Lin Robert K C MD M P H

Dr. Lin is great. He is very sensitive, informative, and professional. The office is a small, quaint, converted home, which makes for an intimate quiet setting for visits. It doesn’t feel fast paced. But be sure to bring cash or check since they do not accept credit card payments for anything including co-​pays.

I really liked going to Dr. Lin. I used to have kaiser which I like better in terms of convenience. However, at Kaiser I never had a doctor like Dr. Lin. He explains everything he is doing, why he is doing it and what he observes. Love it. I have kaiser again through work so more Dr. Lin, but I would definitely recommend him!

First and only time to visit him for routine physical, not impressed and will not visit again.
Receptionist was unfriendly and short with me, even scolding me at one point. Not very professional. The other receptionist was friendly.
Dr Lin saw me and did a physical but wasn’t a full physical, some parts were missed and not checked, as I discovered later on. He explained what the tests were for and the results in plain English to me which was fine.
After I took blood test at the lab the results were sent back to Dr Lin. Shortly after, around 2 – 3 weeks later he rang me to give me the results but instead of talking to me he left a voicemail with the results which I wasn’t happy with, what if it was a home phone or shared phone? The results should be kept private and confidential in my opinion. Voicemail is not entirely private or confidential.
Giving him 1 star because, although overall the visit was not all terrible, I was not very happy with the visit and would not go back again or recommend to others. When I go for a physical I expect a full physical and not a partial one and I want the lab results given to me in person/​over phone in person.

I’ve seen Dr. Lin for the past 4 years and so far he has been very attentive to my health and acts quickly to get tests that I need done. His office staff is very friendly too. I never had to wait any more than 5 minutes. He even calls me to give me the test results over the phone. He is personable.

I’ve been seeing Dr Lin for 7 years myself.
My dad saw him when he was visiting from out of the states.
I’ve referred 3 coworkers to see Dr. Lin. and we all love him!
He diagnosed my sinusitis, my seasonal allergy and my allergy to certain brands of multi-​Vitamin, all via simple office visits. Yes, no endless expensive lab tests, only by talking, analyzing and sometimes inspecting, e.g. looking at the back of my throat. And he was correct every single time!
One of my coworkers was afraid he had brain tumor for he’s been having intermittent dizziness during the past few weeks. He’s all depressed and was reluctant to go see a doctor for he’s scared of the «truth». I continued pushing him to see Dr. Lin, and he finally went for an office visit this morning. Muscle tension from seasonal allergy. He’s on top of the world again, thanks to Dr. Lin.
If you are one who only trusts doctors that rely on expensive lab works for their diagnosis, Dr Lin might not be right for you. My personal opinion is at this day and age of ever increasing medical care costs, we need more doctors like Dr. Lin, whose solid knowledge, rich experiences and superb logical analytical skills give us better results with lower costs.
I tried to leave Dr. Lin once when I moved further away from his office but the new doctor is no where as good. So I have to drive a long distance to see Dr. Lin now but it’s all worth it. Someone said internal medicine is half placebo effect, and having a doctor you trust with reassuring authority certainly gives you the peace of mind you need.

I’ve told him about my unconventional condition three times now and he keeps telling me I have the conventional one.
He makes you see him every 3 months for maintenance prescriptions (i.e. allergy medications). This may just be a ridiculous CA state law. He makes you pick up the hand prescription instead of calling it in or faxing it.
He’s never given me samples.
He does explain symptoms and diagnoses at length.
His receptionist is unfriendly. Just now she said «crap» when I said it was so long ago that I couldn’t remember what pharmacy I got a script filled at. Then she said she’d just have him call me back without even asking what the script was. When I asked her if she wanted to know she said she would just have him look at my chart. Then I told her I am taking a lot of medications (allergies, etc.) and that I’d like for her to just write it down.
I got blood work done during my last visit and he told me he’d call me with the results. Three weeks later I called and asked what they were. The receptionist told me that when he receives it, he glances over it. If there’s anything terribly wrong, he’ll immediately call. If not… he puts it into a big pile and forgets about it? Well that’s what really happened but she’d said he calls eventually. Four weeks later I received a bill from the blood work clinic… still not knowing my results! I called and left a message with a much kinder off hours receptionist and he told me he’d make a note for Dr. Lin saying that I’d received a bill for my blood work before I even knew the results. Soon after I got a voicemail from the receptionist sounding urgent. My phone wasn’t ringing properly at this time so when Dr. Lin called himself he ended up leaving me a voicemail with my results… is that legal? What if my phone was a house phone? He again misdiagnosed my unconventional condition and told me about two serious conditions that had manifested themselves!!! And I didn’t even get to find out about them until a month later!!! After I got the bill!!! After his receptionist told me he’d call immediately if there was anything serious!!! And in the call he asks me if I took any pain medication 24-​hours before the blood work… well heck if I remember!
Dealing with him and his staff feels like work. Was too busy to find a new doctor but will now make time.

Dr Lin gives effective prescription. Gives good advice. He gave me samples for nasal spray so I dont have to buy from drugstore. He explains medical causes, in layman’s terms. Even if just for colds, or allergies.