Dr Benjamin Yip

Dr Benjamin Yip graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. He was then conferred Member of the Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom (UK). He completed his specialist training in General Medicine and, thereafter, advanced specialist training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the National University Hospital, Singapore. 

Dr Benjamin Yip sees patients with General Medical as well as Gastroenterology/Hepatology problems. He sees patients of this nature who are acutely ill in the Emergency Department as well as in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and general wards. He also manages these patients in the outpatient clinic setting. 

Dr Yip’s main interest and joy lies in endoscopy. He regularly performs general endoscopies such as gastroscopy and colonoscopy (both diagnostic and therapeutic). However, his expertise lies in Advanced Endoscopy, where he performs complex endoscopic procedures including ERCP, EUS, single balloon Enteroscopy, Spyglass™ Cholangioscopy and Enteral Dilation/Stenting. He was on the call roster for gastrointestinal bleeds as well as ERCP at KTPH and NTFGH.

Dr Yip started the Cholangioscopy service at KTPH after his return from Advanced Endoscopy training in the UK. In NTFGH, he was the only specialist doing both ERCP and EUS. In recognition of his dedication to patient care, he was awarded the Alexandra Health Service Champion Award. He has also served on the Endoscopy and Clinical Devices committees where he helped chart the direction of these services for the hospital. In addition, he was a member of the Chapter of Gastroenterologists, Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

Dr Benjamin Yip is passionate about clinical research. He enjoys coming up with clinical questions and getting the answers via clinical research. He has presented his work at numerous local, regional and international conferences. He has also published several research articles in peer-reviewed journals. 

As a testament to his research capabilities, Dr Yip was awarded the National Medical Research Council MOH Health Research Scholarship to pursue the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) degree course conducted in NUS. 

Dr Benjamin Yip enjoys medical education and the teaching of both undergraduate and postgraduate students. He regularly teaches medical students from both Yong Loo Lin (YLL) and Lee Kong Chian (LKC) medical schools and holds academic appointments in both these institutions. He was also the posting lead for LKC medical students. 

Dr Yip was the Associate Programme Director, National Healthcare Group, Gastroenterology Senior Residency Programme. He was actively involved not only in teaching the Gastroenterology trainees but also in planning their curriculum and mentoring them throughout their training. He was also involved in mentoring house officers (interns) in his capacity as a clinical supervisor. In recognition of his dedication to medical education, he was awarded the Yishun Health Teaching Recognition award.