Kuen Hai Chen

Background

Chen, Kuen Hai was born on May 23, 1937 in Tachia, Taiwan. Son of John Bei and Yeh (Liang) Chen. came to the United States, 1966, naturalized, 1976.

Education

Bachelor of Science, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1959; Doctor of Medicine, National Taiwan U., Taipei, 1964.

Career

Intern, Illinois Central Hospital, Chicago, 1966-1967; resident in general surgery, Sisters Hospital, Buffalo, 1967-1969; resident in general surgery, C & O Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia, 1970-1971; fellow spinal cord injury service, Veterans Administration Hospital., East Orange, New Jersey, 1971-1972; chief, Veterans Administration Hospital., East Orange, New Jersey, 1972-1976; member of staff, First Avenue Medical Center, New York City. Physicians county Heritage Foundation, since 1994. Director K.F.C. Corporation.

Achievements

• Kuen Hai Chen has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Taiwan Union Presbyterian Church in New York, chairman of the executive committee, 1983, president Parents' Association, 1980-1984. Member Presidential Advisory Commission, 1992, Presidential Commission American, 1992. Delegate Presidential Trust, 1992.

Advisory member Republican National Commn.Am. Agenda, since 1992; delegate New Jersey Republican Presidential Task Force, since 1994. Member, chairman advisory board Republican National Committee, since 1994, honorary co-chairman business advisory county, 1998.

Founding member Republican Campaign Council, since 1994, national campaign advisor,1995-, Eisenhower Commission, 1995-1996. Member Republican Senator Advisory Council, since 1997. Served with Taiwan Air Force, 1965.

Fellow American Academy Family Physicians, American Geriatric Society. Member of New York Academy Science, American College Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, New York County Medical Society (committee health care agency), International Society Paraplegia, Heritage Foundation, Taita Jing-Fu Medical Foundation (honorary director), National Taiwan U. Medical College Alumni Association (executive director 1979-1981, president 1981-1983, permanent board directors 1984,chairman education committee 1987-1995, chairman fund campaign committee 1988-1994, New York chapter board directors 1994, board of trustees 1985-1988, chairman by-law committee since 1994), Am.Spinal Injury Association, National Board Addiction Examiners (doctor addiction counselor), West Virginia Medical Institute, N. American Taiwanese Medical Association (board directors greater New York chapter since 1985, president 1987-1989, chairman education committee 1989-1995), National Taiwan U. Alumni Association (board directors since 1981, chairman education committee 1984-1994, chairman by-law committee 1994-1996, treasurer 1991-1994), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Fu Mei Lai, January 1, 1966. Children: Richard, Humphrey, Christopher.

Father:

John Bei Chen

Mother:

Yeh (Liang) Chen

Spouse:

Fu Mei Lai

child:

Richard Chen

child:

Humphrey Chen

child:

Christopher Chen