RW: You have medical experience in both China 
and the United States. What does that mean for 
Chinese American women?
GY: I hope I can be a bridge. I understand the evidence- 
based medicine and clinical standards of the U.S., but 
I also understand Chinese culture and expectations 
around healthcare.
I want patients to receive professional, safe medical care, 
but also to feel understood and reassured, to feel they 
can trust the care they’re receiving.
RW: After caring for women for so many years, 
what have your patients taught you?
GY: Patience.
Every patient comes in with a different life, different 
concerns, and different expectations. Medicine isn’t only 
about treating disease. You have to listen.
Sometimes the most useful thing a physician can do 
isn’t immediately giving someone a treatment plan; 
it’s listening carefully enough to understand what she 
actually needs.
RW: If you could give busy women only one health 
recommendation, what would it be?
GY: Exercise regularly. It’s one of the simplest and best 
investments you can make in your health.
And simplify where you can. We spend a lot of energy 
worrying and carrying things we don’t need to carry. 
Make more room for your health, your family, and the 
people and things that actually matter. 
RW:您在中国和美国都有医疗经验。对华裔女性而言，这意味着什么？
GY:我希望自己可以成为一座桥梁。我理解美国循证医学和临床标准，
也理解中国文化以及华人对医疗的期待。
我希望患者能够获得专业、安全的医疗服务，同时也能感到被理解、
被安抚，能够真正信任自己所接受的照护。
RW:照护女性这么多年，您的患者教会了您什么？
GY:耐心。
每一位患者走进来时，都带着不同的人生、不同的担忧和不同的期待。
医学并不只是治疗疾病。你必须倾听。
有时候，医生能做的最有用的事，并不是立刻给出一个治疗方案，而
是足够认真地倾听，去理解她真正需要的是什么。
RW: 如果只能给忙碌的女性一条健康建议，您会说什么？
GY:规律运动。这是你能为健康做出的最简单、也最值得的投资之一。
同时，在可以简化的地方尽量简化。我们花了太多精力去担忧，也背
负了许多原本不需要背负的东西。为你的健康、你的家庭，以及那些
真正重要的人和事，留出更多空间。
Dr. Grace Yao
60 Discovery
Irvine, CA
949.418.7330
drgraceyaoobgyn.com
“Women’s health shouldn’t stop 
with pregnancy and childbirth.” 
— Dr. Grace Yao
“女性健康不应止步于怀孕与分娩。”
——Dr. Grace Yao 姚桂梅医生
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