Abd Tahrani is a Senior Lecturer in Metabolic Endocrinology and Obesity Medicine at the University of Birmingham (UOB), and a Honorary Consultant Endocrinologist and Bariatric Physician and the lead for weight management research and diabetic neuropathy services at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Tahrani is also the translational research lead at the Centre of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners and the communication co-lead at the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research.