Biography

Xiao-Fei Kong, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases.

Originally from China, Dr. Kong was educated and trained across three continents. He earned his medical degree at Yangzhou University Medical College in Jiangsu, China, and completed a residency in internal medicine at Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University. He then earned a doctoral degree in immunology and genetics from the Sorbonne University in Paris, France mentored by Jean-Laurent Casanova. As a clinical scholar, he obtained a master's degree in translational medicine from the Rockefeller University in New York. He then received additional internal medicine residency training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, followed by advanced fellowship training in gastroenterology and one-year faculty appointment at Columbia University Medical Center.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and gastroenterology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022.

An investigator on numerous clinical projects, Dr. Kong's research interests include celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, inborn errors of immunity, and rare liver diseases. His previous work led to the discovery of serval new genetic diseases, including human SPPL2A deficiency, inherited STAT1 disorders and interferonopathy in Down Syndrome.  He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented widely at national and international conferences.

Dr. Kong is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the European Society for Immunodeficiencies.

 

Education

Medical School
Yangzhou University Medical College (2001)
Other Post Graduate Training
The Rockefeller University (2015)
Residency
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai /Queens Hospital Center (2018), Internal Medicine
Fellowship
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus (2021), Gastroenterology

Research Interest

  • Celiac Disease
  • Human Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Rare Digestive & Liver Diseases

Publications

Featured Publications LegendFeatured Publications

Immunogenetics of gastrointestinal cancers: A systematic review and retrospective survey of inborn errors of immunity in humans.
Zheng B, Artin MG, Chung H, Chen B, Sun S, May BL, Hur C, Green PHR, Wang TC, Park J, Kong XF, J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Jun 37 6 973-982
Individuals with Down syndrome hospitalized with COVID-19 have more severe disease.
Malle L, Gao C, Hur C, Truong HQ, Bouvier NM, Percha B, Kong XF, Bogunovic D, Genet Med 2021 03 23 3 576-580

Honors & Awards

  • Clinical and Translational Science Award
    The Rockefeller University (2015)
  • Jérôme Lejeune Foundation Award
    (2013)
  • Stony Wold-Herbert Fund Award
    (2012)
  • C.H. Li Memorial Scholar Award
    (2009)
  • Keystone Symposia Travel Award
    (2009)
  • First-Prize Scholarship,
    Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine (2004)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • European Society for Immunodeficiencies (2012)
  • Clinical Immunology Society (2010)
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • American Gastroenterological Association