Dalia Elmofty, MD, is an associate professor of anesthesia and critical care and director of the pain fellowship program at the University of Chicago. A member of ASRA Pain Medicine since 2008, she has contributed to the society through education, mentorship, and volunteer leadership.

Dr. Elmofty earned her medical degree at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, where she also completed a residency in clinical pathology. She later completed her anesthesiology residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, serving as chief resident before completing her pain medicine fellowship there in 2009.

At the University of Chicago, Dr. Elmofty helps prepare future pain physicians through clinical training, scholarly mentorship, and procedural simulation. Her educational initiatives have included a multi-institutional journal club, virtual reality training for interventional pain procedures, and hands-on workshops. She also mentors medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty in research and professional development.

Her ASRA Pain Medicine service includes serving as newsletter section editor, editor, and Newsletter Committee chair, and contributing to membership, faculty development, and scientific planning. She is a founding member and chair of the Women in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Special Interest Group and participates in the society’s Mentor-Mentee Program. She will serve as Chair of the 27th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting in 2028.

Through her work within ASRA Pain Medicine and at her institution, Dr. Elmofty supports collaboration, strengthens pain medicine education, and helps develop the specialty’s next generation of leaders.