Dr. Bennett Winston Yu, MD

This is the worst Dr I have ever seen. Just diagnosed with cancer and he kept us waiting an hour and a half. Then comes in and says he hasn’t read my file/records yet. Knew nothing about me. Told me no questions allowed until the end, had the audacity to rudely tell my husband “I think I have already answered this question” although he had misunderstood the question and spoke over me. Has zero compassion. Appears irritated at every question and then said “ok this is your consultation” (meaning your time is up) and stood up to leave. Appalled… CTCA was a good experience up until this point!

I wish I would've read the reviews before meeting with this doctor. I've had a chronic illness for over 10 years and never have I meet a doctor so rude. He comes in real quick to tell me I kinda know why you're here but I need to read over your chart. I can hear him having a casual conversation outside the door. It takes him almost an hour to come back into the room. He comes into the room and says you've had swollen lymph nodes for almost 10 years. I said no, since last year. As I try to explain my symptoms, he keeps cutting me off or over-talking me. He never really listens to my concerns. He does an exam and I'm trying to show him the hard fixed lump I can feel getting bigger under my armpit. He makes a sound as if I’m bothering him. Tells me to put on a gown. He comes back in and says I'm not impressed with the lymph nodes I can feel and tells me I don't need any bloodwork or imaging and to get dressed. I had to tell him you haven't done my breast exam. He does the breast exam quickly and didn't give me a chance to show him where I feel a lump. He tells me I don't need to follow up with him and to go back to my rheumatologist that he seems to think has me on a wild goose chase. Breast cancer runs deep in my family and this doctor didn't seem to been concerned about it. If you know something isn't right, advocate for your health. I will be finding another doctor that cares about what I have to say.

I meet Dr Yu at CTCA, a professional and knowledgeable doctor, I love how he treated me

Very stoic and condescending. Waited for over 2hrs for 15min of his time for which was pointless.

First, he arrived at the clinic 45 minutes after the time of the appointment and had not yet read any of the medical reports about my case. In a few minutes upon arrival, popped in to the medical exam room to ask one or two questions, then let us know he was going to study/read my medical history and previous tests and prognoses for my case. Another 45 minutes passed, he came in, was in a hurry, asked some more questions, and left to read more. He was focused on radiation for a different part of my body, which is not what I came for; I needed chemo only. He raised his voice more than once when I could not hear. He really was not focused on any information I supplied, and kept going on a different tangent.

Terrible bedside manner.

I was diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer. Two other oncologists send me to other doctors/hospitals for second opinions because they "did not know how to treat" my cancer. Dr. Yu took my case and through some tough chemo, arrested the cancer. I am now in remission and would not be here without him. Knowledgeable, caring, honest and no window dressing - he tells it like it is, and includes you in every treatment decision. If I could give him 10 starts I would.

I would not employ this doctor. Not if you want to live. At best, I was treated like a number, at worst an inconvenience. Has no compassion. May be knowledgeable but if you want a doctor who cares, he is not the guy.

Dr. Bennett Yu saved my life! He is a very caring and compassionate doctor. He took as much time with me as I needed or wanted. I have the utmost respect for him!

I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma on Halloween night 2008. As soon as I was diagnosed, it was pure luck that Dr Yu would be my primary oncologist as he just happened to be on call on the floor that night. Immediately after talking to him I knew he was the perfect doctor for me: his personality, sense of humor; and he seemed to know really well what he was doing.There were a few annoyances with the answering service at the PRMC oncology office, but that's probably beyond his control. The waiting times for appointments could be pretty long, but the appointments themselves were always very informative as well as entertaining thanks to his outgoing personality and humor. He was continually consulting with leukemia/lymphoma specialists at Hopkins and kept me fairly comfortable during the whole chemotherapy ordeal. Which led to stopping my chemo treatment early to prevent my bone marrow from being completely wiped out. I'm still having follow-up appointments with him, and I generally look forward to hearing updates on my progress.

Dr. Yu is an outstanding physician with great bedside manner and deep concern for his patients. Highly respected and recommended