Zakaria Messieha DDS, FICD, FACD, ADBA, NBA

Dr. Messieha received his DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) degree from Ohio State University. He then completed a General Practice Residency at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, VA. From There he went to Long Island Jewish Medical Center where he completed a residency in Anesthesiology. After working in an office-based practice for a year, Dr. Messieha came to the University of Illinois at Chicago where he worked full-time between the College of Dentistry and the Anesthesiology Department at the University Hospital.

Dr. Messieha has lectured Nationally and Internationally on Anesthesiology and Pain Anxiety Control. He has several published papers and abstracts. After spending over 21 years as an educator, Dr. Zak Messieha retired as Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology both at the College of Medicine and the College of Dentistry in December of 2017.