Kenneth Lyen

Kenneth Lyen is a Singaporean paediatrician, visiting consultant paediatric endocrinologist and a visiting tutor in developmental paediatrics.

Dr 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. [1]

Dr Lyen graduated from the University of Oxford studying medicine and was given postgraduate training in paediatrics in two London hospitals. He then sub-specialised in paediatric endocrinology before receiving a 3-year research fellowship in paediatric diabetes and metabolic diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr Lyen then returned to Singapore to continue teaching and researching at the National University of Singapore. [1]

Early life and education

Lyen graduated from the University of Oxford in 1973, trained in paediatrics 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 paediatrician at the National University Hospital Singapore (1983-1989). He has a clinic at Mount Elizabeth Hospital.

Lyen was part of the team that investigated mass poisoning in Perak, Malaysia in 1991, did an anthropometric study of Singapore School children in 1991 and pubertal development in 1995. 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.

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: Big Bang! (1995): based on the life of cosmologist Stephen Hawking.[2] Orchard Square (1996): four teenagers work out their personal problems. Catch the Rainbow (1997): the history of Singapore.[3] Yum Sing! (1999): wedding flashback of how a bride and bridegroom met. Temptations (2000): cross-dressed TV cook show presenter falls for a girl. [4]Magic Paintbrush (2001): an ancient Chinese folk tale.[5] Song of the Whale (2002): story of Jonah and the whale. Sayang (2002): radio talk show host and his fan, a lonely florist. [6]Exodus (2003): story of Moses.[7] Making The Grade (2004): Schoolmistress and her problem students.[8] Blue Willow House (2006): About Lim Boon Keng and prostitutes in Singapore at the end of the 19th century. School House Rockz (2008): Television series musical about teenagers and their school problems.[9] Monkey (2009): Puppet musical of an episode from Monkey: Journey to the West. It's Academic! (2011) love triangle among teenagers.

References
  1. "Dr. Kenneth Lyen". Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre - Private Healthcare In Singapore. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. "Big Bang!". www.kenlyen.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. Catch the rainbow!: NDP 97 musical extravaganza., Singapore: NDP '97 EXCO, 1997, OCLC 667408921, retrieved 2020-08-09
  4. "Temptations". www.kenlyen.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  5. "Magic Paintbrush". www.kenlyen.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  6. "Five Foot Broadway 2007". www.kenlyen.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  7. "Exodus". www.kenlyen.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  8. "Making the Grade". www.kenlyen.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  9. "School House Rockz". www.kenlyen.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  • Chao TC, Maxwell SM, Lyen KR, Wang D, Chia HK (1991). Mass poisoning in Perak, Malaysia or the Tale of the Nine Emperor Gods and rat tail noodles. J Forensic Sci Soc 31: 283-288.
  • Teo M, Lun KC, Lam SL, Lee WK, Lyen KR (1991). Anthropometric studies of preschool children in Singapore. Paediatric Update 2: 2-21.
  • Rajan U, Lyen KR, Dramusic V (1995). Pubertal changes among Singapore adolescents. Singapore Family Physician 21: 206-216.
  • Tham JSY, Lyen KR (2002). The development of special education in Singapore. In: Lee EH, Tham JSY, editors. Rainbow Dreams. Singapore: Armour Publishing.
  • Embek J (2015). Rainbow Centre and the Special Education Landscape in Singapore http://www.sg50home.sg/rainbow-centre.html%5B%5D
  • Lyen KR, Myint Thein M, Ang J (1997). Asian Child Care: A Guide to Pregnancy, Parenting, and Child Health Landmark Books.
  • Tham JSY, Lyen KR, Poon KK, Lee EH, Pathnapuram M (2014) Rainbow Dreams 3rd Edition: A Holistic Approach to Helping Children with Special Needs. Armour Publishing.
  • Lyen KR (2014) Musical Theatre. In: Zubillaga-Pow J, Ho CK (editors) Singapore Soundscape. National Library Board.
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