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Elaine W Yu

Elaine W Yu, MD, MMSC

Endocrinology

Mass General Brigham

Highlights

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Gender

Female

About Elaine W Yu

Elaine W. Yu, MD, MMSc is a clinical researcher and endocrinologist in the Endocrine Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She is currently the Director of the MGH Bone Density Center and Assistant Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She completed medical school and residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and subsequently completed a fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at MGH. She holds a Masters in Clinical and Translational Research from the Harvard Medical School. Her clinical research interests are in the areas of bone metabolism and obesity.

Locations

  1. Massachusetts General Endocrine Associates
    • 15 Parkman Street, Wang Building, Suite 730A, Boston, MA 02114
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Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Endocrinology, 2009
  • Residency: UC San Francisco, Medicine, 2007
  • Internship: UC San Francisco, Medicine, 2007
  • Medical Education: UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 2004

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2009
  • Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2009

Insurance

Search plans
  • Aetna
  • Beech Street
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Coventry
  • Fallon Health
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Humana
  • Maine Community Health Options
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • MassHealth
  • Medicaid ME
  • Medicaid NH
  • Medicaid RI
  • Medicaid VT
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense
  • WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

4.9 out of 5

71 ratings, 32 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 5/24/2026

    Dr. Yu was very kind and guided me through the treatment options in a very thoughtful and comprehensive way. She reviewed my bone density scans and helped me understand the risks and benefits of therapy. It was a very enjoyable visit.

  • Reviewed on 5/19/2026

    Very knowledgeable, professional and compassionate with my situations. So very happy Dr YU is one of my doctors.

  • Reviewed on 5/13/2026

    Professional knowledgeable understanding listens to patient without judgrment

  • Reviewed on 5/11/2026

    Excellent at listening, explaining, talking about treatment options.

  • Reviewed on 5/4/2026

    Dr. Yu is excellent. She is accessible and responsive, very knowledgeable, compassionate and understanding, and timely.

  • Reviewed on 5/3/2026

    Always a pleasure seeing and talking with Dr. Yu. Very caring.

  • Reviewed on 4/27/2026

    Elaine Yu is the BEST!!!

  • Reviewed on 4/11/2026

    Dr. Yu is excellent and empathetic.

  • Reviewed on 3/25/2026

    It is a pleasure having Dr Elaine Yu as my Endocrinologist.

  • Reviewed on 3/16/2026

    Excellent as always. Professional, taking the time to have a discussion on options was very much appreciated.

  • Reviewed on 3/15/2026

    Dr. Yu is fantastic: knowledgeable, thoughtful, empathetic, personable.

  • Reviewed on 2/24/2026

    Dr. Yu is simply one of the best doctors I have had the privilege of consulting.

  • Reviewed on 2/2/2026

    Outstanding,compassionate and knowledgeable physician.

  • Reviewed on 1/27/2026

    Always very professional.

  • Reviewed on 1/22/2026

    Very kind and caring Good listener Clear on what I had to do

  • Reviewed on 1/19/2026

    Both providers I saw were awesome ! They took the time to listen and were very responsive . I was very happy with them ! [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 12/22/2025

    Dr Yu is the best... caring, thoughtful, responsive, brilliant doctor!

  • Reviewed on 12/16/2025

    Dr Yu seems incredibly knowledgeable and competent. I trust her recommendation based on her explanation and rationale. She is also just lovely.

  • Reviewed on 12/11/2025

    Excellent. Learned a lot about my options. Felt in highly competent care and believe I can make informed decisions.

  • Reviewed on 12/9/2025

    I already have recommended Dr Yu to my friends.

  • Reviewed on 12/1/2025

    Excellent: knowledgeable, great listening skills

  • Reviewed on 11/17/2025

    Dr. Yu took time from her very busy schedule to talk with me because Dr [redacted] was not there to see me. [redacted] Dr Yu saw me and answered all of my questions in the most professionally informed manner. I cannot say enough good things about her. [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 11/17/2025

    Dr. Yu has been my Endocrinologist for at least 2 decades, and she is always very professional and very kind and very easy to talk to about everything. She is very thoughtful and encouraging with my health care, which I appreciate.

  • Reviewed on 10/22/2025

    Dr. Yu Is compassionate, thorough, explains everything so the lay person can understand... she's the best!

  • Reviewed on 10/9/2025

    Excellent communication skills. Very knowledgeable and caring.

  • Reviewed on 10/7/2025

    Dr. Wu covered two endocrine problems during the course of my first consultation with her. She was very thorough and listed to my history, addressed my concerns, answered my questions and discussed her plan going forward. I was very pleased with her care and attention.

  • Reviewed on 8/27/2025

    Dr YU very knowledgeable listens and genuinely concerned with her patient.

  • Reviewed on 8/15/2025

    Dr Elaine Yu was a consummate professional - personable, well-informed and extremely thoughtful in the advice she gave. I was very confident with her expertise and recommendations.

  • Reviewed on 7/9/2025

    Dr. Yu was very thorough, thoughtful, and knowledgeable. She listened extremely well and her explanations were based on the most up-to-date science and data, offering the statistical implications and rationale for the various Tx options. Before proceeding with Tx options, she has set up a full Dx plan so not to overlook any related factors deserving consideration.

  • Reviewed on 7/9/2025

    Very knowledgeable and efficient - visit does not exceed the allotted 30 minutes

  • Reviewed on 7/8/2025

    Excellent visit. Dr. Yu is kind, helpful, attentive.

  • Reviewed on 7/8/2025

    I was pleased that Dr Yu kept asking me if I had any more questions. I feel that she genuinely wanted to take the time to answer them.