He is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management and is a clinical associate professor of anesthesiology at Ohio University College of Medicine and clinical assistant professor of surgery at Northeast Ohio Medical University. His specialty interests include low back and neuropathic pain. He serves as the consultant team pain physician for the University of Akron and Kent State University athletic teams. Dr. Ali studied at the Ohio State University School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at Cleveland Clinic.