Dr. Yu graduated from the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan and obtained his veterinary license in Taiwan in 1993. He is a life member of the Chinese Society of Veterinary Sciences. After moving to the United States, he earned a master's degree in Public Health & Tropical Medicine (MPHTM) from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, and completed the ARP & ECFVG program at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Dr. Yu worked at the Greenbrier Animal Hospital in Evansville, IN, for five years, where he began using a surgical laser for various procedures. In 2010, his family established the U-Vet Animal Clinic, which continues to provide laser surgery for the tri-state area.

Dr. Yu has been a nationally accredited veterinarian (NVAP) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 2005. He has been a regular speaker for Tristate Professionals on Local Lifestyles with TV host Angie Humphrey of ABC 25 since 2019. He is an active member of several local and national veterinary associations, including AVMA, INVMA, SWINVMA, AAHA, ALSC, VIN, and VMG. He has served as a board member of the Veterinary Technology Advisory Board at Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) since 2021 and as a clinical mentor supervisor for five senior veterinary and veterinary technology students from Purdue University, the University of Minnesota, and OCTC. He was a presenter at the 2020 and 2021 symposia of the American Laser Study Club. He contributed content to the 2023 American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Guidelines for the Management of Allergic Skin Diseases in Dogs and Cats. His special interests include ultrasonography, international health certificate assistance before pet traveling, treating patients with parvovirus, heartworm disease, seizures, skin/ear diseases, Diabetes ketonacidosis, Cushing's disease, Addison's disease, GI tract anastomosis surgery, Anal glands removal surgery, toe/foot/tail surgery, and soft-tissue surgery for Diabetic/Gereatric patients, as well as tumors, using CO2 laser biopsy and ablation. Dr. Yu’s dream before retirement is to provide a local place for advanced pet care, so that pet parents wouldn't have to travel far to seek pet care.

In 2005, Dr. Yu, his wife, Fu-Mei Kao, and their daughter, An-Ping, moved to Evansville. Their property is shared with two dogs, three rescued cats, thirty-three hens, and honey bees. In 2019, both Dr. Yu & Fu-Mei were named Pacesetters who led a new Purdue veterinary teaching hospital campaign in West Lafayette, Indiana.