# Kenneth Lyen

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'''Kenneth Lyen''' is a Singaporean pediatrician, visiting consultant pediatric [endocrinologist](/source/Endocrinology) and a visiting tutor in developmental pediatrics.

Lyen is also part of the management board for the [Rainbow Centre](/source/Rainbow_Centre) which manages two of the schools he founded which were built for children with disabilities and autism spectrum disorder.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} He also received the Public Service Medal for his community services.<ref name=":1" /> He has published 22 original research papers, co-authored 13 books and written 22 musicals which were staged in Singapore.<ref name=":1" />

==Biography==
Lyen graduated from the [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford) in 1973,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Kenneth Lyen|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kenneth-Lyen|access-date=27 July 2021|website=Research Gate}}</ref> trained in pediatrics at the [Great Ormond Street Hospital](/source/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital) (1978-1980), and was a research fellow at the [Children's Hospital of Philadelphia](/source/Children's_Hospital_of_Philadelphia) (1980-1983).<ref name=":1" /> He became a consultant pediatrician at the [National University Hospital](/source/National_University_Hospital) Singapore (1983-1989).{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} 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)](/source/Movement_for_the_Intellectually_Disabled_of_Singapore).<ref>{{Cite book|title=Many Dawns: A Brief History Of Services For Individuals With Intellectual Disability In Singapore|publisher=World Scientific Publishing Company|isbn=9789814632553|editor-last=Ho|editor-first=Jeannie|publication-date=22 November 2002|pages=57, 81–82|editor-last2=Cherian|editor-first2=Mary}}</ref>

Lyen was part of the team that investigated mass poisoning in Perak, Malaysia in 1991,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Chao|first1=T. C.|last2=Maxwell|first2=S. M.|last3=Lyen|first3=Kenneth|last4=Wang|first4=D|last5=Chia|first5=H. K.|date=April 1991|title=Mass poisoning in Perak, Malaysia or the Tale of the Nine Emperor Gods and rat tail noodles|journal=Journal of the Forensic Science Society|volume=31|issue=2|pages=283–288|doi=10.1016/S0015-7368(91)73157-5|pmid=1940842 }}</ref> did an anthropometric study of Singapore School children in 1991<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Loke|first1=K. Y.|last2=Lee|first2=B. W.|last3=Tan|first3=S. H.|last4=Lun|first4=K. C.|last5=Lee|first5=W. K.|last6=Lyen|first6=K.|date=1991|title=Normal standard of pubertal development in Singapore school children|journal=The Journal of the Singapore Paediatric Society|volume=33|issue=3–4|pages=126–132|issn=0037-5683|pmid=1812328}}</ref> and pubertal development in 1995.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Yap|first1=M. A.|last2=Lun|first2=K. C.|last3=Lyen|first3=K. R.|last4=Lam|first4=S. L.|date=June 1994|title=Secular trend of growth in pre-school children in Singapore|journal=Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition|volume=3|issue=2|pages=61–64|issn=0964-7058|pmid=24351236}}</ref> 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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} He helped establish the Rainbow Centre Singapore which manages both these schools, and trains special education teachers and parents of the students.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Lyen is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and the Cantonese dialect.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Dr. Kenneth Lyen|url=https://www.memc.com.sg/specialist/dr-kenneth-lyen/|access-date=19 May 2021|website=Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre - Private Healthcare In Singapore|language=en-US|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510190858/https://www.memc.com.sg/specialist/dr-kenneth-lyen/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Lyen is a consultant pediatrician at Mt. Elizabeth Medical Centre.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> He is a consulting pediatric endocrinologist at Singapore General Hospital's School Health Services.<ref name=":1" /> He is also a visiting tutor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.<ref name=":1" /> Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) awarded him a research fellowship in pediatric diabetes and metabolic diseases.<ref name=":1" /> He sits on numerous advisory boards and medical panels, and he teaches at the National University of Singapore.<ref name=":1" />

During the [global COVID-19 pandemic](/source/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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lyen|first=Kenneth|date=June 2020|title=COVID-19 in Singapore|url=https://www.sma.org.sg/news/year/2020/month/June/covid-19-in-singapore|journal=SMA News|publisher=Singapore Medical Association}}</ref> He also responded to an open letter and debunked the anti-Covid-vaccine claims made by 12 other doctors.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Lay|first=Belmont|date=22 May 2021|title=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|url=https://mothership.sg/2021/05/singapore-doctors-open-letter-vaccination-covid-19/|access-date=26 July 2021|website=mothership.sg|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Khalik|first=Salma|date=9 June 2021|title=Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine safe, effective for those aged 12 to 15, says expert committee responding to open letter from some doctors|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-safe-efficacious-for-those-aged-12-to-15-says-expert|access-date=26 July 2021|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Khalik|first=Salma|date=22 May 2021|title=Debunking points in docs' open letter|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/debunking-points-in-docs-open-letter|access-date=26 July 2021|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}</ref> He used his pediatric expertise to assure the public that the vaccines are safe for children.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

In 2022. Lyen was awarded the [Bintang Bakti Masyarakat](/source/Bintang_Bakti_Masyarakat) (Public Service Star).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goh |first=Yan Han |date=9 August 2022 |title=Three public service veterans top this year's National Day Awards list |work=[The Straits Times](/source/The_Straits_Times) |url=https://nus.edu.sg/newshub/news/2022/2022-08/2022-08-09/NDA2022-st-9aug-pA7andpB8toB15.pdf |access-date=30 January 2023 |via=[National University of Singapore](/source/National_University_of_Singapore)}}</ref>

== 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](/source/Stephen_Hawking)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Big Bang!|url=http://www.kenlyen.com/gpage6.html|access-date=9 August 2020|website=www.kenlyen.com}}</ref> 
* ''Orchard Square'' (1996): four teenagers work out their personal problems 
* ''Catch the Rainbow'' (1997): the history of Singapore<ref>{{Citation|title=Catch the rainbow!: NDP 97 musical extravaganza.|date=1997|place=Singapore|publisher=NDP '97 EXCO|language=English|oclc=667408921}}</ref> 
* ''Yum Sing!'' (1999): wedding flashback of how a bride and bridegroom met
* ''Temptations'' (2000): cross-dressed TV cook show presenter falls for a girl<ref>{{Cite web|title=Temptations|url=http://www.kenlyen.com/gpage24.html|access-date=9 August 2020|website=www.kenlyen.com}}</ref>
* ''Magic Paintbrush'' (2001): an ancient Chinese folk tale<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magic Paintbrush|url=http://www.kenlyen.com/gpage16.html|access-date=9 August 2020|website=www.kenlyen.com}}</ref> 
* ''Song of the Whale'' (2002): the biblical story of [Jonah](/source/Jonah) and the whale 
* ''Sayang'' (2002): radio talk show host and his fan, a lonely florist<ref>{{Cite web|title=Five Foot Broadway 2007|url=http://www.kenlyen.com/gpage57.html|access-date=9 August 2020|website=www.kenlyen.com}}</ref>
* ''Exodus'' (2003): story of [Moses](/source/Moses)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exodus|url=http://www.kenlyen.com/gpage12.html|access-date=9 August 2020|website=www.kenlyen.com}}</ref> 
* ''Making The Grade'' (2004): schoolmistress and her problem students<ref>{{Cite web|title=Making the Grade|url=http://www.kenlyen.com/gpage17.html|access-date=9 August 2020|website=www.kenlyen.com}}</ref> 
* ''Blue Willow House'' (2006): [Lim Boon Keng](/source/Lim_Boon_Keng) and prostitutes in Singapore at the end of the 19th century
* ''School House Rockz'' (2008): TV series musical about teenagers and their school problems<ref>{{Cite web|title=School House Rockz|url=http://www.kenlyen.com/gpage60.html|access-date=9 August 2020|website=www.kenlyen.com}}</ref> 
* ''Monkey'' (2009): puppet musical of an episode from [Monkey: Journey to the West](/source/Monkey%3A_Journey_to_the_West)
* ''It's Academic!'' (2011) love triangle among teenagers

==References==
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==Further reading==
* 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{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* 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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