William Chin-Ling Yip

Background

Yip, William Chin-Ling was born on November 8, 1950 in Singapore. Son of Chun-Houng Soo Yip and Chi-Yong Linly Lee.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University Singapore, 1974. Master in Pediatrics Medicine, University Singapore, 1978. AM, Academy Medicine Singapore, 1982.

Doctor of Medicine, National University Singapore, 1986. Diploma in child health, Royal College Physicians London, 1980.

Career

House officer Singapore General Hospital, 1974—1975, trainee department pediatrics, 1977—1978, lecturer department pediatrics, 1978—1982, senior lecturer, consultant, 1982—1987. Associate professor National University Singapore, 1987—1988, adjunct associate professor, since 1998. Chief pediatrics cardiology division National University Hospital, Singapore, 1998—2002.

Consultant pediatrics cardiologist Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore, since 1988. Chief, head congenital heart disease in children and adult Gleneagles JPMC Cardiac Centre, Darussalam, Brunei, since 2004. Visiting consultant Institute Health School Health Sciences, Singapore, 1982-1988, Ministry of Education, Singapore, 1984, National University Hospital, Singapore, since 1988.

Director Singapore Baby and Child Clinic, Singapore, since 1988. Captain Singapore Armed Forces, 1975-1977, captain Reserve, 1977-1993, captain Singapore Civil Defense Reserve, 1993—2000.

Achievements

• William Chinese-Ling Yip has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatric cardiologist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Royal Society Medicine London, Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Academy Medicine Singapore. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Ultrasound in Medicine, Society Radiologists in Ultrasound, Singapore Pediatrics Society (vice president, Haridas Memorial Lecturer gold medal 1983), American Society Echocardiography, American Heart Association (national council clinical cardiology), New York Academy of Sciences, Singapore Cardiac Society, Singapore Medical Association, Royal College Physicians United Kingdom.

Interests

• Music, model train collecting, stamp collecting/philately, reading, swimming.

Connections

Son of Chun-Houng Soo Yip and Chi-Yong Linly Lee. Childern: Annie Fong-Tzu, Julie. Married Ting-Fei Ho, September 25, 1979.

Children: Benjamin Cherng-Hann, Vivien Cherng-Hui, Timothy Cheng-En.

Father:

Chun-Houng Soo Yip

Mother:

Chi-Yong Linly Lee

Spouse:

Ting-Fei Ho

child:

Benjamin Cherng-Hann Yip

child:

Vivien Cherng-Hui Yip

child:

Timothy Cheng-En Yip