Dr Chinedu Nwokoro, Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
Dr Chinedu Nwokoro
Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
Dr Chinedu Nwokoro MB BChir MA (Hons) MD (Cantab) MRCPCH
Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
Dr Chinedu Nwokoro
Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine MB BChir MA (Hons) MD (Cantab) MRCPCH
Dr Nwokoro is a Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
Areas of expertise
- General paediatrics
- Respiratory paediatrics
- Sports and exercise respiratory medicine
- Medically unexplained symptoms
- Pectus deformities
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Elstree Waterfront Outpatients Centre
The Waterfront Business Park, Beaufort House, Elstree Road, London, WD6 3BS
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About Dr Chinedu Nwokoro
GMC number: 4766917
Year qualified: 2000
Place of primary qualification: University of Cambridge
Initial consultation fee: £275
Follow up consultation fee: £200
Dr Chinedu Nwokoro is a consultant in paediatric respiratory medicine at The Royal London Children's Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust. He serves as the clinical lead for asthma, wheezing disease, and chronic lung disease of prematurity. Additionally, he is an honorary clinical senior lecturer at The Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London.
Dr Nwokoro qualified from Cambridge University Medical School and received his training at prestigious institutions including Great Ormond Street, St Mary's, The Royal London, and Cambridge. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Cambridge for research conducted at the Blizard Institute. With extensive experience as a general paediatrician, Dr Nwokoro specialises in diseases of the respiratory tract. He heads the children's asthma and chronic lung disease department at Barts Health NHS Trust and leads the NEL ICS community asthma improvement programme. He has particularlinterests in sports respiratory medicine, breathing pattern disorders and breathlessness, chest wall deformity and aspiration lung disease, but can consult with authority on all general paediatric presentations.
Dr Nwokoro has a strong interest in research and has published extensively in his field. He is also dedicated to education, teaching undergraduate medical students and supervising BSc programmes. His teaching experience extends internationally, having taught in Sudan on behalf of the RCPCH and the Egyptian and Sudanese Medical Associations. He is a joint course director of the Lung in Childhood London Paediatric Respiratory Medicine training programme. Dr Nwokoro's comprehensive expertise and dedication to both clinical practice and education make him a leading figure in paediatric respiratory medicine.
Areas of expertise
- Acid reflux (heartburn)
- Acute paediatric disorder
- Allergies
- Allergy and hay fever
- Allergy testing
- Assessment of cough
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Chest infection
- Chest pain
- Chest wall deformities
- Childhood asthma and wheezing disorders
- Children's allergies
- Chronic cough
- Chronic paediatric disorder
- Cow's milk protein allergy
- Cystic fibrosis
- Difficult asthma assessment
- Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction
- Exhaled nitric oxide testing
- Extra-oesophageal reflux/chronic aspiration
- Flexible bronchoscopy
- Frequent respiratory infections
- General paediatrics
- Health check (screening)
- Lung function / spirometry
- Medically unexplained symptoms
- Nasal polyps
- Noisy breathing and laryngomalacia
- Paediatric blood tests
- Paediatric consultation
- Paediatric imaging
- Paediatric sepsis & infection
- Palpitations
- Pectus deformities
- Plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome)
- Positional skull deformity
- Reflux and colic
- Reflux disease
- Respiratory paediatrics
- Respiratory paediatrics especially asthma
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Snoring and sleep-disordered breathing
- Spirometry
- Sports and exercise respiratory medicine
- Sports-related breathlessness
- Stomach / abdominal pain
- Structural airway conditions
- Troublesome cough
- Vaccination advice
- Vocal cord dysfunction
- Weight loss
- Well baby check
- Wheezing
- Whooping cough (pertussis)
Frequently asked questions
Why did you decide to become a Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine ?
I actually went to medical school wanting to be a paediatrician—not just a doctor. I’ve always enjoyed working with children. There’s probably still a part of the child in me that hasn’t quite grown up. Over the years, I’ve found I can communicate well with both frightened children and anxious parents, especially when things are uncertain. That’s where I feel I do my best work. As for respiratory medicine, I was influenced by close personal connections—friends who lived with chronic respiratory conditions. Their experiences shaped my understanding and compassion. I work privately not because I like the concept of private medicine—I wish it weren’t needed—but because it allows families to access high-quality care quickly. It also helps me balance family life without compromising my NHS commitments.
What are the common symptoms that your patients tend to present with?
My patients usually fall into four groups. The first are general paediatric cases—headaches, tummy aches, or symptoms that just don’t make sense. Then I see those with chronic respiratory issues like long-standing coughs, wheeze, or snoring. I also help children with exercise-related breathlessness, especially those training at a high level but struggling to improve despite standard asthma treatment. Finally, I see young people with chest wall deformities like pectus excavatum—either for reassurance or multidisciplinary assessment.
What are the treatments that you're able to offer your patients?
On-site, we can perform a wide range of tests including spirometry, bronchodilator testing, nitric oxide analysis, and blood tests for allergy and immune issues. We can also arrange chest X-rays and have access to the full HCA network for advanced investigations like CT scans, endoscopy, or echocardiograms. That said, my most powerful tool is listening—truly hearing what patients and parents are trying to say. From there, I tailor referrals to the most suitable specialists, often people I’d trust with my own children.
What are your areas of sub-specialist interest?
I specialise in respiratory paediatrics with interests in asthma, preschool wheezing, and aerodigestive disorders like chronic aspiration or reflux. I’m the network lead for children's asthma across North East London and Essex. Another key area is sports respiratory medicine, especially unexplained breathlessness in teenagers and young athletes. I also assess and manage chest wall deformities in collaboration with a national multidisciplinary team.
Professional memberships
Articles by Dr Chinedu Nwokoro
Vitamin D replacement in children with acute wheeze: a dose-escalation study
Identification of a novel cystic fibrosis mutation in three patients of South Asian descent
One-year outcomes in a multicentre cohort study of incident rare diffuse parenchymal lung disease in children (ChILD)
Quality Improvement Project to Evaluate Discharge Prescriptions in Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Vitamin D for secondary prevention of acute wheeze attacks in preschool and school-age children
[Real-world effectiveness of ivacaftor in children with cystic fibrosis and the G551D mutation]
Preschool wheeze, genes and treatment
Cystic fibrosis newborn screening: outcome of infants with normal sweat tests
Parent-determined oral montelukast therapy for preschool wheeze with stratification for arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (ALOX5) promoter genotype: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Highlights of the 28(th) North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference 2014
Intermittent montelukast in children aged 10 months to 5 years with wheeze (WAIT trial): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Recruiting ethnic minority participants to a clinical trial: a qualitative study
Cycling to work in London and inhaled dose of black carbon
