Dr Iqbal studied Medicine at The University of Bristol, qualifying in 2010. He completed his radiology training on the Wales Training Scheme and subsequently undertook a Musculoskeletal Imaging fellowship at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham in 2018.

He was appointed as a Consultant Radiologist at Swansea Bay University Health Board in 2019 and specialises in all forms of musculoskeletal radiology with a particular interest in musculoskeletal intervention and the imaging of sports injuries.  

Dr Iqbal has published over 30 articles in peer reviewed journals and has presented his research internationally.