Ruth Landau is the Virginia Apgar Professor of Anesthesiology, the Chief of the Division of Obstetric Anesthesia at Columbia University in New York, and the Director of the Center for Precision Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Medical Center.  

Dr. Landau is the President of the Society Obstetric Anesthesiology Perinatology (SOAP).

Dr. Landau is passionate about improving patients’ experience and tailoring approaches to each individuals’ needs. She has authored over 100 articles and Textbook Chapters, has lectured on all 5 continents as an invited Professor on the genetics of pain, optimized labor analgesia and enhanced recovery after cesarean delivery and judicious opioid prescription.