Dr. Yousif S. Alakeel is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the college of pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), and a practicing consultant clinical pharmacist in the pediatric/pediatric cardiology section at King Abdulaziz Medical city (KAMC), Riyadh. In addition, He has been served as associate dean of clinical affairs and a member of senior management at the college of pharmacy- KSAU-HS Dr. Alakeel received his bachelor of pharmaceutical sciences degree from King Saud University-Riyadh and the doctor of pharmacy, PharmD (college of pharmacy), and Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees (College of Medicine) from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Subsequently, He completed his post-graduate clinical pharmacy residency training at Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School joint program, Boston, MA, USA. Following his joining the KAMC, He has completed many certificate programs and workshops in advanced academic leadership, clinical teaching, drug use evaluation, and thrombosis and anticoagulation management. Dr. Alakeel has been a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist since 2009, and an active member of many professional national and international organizations. Dr. Alakeel is actively participating in teaching, clinical training, and research. His principal interests focused on drug therapy related to pediatric cardiology, anticoagulation/ thromboembolism, and management of pulmonary hypertension. He has authored and co-authored many peer-reviewed publications and has delivered numerous invited professional presentations.