Chuka Nwokolo, a UK-trained Nigerian doctor, is among the top figures in medicine recognised for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2021 Queen’s birthday honours list.
Nwokolo, who came to the UK from Nigeria to become a top consultant gastroenterologist at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, got the honour of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).