Dr. Heidi H. Kong is a board-certified Dermatologist and currently directs a translational research program studying the human microbiome and inflammatory skin diseases. After training in Dermatology at Duke University, she completed a clinical research fellowship in the Dermatology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute and the Duke-NIH Masters Program in Clinical Research. Dr. Kong is an attending physician on the NIH Dermatology Consultation Service and an Adjunct Investigator at the National Cancer Institute. She is a Senior Investigator and Head of the Cutaneous Microbiome and Inflammation Section, Acting Head of the Dermatology Consult Service, and Deputy Clinical Director at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.