Dr Rani Khatib FRPharmS, FESC is National Specialty Advisor for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at NHS England; Senior Consultant Pharmacist in Cardiology and Cardiovascular research at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; and an Associate Professor at the Leeds Institute of Cardiometabolic Medicine (LICAMM), University of Leeds.

He is also a National Clinical Champion for Lipids Management and member of the Heart Failure Expert group at NHS England, and lead author of the national lipid management and statin intolerance pathways.

Dr Khatib served as a specialist committee member on the NICE Heart Failure Guidelines and Quality Standards and is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Rani leads on the delivery of several innovative cardiorenal metabolic risks and medicines optimisation clinics and services across West Yorkshire. He heads the Cardiology Innovative Medicines Optimisation Service and is the senior CVD consultant at Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber; co-chairs the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association Cardiovascular Group; and is a core member of the international Cardiology Allied Professionals Task Force at ESC.

Dr Khatib is a well-published, senior academic grants holder, with multiple recognitions and awards for innovation and excellence in patient care.