Welcome Dr. Waseem Anani

Waseem Anani, MD, is a new addition to the University of Utah Department of Pathology faculty. Dr. Anani specializes in clinical pathology and transfusion medicine and has been appointed as medical director of the Immunohematology Reference Laboratory and Blood Services at ARUP.

Dr. Anani comes to Utah by way of Ontario, Canada, where he previously worked at Canadian Blood Services. His responsibilities there were to oversee the National Immunohematology Reference Laboratory and blood operations for Ontario.

After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, Dr. Anani received his MD degree at Penn State. He later completed a residency in clinical pathology at the University of Pittsburgh and a fellowship in transfusion medicine at BloodCenter of Wisconsin/Medical College of Wisconsin.

Dr. Anani was drawn to the University and ARUP by the mixture of academics and research, the opportunity to work with a large group of specialized pathologists, and the wealth of knowledge in the organization. 

Outside of the lab, Dr. Anani's hobbies include swimming, hiking, watching hockey, reading, and traveling.