Dr Ali graduated from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in 1993 and completed oncology training in London and Sheffield. Before joining The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre he held posts at the Middlesex, University College and Royal Free hospitals in London, and The Lister Hospital in Stevenage.
Dr Ali specialises in the treatment of sarcomas. He is chair of the Regional Sarcoma Advisory Group and a member of British Sarcoma Group and EORTC Soft Tissue And Bone Sarcoma Group.
Dr Ali is lead clinician for teenage and young adults at Clatterbridge.