He graduated with a Ph.D. from the Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He is now the President of Kaohsiung Medical University(KMU) and a chair professor at the College of Medicine, KMU, Taiwan. He is also an adjunct chair professor at National Sun Yat-sen University(NSYSU). From 2022 to 2024, he was the dean of the College of Medicine, Center of Excellence for Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Diseases and Senior Vice President of National Sun Yat-sen University(NSYSU), Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Prof. Yu, a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist, currently teaches at the KMU and the Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital as a visiting staff member. Professor Yu’s research interests in the epidemiology and natural history of viral hepatitis have led him to publish more than 500 scientific original and review articles. He also holds various editorial roles, including the Distinguished Reviewer of JAMA Internal Medicine, the Consulting Editor of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, the Associate Editor of the World Journal of Gastroenterology and a member of the editorial board of Hepatology, Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Science, and the Journal of Infectious Diseases. He was a Visiting Professor at the Liver Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. He has served as the Senior Vice President at KMU, Superintendent at Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital and the Vice President at Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, all in Taiwan. Taken collectively, based on his achievements and contributions to HCV research, he is invited as a critical member of APASL and TASL HCV guidelines, policy-makers, and consulting experts on the Prevention of HBV, HCV of Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taiwan.