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Prof Kevin Fong OBE

Chief Medical Officer

Kevin is our Chief Medical Officer, providing an experienced clinical voice to our executive team, and steering our strategic development and project development.  He also supports our approach to clinical governance, ensuring our work has clinical impact and is steered by the clinical workforce.  Kevin’s role includes overseeing our innovation horizon scanning, policy, engagement and advocacy work.

In addition to his role at UCLPartners, Kevin is Professor of Innovation and Engagement for Science and Medicine in the UCL Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy.  He works as a consultant anaesthetist in UCLH and flies as a doctor with a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service crew at Air Ambulance Charity  Kent Surrey Sussex (AAKSS).

Kevin has previously been a NESTA fellow, a visiting researcher with NASA and a Wellcome Trust  Fellow in public engagement.  He also worked as National Clinical Adviser in Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) for NHS England during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, he has provided great advocacy regarding the impact the pandemic has had on the wellbeing and mental health of NHS staff.