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Robert Y. Yamane, MD, MS

  • Internal Medicine
Average rating: 4.9
 
Goleta Primary & Specialty Care | 5383 Hollister Avenue, Suite 160, Goleta, CA 93111

About

Dr. Robert Yamane is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician at UCLA Health Goleta.  He previously saw patients at UCLA Health Calabasas and Motion Picture Television Fund, worked as a hospitalist in Ashland, OR, and was a physician in Conejo Valley/West Hills for over 20 years.

Dr. Yamane received his MD from UCLA, completed internship at UCLA/VA West LA, and residency at Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara.  He also has two degrees in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science (MS Stanford, BS UC Berkeley)

Dr. Yamane enjoys spending his free time with family and friends at the beach, and mountain biking.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1991

Residencies

Internal Medicine, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 1991
Anesthesiology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1985

Internship

Internal Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 1985

Degrees

MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 1984
MS, Stanford University, 1980

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Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Reviews

Overall Rating:
4.9
290 total ratings | 123 reviews
5.0
February 24, 2024
Professional and kind
5.0
February 21, 2024
It wasn’t the doctor I was supposed to see as I was a few minutes late the day before for my appointment. They gave me this doctor to go over my recent blood tests and any questions I may have . I was very pleased. UCLA is top notch and I was very pleased. Professional, friendly and interested.
5.0
February 21, 2024
Love the doctor. He always tries his best to figure out what is going on and how best we can take care of it. He always listens to me
5.0
February 21, 2024
Dr. Yamane is great - kind and personable.
5.0
February 17, 2024
Very helpful, took time to listen to each of us, very understanding. We are grateful to have this doctor as our primary care physician.