Ray grew up in Malaysia and Singapore before settling in Melbourne to study at The University of Melbourne Medical School on a scholarship, graduating in 2003. After completing his internship, he was immediately accepted into surgical training.  He was trained at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and The Austin Hospital.

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After qualifying as a General Surgeon and obtaining Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in 2012, he pursued further advanced training in Breast and Endocrine surgery for two years at the Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide before returning to Melbourne in 2015.

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As a surgeon, he is dedicated and committed to providing the best care for his patients. He prides himself on the 4 As - accountability, availability, affability and affordability.

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He is unhurried when seeing patients and pays attention to the concerns and needs of his patients. He gives ample time to his patients to ask questions and makes sure that they are fully informed about every aspects of their care. Patients are encouraged to bring along their partners and families for their appointments with him.​​​​

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He works exclusively in the private sector and has been in private practice since 2015. He sees patients in both the Eastern and Western suburbs of Melbourne. Click for practice locations and opening hours.​

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If surgery is required, he operates at the following locations: 

(click on links for each hospital's details)

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Epworth Eastern, Boxhill                          

The Avenue Private Hospital, Windsor (Ramsay Health Care)

St Vincent's Private Hospital Werribee

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Post operatively,  Dr Ray Yong will usually arrange to see his patients 1 -2 weeks later. Family members and support persons are welcome to attend.​​

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For his patients' continuity of care and peace of mind, if there are any post operative concerns outside business hours, he can be contacted directly on 0477-701-076.​​​

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In addition to English, he speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and Hakka (uncommon Chinese dialect).   He is currently trying to brush up on his German conversational skills which he vaguely recalls from high school.