Her clinical expertise is in sudden cardiac death prevention, atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias, and implantable cardiac devices. Her research expertise lies in the design and conduct of clinical trials, outcomes research, and cost-effectiveness analyses. She has experience in electronic clinical decision support tools and use of big data to conduct research. She has close to 300 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Al-Khatib is a Senior Associate Editor for Circulation and is on the Editorial Board for Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Heart Rhythm, and the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology.

He is EP educational lead at Royal Brompton & Harefield and the Royal Society of Medicine, regularly teaching cardiology trainees, EP fellows and cardiac physiologists. He additionally runs the simulation-based Harefield Transseptal Course and is clinical lead for Harefield cardiology’s human factors-based CRRISiS (Clinical Risk Reduction In Simulated Settings) training programme. He has recently been appointed catheter lab director at Harefiel

His interest in rhythm also extends beyond medicine: as a violinist, he is a rotational leader/concertmaster for the European Doctors Orchestra which raises funds for medical charities with concerts throughout the UK and Europe. His leisure interests include cycling and skiing.