Dame Parveen Kumar, a leading gastroenterologist and champion of women in healthcare, has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), the highest rank within the Order of the British Empire, in King Charles III’s 2026 Birthday Honours list.

Kumar, Professor Emerita of Medicine and Education at Queen Mary University of London’s Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, was recognised “for services to Global Medical Education and Health”.