About
Personal Statement
"I am fortunate to practice in a field that allows me to be present and help women through important milestones in their lives. No other field provides the continuing care that obstetrics and gynecology does. My goal is to foster individual relationships with my patients so that we can work together to optimize their health, throughout their lives."
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Obstetrics
- Gynecology
- OB/Gyn
- General OB/GYN
Expertise
- Well Woman Exam
- Cervical Dysplasia
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Sexually Transmitted Infection
- Family Planning
- Gynecologic Surgery
- Menopause
- Pregnancy
Biography
Dr. Yu is Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology. She attended the combined BA/MD program at The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education and received her medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. She completed her residency at SUNY Downstate, where she stayed on after completing her training. Her areas of focus include full spectrum obstetrics, well woman care, cervical dysplasia, leiomyomatous disease, abnormal uterine bleeding, sexually transmitted infections, family planning, gynecologic surgery, and menopausal care.
Research
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Assistant Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.D., State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 2008
- B.S., Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City University of New York, 2006
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna - Weill Cornell - POS
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- CIGNA
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- GHI - CBP
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- WorldWide Medical