Dr Bukhari is a consultant rheumatologist at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom and an honorary senior lecturer at Manchester University, Manchester, United Kingdom. His clinical practice is based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, United Kingdom.

Dr Bukhari trained in rheumatology and epidemiology in Manchester. His research interests include inflammatory arthritis and quality of life in patients with arthritis and osteoporosis. Dr Bukhari is Director for Postgraduate Medical Education and an academic foundation tutor at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. In addition, he is the editor-in-chief of the journal Rheumatology (Oxford). Dr Bukhari is the northern regional advisor for the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Society and the lead for the North West Coast Musculoskeletal National Institute for Healthcare Research.