Kevin Fong
Dr Kevin Fong OBE is an emergency physician, space medicine expert, and award-winning broadcaster, renowned for his work with NASA and his inspiring insights on extreme environments and human resilience.
Dr Kevin Fong OBE is an emergency physician, space medicine expert, broadcaster, and award-winning author, whose career spans frontline medicine, aerospace, science communication, and storytelling on a global stage.
Currently flying as part of a UK Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) crew, Kevin was seconded in March 2020 to NHS England’s COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response team. His unique blend of expertise in emergency medicine, teamwork, risk management, and decision-making under extreme pressure has been honed through extraordinary experiences — from working with NASA’s human spaceflight programme in Houston to tackling life-or-death situations in the field.
With degrees in astrophysics, medicine, and engineering, Kevin has a rare, cross-disciplinary perspective on science, technology, exploration, and the limits of the human body. His dynamic talks have inspired audiences around the world, including his delivery of the prestigious Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 2015.
A familiar face and voice in broadcasting, Kevin has presented landmark television series such as Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes?, Extreme A&E, and Operation Goldrush with Dan Snow, as well as acclaimed BBC Horizon documentaries. On radio, his work includes Trauma Medicine: The Fight for Life, The Artificial Human, and The NHS: Who Cares?.
He is also the creator and host of the BBC World Service’s 13 Minutes to the Moon, an award-winning global hit featuring original music by Hans Zimmer, and 16 Sunsets, a gripping new podcast chronicling the history of NASA’s Space Shuttle era.
Kevin’s book Extremes — exploring human survival in the most hostile environments — won the American Association for the Advancement of Science Award in 2015. In recognition of his services to science, medicine, and healthcare, he was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019.
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