He was the son of Yip Sang (Yip Chun Tuen). After medical school in Michigan he was one of the first General Practitioners in Vancouver BC in Chinatown 1927-68.
He conducted a free clinic for old age pensioners and poor people.
Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press
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