Faisel Khan is currently Associate Dean for Student Recruitment and Global Partnerships in the School of Medicine and Professor of Cardiovascular Science. His previous role at the University was Associate Dean Quality and Academic Standards. He has held many leadership roles in teaching as Programme and Course Lead and implemented the design, strategic development and innovative delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate curricula in the Schools of Medicine and Life Sciences. He has held significant external examiner roles at the University of Aberdeen, University of Glasgow, Queen Margaret University and Imperial College London. He is an accredited postgraduate degrees supervisor and has supervised 50 postgraduate students.

Faisel Khan also runs a research programme focussing on early development and progression of cardiovascular disease. A key aspect of his research is to bridge basic science and clinical medicine by forming a better understand of signalling pathways involved in development of cardiovascular disease. He has published over 160 research papers and has been the principal or co-applicant on grant applications totalling over £15 million. Faisel Khan serves as a Council Member for the Royal Society of Medicine’s Vascular and Lipids Section and is a Member of the European Society of Vascular Medicine Scientific Committee and the ME Research UK Scientific Committee.