Keong-Chye Cheah

Background

Cheah, Keong-Chye was born on March 15, 1939 in Georgetown, Penang, West Malaysia. Son of Thean Hoe and Hun Kin (Keong) Cheah. came to the United States, 1959.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology, U. Arkansas, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1967; Master of Science in Microbiology, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1968.

Career

Intern, U. Arkansas Medical Center, 1967-1968; resident, VA Medical Center and University Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, 1968-1972; chief addiction section, Little Rock (Arkansas) VA Medical Center, 1972-1973; staff psychiatrist, Little Rock (Arkansas) VA Medical Center, 1975-1980; chief psychiatry, American Lake VA Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington, 1981-1986; chief consultation, liason, American Lake VA Medical Center, Tacoma, 1986-1994; assistant professor medicine, psychiatry, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1975-1981; assistant professor psychiatry and behavioral science, U. Washington, Seattle, 1981-1986; clinical associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1987. Member district branch committee The CHAMPUS, 1977-1991. Site visitor American Medical Association ContinuingMed.

Education, 1979-1983. Book reviewer Journal American Geriatrics Society, 1984-1985. Member task force alcohol abuse VA Medical District 27, 1984, survey member Sytematic External Review Process, 1985.

Member mental health plan advising committee State of Arkansas, 1976-1981, chairman 1979-1981, chairman steering committee, 1979. Member Vietnamese Resettlement Program, 1979. Many committees American Lake VA Medical Center including chairman mental health county 1981-1984, utilization rev.com., 1981-1986.

Achievements

• Keong-Chye Cheah has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Parents Advisory Committee, Lakes H.S., Washington, 1987-1991. Member Mayor's Budget and Finance Foresight Committee, since 1992, chairman 1990-1992. School consultant Child Study Center U. Arkansas, 1972-1974.

Board directors Crisis Center Arkansas, 1974-1979, Chairman.pub. relations committee, 1975-1979, member personnel committee 1974, vice Chairman of the Board 1977;president Chinese Association Control Arkansas, 1977. Member gifted education advisory county Clover Park School District 400, Washington, 1983-1985, Parent Teacher Student Organisation. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (secretary treasurer Asian American caucus 1985-1987, president 1987-1994).

Member Association Military Surgeons United States, Washington State Psychiatric Association (member peer review committee 1982-1992, chairman public psychiatry committee 1985-1993, executive county 1985-1993), N. Pacific Society Neurology and Psychiatry Association (secretary-treasurer since 1986, president 1993), S. Puget Sound Psychiatric Association, Association Chinese-American Psychiatrists, Arkansas Caduceus Club, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Psi Chi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, target shooting.

Connections

Married Sandra Massey, June 10, 1968;children: Chylynn, Maylynn.

Father:

Thean Hoe Cheah

Mother:

Hun Kin (Keong) Cheah

Spouse:

Sandra Massey

child:

Maylynn Cheah

child:

Chylynn Cheah