Kamlesh Khunti CBE is a British physician who is Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester.
[2] He studied medicine at the University of Dundee and started working as a General practitioner in Leicester in 1990.
[6][7] He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and a professor at the University of Leicester in 2017.
[15][16] He also studied the effectiveness of various types of face masks or primary health professionals.
[17] Khunti was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to health.