NorthWest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO)

[DocLee]

I think that a misconception has crept in here relating to nomenclature.
In the UK a Medical Practitioner (be he/she a General Practitioner or a Hospital Doctor) must have completed a course of instruction directly related to medical practice. This is usually a University course which leads to graduation and the award of 2 academic degrees, usually MB ("Medicinae Baccalaureus" = Bachelor of Medicine) and BS or BChir ("Chirurgiae Baccalaureus" = Bachelor of Surgery). They are then accorded the honorific title of "Dr" as in Dr. Gregory House.
This is the equivalent of MD in the US.
If a UK doctor then undertakes postgraduate research in a medical subject under the auspices of the University at which he studied, he may be awarded a further degree, that of MD - Doctor of Medicine. This is the equivalent of postgraduate degrees such as PhD - Doctor of Philosophy or DD - Doctor of Divinity, etc., all of which indicate that the individual has successfully carried out original research under the auspies of the university in that particular subject - repectively in surgery (amongst many other subjects such as chemistry, engineering, aeronautics etc) and in divinity. That is why some clergymen, engineers or industrial chemists can use the honorific "Dr".
Just because a UK doctor does not have MD after his/her name does not mean that he/she is not a fully qualified Medical Practitioner.