Christopher Yeh, MD

Dr. Christopher Yeh is a medical doctor and board-certified psychiatrist in private practice in Pasadena, where he has practiced since 2018. He provides comprehensive psychiatric care with an emphasis on thorough evaluation, diagnostic clarity, and treatment decisions oriented toward sustainable, long-term positive outcomes.

His work is shaped by the view that good psychiatry depends on time, continuity, and direct clinical responsibility when appropriate, not quick check-ins or automated decision-making. Care may be short-term or ongoing, depending on the individual and the clinical situation.

Dr. Yeh trained in a classical psychiatric model that emphasized careful listening, longitudinal understanding, and responsibility for the whole person. Rather than chasing trends or relying on symptom checklists alone, he takes a deliberate approach to diagnosis and treatment—one that considers history, patterns over time, temperament, and goals. Evaluation is often an ongoing process, not a single event, and treatment plans are adjusted thoughtfully as understanding deepens.

Dr. Yeh’s training and experience span both medicine and business administration, including a Master of Business Administration, giving him a broader view of how mental health intersects with work, responsibility, and long-term functioning. As a physician, he grounds care in careful medical evaluation. As a psychiatrist, he incorporates psychotherapy and pays close attention to patterns in relationships and family life that often shape how difficulties develop and persist. His business background also informs an understanding of real-world pressures, tradeoffs, and constraints that patients navigate. This perspective allows him to work not only with symptoms, but with the underlying dynamics that influence emotional health over time.

He has cultivated a style of practice that is intentionally restrained and personal. Dr. Yeh works directly with every patient he sees. There are no middlemen or handoffs. From the initial consultation through ongoing care, patients work with the same physician, allowing for continuity, trust, and a shared understanding that develops over time.

Huntington Psychiatry is a private, independent practice established by Dr. Yeh to preserve a standard of psychiatric care that has become increasingly rare. It is not built for scale or volume. Instead, it is deliberately structured, allowing Dr. Yeh to remain closely engaged in each patient’s care and to practice with precision, accountability, and efficient clinical decision-making. Patients are not treated as cases or transactions, but as individuals whose care unfolds through a sustained professional relationship.

Dr. Yeh comes from a family of physicians and was born and raised in the Pasadena area, with deep personal and professional roots in the community. His training and mentorship were shaped by generations of senior clinicians who practiced psychiatry with rigor, integrity, and a strong sense of professional responsibility. Those influences continue to inform how he works today. Since establishing his practice, many patients have remained under his care for years, reflecting the stability and trust this model supports.

Beyond clinical training, Dr. Yeh brings a longstanding interest in design and craftsmanship to how he thinks about care. Through extensive travel and exposure to traditions that value precision and restraint, where mastery is built slowly through repetition and intention, he developed a deep respect for work done carefully rather than quickly. That perspective informs not only how the physical space is designed, but how time is structured, how decisions are made, and how responsibility is carried in the clinical relationship.

This practice exists to offer an alternative to rushed, impersonal systems of care: psychiatry practiced deliberately and responsibly, and with respect for both the patient and the discipline itself.

Education & Training

Dr. Yeh completed his medical and business training at major public research universities and his psychiatric residency in a high-acuity academic training environment.

• University of California, Los Angeles — B.S., Physiological Sciences

• University of California, Irvine School of Medicine — M.D.

• UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business — M.B.A.

• Harbor-UCLA Medical Center — Psychiatry Residency

Licensure & Certification

• Licensed Physician — Medical Board of California

• Board-Certified Psychiatrist — American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Honors & Professional Memberships

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Summa Cum Laude

• Member — American Psychiatric Association

• Member — Southern California Psychiatric Society