About

Dr. Emily Kobayashi is a full-time surgeon and founder of Yakima General Surgery.  She is clinical faculty and guest lecturer for the Pacific Northwest University School of Medicine and clinical faculty for Washington State University School of Medicine.

After graduating in the top 10% of her class from Loma Linda University in 2015, Dr. Kobayashi completed her general surgery residency at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle.  Dr. Kobayashi has practiced broad-spectrum general surgery in rural settings since her graduation and her practice includes minimally invasive techniques and endoscopy.

When not operating, Dr. Kobayashi is raising her two children and two foster children, restoring her 1930s Craftsman house in the Barge-Chestnut historic district, rock climbing, running, playing piano, and brushing up on her German in preparation for applying for German citizenship.  Dr. Kobayashi’s husband, Dr. Akira Kobayashi, is the director of Yakima Men’s Clinic.  They are members of Memorial Bible Church in Gleed.

Mission

At Yakima General Surgery, our goal is to treat patients as we would want our own family members to be treated.

We hope to provide patients with high quality, easily accessible care. We recognize that our patients often have the option of pursuing medical care out of town. We hope to earn our patients trust so they can feel confident in obtaining care locally without waiting months for an out-of-town referral or burdening family and friends for out-of-town rides after anesthesia. If the best option for a patient is specialist care in a large city center, we hope to support our patients with seamless transfer of medical records and communication with specialists, integrating local and remote options to maintain quality without sacrificing convenience.

Location

All clinic visits are performed at our location in Yakima. All surgeries are performed at a Astria Toppenish Hospital in Toppenish.

Yakima Clinic Location

210 S. 11th Ave, Suite 42
Yakima, WA 98902

Astria Toppenish Hospital

502 W 4th Ave,
Toppenish, WA 98948

210 S. 11th Ave, Suite 42
Yakima, WA 98902

Phone: (509) 509-5790
Fax: (509) 509-5791

office@yakimageneralsurgery.com