Dr Kevin Fong is a doctor of medicine with a special interest in human space exploration and extreme environment physiology. He holds degrees in medicine, astrophysics and engineering, and is an honorary senior lecturer in physiology at University College London. He has completed specialist training in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, has worked with NASA’s Human Adaptation and Countermeasures Office at Johnson Space Centre in Houston and the Medical Operations Group at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral. Kevin currently works as a consultant anaesthetist at University College London Hospital, is founder and associate director of the Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme environment medicine and a broadcaster.

Kevin is an honorary senior lecturer in physiology at University College London where he runs an undergraduate course in space medicine and extreme environment physiology. He has a long-standing interest in human space exploration and space medicine and has completed training rotations at Johnson Space Center, Houston and Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral.

In 1999 while a junior doctor, Kevin organised the Futures in UK Space Biomedical Research conference, in partnership with the British National Space Centre; senior delegates from NASA, the European Space Agency and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute were in attendance. This event was the first of its kind in the UK and led to the establishment of a new undergraduate course in extreme environmental physiology and a strategy for furthering the UK’s involvement in programmes of human space flight. 

In 2000, Kevin and colleague Dr Mike Grocott, founded the Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment (CASE) Medicine at UCL. This group has a special interest in the parallels that exist between critical illness and the physiology of extreme environments. CASE's membership includes physicians and scientists with expertise in mountaineering, scuba diving, space flight, human performance and remote medical care.

He completed a five-year fellowship in 2008; awarded by the UK's National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA) which allowed him to continue his work with NASA. During this time he participated in the NASA Artificial Gravity Pilot Study. 

Kevin currently works for the Science, Technology and Facilities Council as part of their Futures Programme. 

Kevin recently presented critically acclaimed 'Horizon: Back From the Dead' (BBC2) and 'The Alien Equation' for BBC World Service (Radio). Kevin has also contributed to various programmes including Channel 4's Ascent of Mars Mountain (2003) and Superhuman (2004) and the BBC's The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (2004) and Mars: A Horizon Guide (2009). Kevin also writes for the Guardian newspaper.