He is an interventional cardiologist at Duke Hospital, specializing in cardiovascular informatics research and integration of evidence from cardiovascular clinical trials. Dr. Kong graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, where he also received a master's degree in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. He received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and was a resident on the Osler Medical Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He completed fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine at Duke University before joining the Duke faculty.