Kenneth Lyen Explained

Kenneth Lyen is a Singaporean pediatrician, visiting consultant pediatric endocrinologist and a visiting tutor in developmental pediatrics.

Lyen is also part of the management board for the Rainbow Centre which manages two of the schools he founded which were built for children with disabilities and autism spectrum disorder. He also received the Public Service Medal for his community services. He has published 22 original research papers, co-authored 13 books and written 22 musicals which were staged in Singapore.

Biography

Lyen graduated from the University of Oxford in 1973,[1] trained in pediatrics at the Great Ormond Street Hospital (1978-1980), and was a research fellow at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1980-1983). He became a consultant pediatrician at the National University Hospital Singapore (1983-1989). During this time he was invited by Victor Seah to serve on the committee now known as the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS).[2]

Lyen was part of the team that investigated mass poisoning in Perak, Malaysia in 1991,[3] did an anthropometric study of Singapore School children in 1991[4] and pubertal development in 1995.[5] He was the founding president of two schools for disabled and autism spectrum disorder children, the Margaret Drive (1987) and the Balestier (1992) Special Schools. He helped establish the Rainbow Centre Singapore which manages both these schools, and trains special education teachers and parents of the students.

Lyen is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and the Cantonese dialect.[6]

Lyen is a consultant pediatrician at Mt. Elizabeth Medical Centre. He is a consulting pediatric endocrinologist at Singapore General Hospital's School Health Services. He is also a visiting tutor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) awarded him a research fellowship in pediatric diabetes and metabolic diseases. He sits on numerous advisory boards and medical panels, and he teaches at the National University of Singapore.

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, he authored and self-published COVID-19 in Singapore, a research paper discussing how the pandemic affected the lives of people in Singapore during the first half of 2020.[7] He also responded to an open letter and debunked the anti-Covid-vaccine claims made by 12 other doctors.[8] [9] [10] He used his pediatric expertise to assure the public that the vaccines are safe for children.

In 2022. Lyen was awarded the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Star).[11]

Publications

Lyen has co-authored and co-edited several books including Asian Child Care and Rainbow Dreams. In addition, he has written and staged 20 musicals in Singapore, including:

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenneth Lyen. 27 July 2021. Research Gate.
  2. Book: Many Dawns: A Brief History Of Services For Individuals With Intellectual Disability In Singapore. World Scientific Publishing Company. 9789814632553. Ho. Jeannie. 22 November 2002. 57, 81–82. Cherian. Mary.
  3. Chao. T. C.. Maxwell. S. M.. Lyen. Kenneth. Wang. D. Chia. H. K.. April 1991. Mass poisoning in Perak, Malaysia or the Tale of the Nine Emperor Gods and rat tail noodles. Journal of the Forensic Science Society. 31. 2. 283–288. 10.1016/S0015-7368(91)73157-5. 1940842 .
  4. Loke. K. Y.. Lee. B. W.. Tan. S. H.. Lun. K. C.. Lee. W. K.. Lyen. K.. 1991. Normal standard of pubertal development in Singapore school children. The Journal of the Singapore Paediatric Society. 33. 3–4. 126–132. 0037-5683. 1812328.
  5. Yap. M. A.. Lun. K. C.. Lyen. K. R.. Lam. S. L.. June 1994. Secular trend of growth in pre-school children in Singapore. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 3. 2. 61–64. 0964-7058. 24351236.
  6. Web site: Dr. Kenneth Lyen. 19 May 2021. Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre - Private Healthcare In Singapore. en-US.
  7. Lyen. Kenneth. June 2020. COVID-19 in Singapore. SMA News. Singapore Medical Association.
  8. Web site: Lay. Belmont. 22 May 2021. Expert committee hits back at open letter by 12 S'pore doctors saying mRNA Covid-19 vaccine not safe & not effective for those aged 12-15. 26 July 2021. mothership.sg. en.
  9. Web site: Khalik. Salma. 9 June 2021. Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine safe, effective for those aged 12 to 15, says expert committee responding to open letter from some doctors. 26 July 2021. The Straits Times. en.
  10. Web site: Khalik. Salma. 22 May 2021. Debunking points in docs' open letter. 26 July 2021. The Straits Times. en.
  11. News: Goh . Yan Han . 9 August 2022 . Three public service veterans top this year's National Day Awards list . . 30 January 2023 . National University of Singapore.
  12. Web site: Big Bang!. 9 August 2020. www.kenlyen.com.
  13. Web site: Temptations. 9 August 2020. www.kenlyen.com.
  14. Web site: Magic Paintbrush. 9 August 2020. www.kenlyen.com.
  15. Web site: Five Foot Broadway 2007. 9 August 2020. www.kenlyen.com.
  16. Web site: Exodus. 9 August 2020. www.kenlyen.com.
  17. Web site: Making the Grade. 9 August 2020. www.kenlyen.com.
  18. Web site: School House Rockz. 9 August 2020. www.kenlyen.com.

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