Professor of Anesthesiology and the vice chair of clinical operations in the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia (UVA). . Medical Director of the main operating rooms at UVA. . Dr Elkassabany was the division chief of regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine at the University of Pennsylvania from 2010-2022. . His research interest focuses on patients’ outcomes after orthopedic surgery, specifically patient who receives regional anesthesia in different clinical settings. . He is especially interested improving patient outcomes after major joint arthroplasty and defining the value added by regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine to patients’ perioperative experience. . Member of the Board of Directors for the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA). . Chairs educational track subcommittee on regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).