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Dalia Elmofty, MD

  • Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care
  • Clinical Interests: Abdominal Pain, Back Pain, Botox for Spasticity, Cancer Pain Management, Chronic Back Pain, Chronic Post Surgical Pain, Clinical Trials, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Discogenic Pain, Epidural Analgesia, Epidural Blood Patch, Foot and Ankle Pain, Head and Neck Pain, Hip and Knee Pain, Intrathecal Drug Delivery, Musculoskeletal Pain, Neuromodulation, Neuropathic Pain, Peripheral Neuromodulation Therapy, Platelet Rich Plasma PRP Injections
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: delmofty@uchicago.edu

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
MD - Pain Medicine
2009

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
MD - Anesthesiology
2008

Does the National Resident Matching Program Rank List Predict Accreditation College of Graduate Medical Education Trainee Performance Among Multispecialty Pain Medicine Fellows? A Multicenter Study.
Does the National Resident Matching Program Rank List Predict Accreditation College of Graduate Medical Education Trainee Performance Among Multispecialty Pain Medicine Fellows? A Multicenter Study. Pain Med. 2026 Sep 02.
PMID: 42684029

Use and safety of corticosteroid injections in joints and musculoskeletal soft tissue: guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society.
Use and safety of corticosteroid injections in joints and musculoskeletal soft tissue: guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Jul 06; 51(7):746-773.
PMID: 40015722

Use of corticosteroids for adult chronic pain interventions: sympathetic and peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections - guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society.
Use of corticosteroids for adult chronic pain interventions: sympathetic and peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections - guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Jun 05; 51(6):642-659.
PMID: 39019502

Multisociety multispecialty position statement on corticosteroid injections and influenza and COVID-19 vaccine administration.
Multisociety multispecialty position statement on corticosteroid injections and influenza and COVID-19 vaccine administration. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Feb 27.
PMID: 41760373

Multisociety multispecialty consensus recommendations on corticosteroid injections for facet joint and sacroiliac joint pain.
Multisociety multispecialty consensus recommendations on corticosteroid injections for facet joint and sacroiliac joint pain. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2026 Jan 27.
PMID: 41571428

Personalized Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain: Comprehensive Evidence Review and Clinical Applications.
Personalized Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain: Comprehensive Evidence Review and Clinical Applications. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2026 Jan 01; 64(1):59-66.
PMID: 41358965

Teaching Techniques of the 21st Century: Simulation, Virtual Reality, and Beyond.
Teaching Techniques of the 21st Century: Simulation, Virtual Reality, and Beyond. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2026 Jan 01; 64(1):67-74.
PMID: 41263200

Use of corticosteroids for adult chronic pain interventions: sympathetic and peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections - guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society.
Use of corticosteroids for adult chronic pain interventions: sympathetic and peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections - guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 Mar 12.
PMID: 39019502

Use and safety of corticosteroid injections in joints and musculoskeletal soft tissue: guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society.
Use and safety of corticosteroid injections in joints and musculoskeletal soft tissue: guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 Mar 12.
PMID: 40015722

Allodynia: A Review Article.
Allodynia: A Review Article. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2025 Feb 18; 29(1):49.
PMID: 39964609

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Robert D. Dripps, M.D.,Memorial Award Outstanding Graduate Resident in Anesthesiology
Rush University Medical Center
2008 - 2008

Chief Resident
Rush University Medical Center
2007 - 2008

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