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Ream Al-Hasani, PhD

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: June 2026

Ream Al-Hasani, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Biochemistry. She is from Iraq but grew up in the United Kingdom where she recieved her bachelor's degree in pharmacology and doctorate in neuropharmacology. She moved to WashU Medicine for her postdoctoral training, where she vowed to ‘just stay for a couple of years’ and has remained ever since. She was one of the first two faculty members hired in the Center of Clinical Pharmacology.

The Al-Hasani Lab studies the role of neuropeptides in substance use disorder, pain and stress. The lab’s most recent project is investigating the impact of in utero opioid exposure and prescribed treatments on long term neurodevelopment in the offspring.

Ream does not have much ‘spare’ time as her four children keep her very busy. Both her and her husband, Jordan McCall, coach elementary school sports and their weekends are filled with games for whichever sport is in season. Ream also likes to travel, cook, bake and read.

A fun fact about Ream is that she sang in her college Jazz Band and toured Poland with them!

Zekeriyya Alanoglu, MD, DESA

Instructor, General Anesthesiology

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: February 2022

Zekeriyya (aka Zek) was born and raised in Ankara, Turkey. He attended Medical School of Ankara University where he obtained his MD degree. He joined Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation of Ankara University for his Anesthesia training. He joined the same department as a Specialist in Anesthesia in 2000. Zek specialized in different clinical work and studies in solid organ transplantation, airway management and teaching-assessment in Anesthesia training. He obtained his board certifications from Turkish Anesthesiology and Reanimation Society and European Society of Anesthesiology (ESA) in 2005 and 2006, respectively. He contributed to the ESA as Examination Committee Member and Council member starting 2008 till 2017. He hosted Part I and Online Assessment of European Board Exam in Ankara for many years, translated the exam into Turkish, wrote and reviewed exam content, examined as an examiner and senior examiner for Part II exam all around different exam center in Europe. He is still contributing to the ESA and Turkish Board mission as an examiner for online oral board exams. He served at the University of Ankara as an Associate and afterward as a Full Professor for more than 12 years. He was appointed as the Co-Director of the Cebeci Hospital of Ankara University and served almost 6.5 years till he departed for WashU in 2018. He officially retired from his position at the Ankara University in the summer of 2020 after serving 25 years.

Zek’s involvement with WashU goes back to 2007/2008. He joined the International Specialist program at WashU in 2007 but returned to Turkey in 2008. He and his family never forgot their time, friends and great memories in St. Louis and returned to St. Louis in 2018. It was of course very attractive to work again for WashU for many reasons, including the outstanding opportunity to watch live St. Louis Cardinals games with his youngest son at baseball heaven, Busch Stadium.

Zek played basketball for many years and still enjoys watching the sport. He also supports his hometown soccer team, AnkaraGucu, by hanging its flag on the main entrance of his home, enjoys his free time with his family of two young gentlemen and his wife, Betul. The Alanoglu family always misses their beloved daughter who lives in Turkey and studies Psychology.