-​worker recommended Dr. Uy. I asked her why, Dr. Uy? She said she really cares about her patients, she has a genuine interest in her patients, she follows up with them via email/​calls. She listens to what you have to say and shows compassion. I have been a patient of Dr. Uy’s for sometime and I can attest that she does indeed care about her patients, her caring and bedside manners are indeed very warm and caring. With managed care these days it has become very challenging for Doctors to take extra time with the their patients, let alone after hours follow up with them. I’m very glad I made the decision to have Dr. Uy has my PCP (Primary Care Physician).

Shirley Uy (her last name is pronounced «wee») is very personable, very cute, and everytime I go in for a physical, we chat like old friends. In addition, she’s knowledgeable and thorough. Because she’s an Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, she keeps up-​to-​date on the latest medical research.
The only minus is that parking at the Medical Center is expensive: $ 9 and no validation. If you’re going for a physical and you think you might need to have some lab work done (i.e., a 12-​hour fasting blood test for cholesterol), get a morning appointment for your physical and make sure you don’t eat before you go in so you can go directly to the lab afterwards. That way, you won’t have to come back the next day just for the lab tests and pay another $ 9 parking.
If you’re a hiker like me and familiar with the Westwood neighborhood, you can find street parking; metered in the Village itself or free parking in the residential area. It took me 20 minutes to walk from Midvale and Levering.
My wife also uses Shirley as her general practitioner, and she loves her. As much as I hate the drive into crowded West LA (everything I need, I can find in the South Bay), my annual physical is something I actually look forward to.