INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana University School of Medicine has named a clinician-researcher and longtime educator as the next chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Lisa Landrum, MD, PhD, MS, has been named the new chair, after serving as interim chair of the department since May 1, 2024. A native of rural Oklahoma, Landrum joined the IU School of Medicine in 2021 after spending 11 years at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She was recruited to move to Indianapolis to serve as the division director of gynecology oncology. Upon her arrival, she was the only board-certified gynecologic oncologist in the IU Health system, joining a practice with two faculty members recently hired from fellowship. She is currently working to bring a fellowship program in gynecology oncology back to IU.
"Over the course of her career, Dr. Landrum has proven herself a successful and transformative leader — building cohesive teams through communication, transparency and collaboration," said Jay L. Hess, MD, PhD, MHSA, dean of the IU School of Medicine and executive vice president of clinical affairs for IU. "She brings to the position a broad range of leadership experience at the departmental, institutional and national level, and is uniquely qualified to take this department to new heights."
Landrum's areas of clinical and research interest include early-stage endometrial cancer with high immediate risk factors for reoccurrence, robotic surgery, palliative care and disparities in cancer care. She currently serves as the institutional PI for clinical trial efforts in gynecology oncology at IU Health. She also represents Indiana University on the NRG Oncology Corpus sub-committee and the NCCN Guidelines Committee for Endometrial and Cervical Cancer.
Throughout her career, Landrum has been dedicated to training future physicians. While at the University of Oklahoma, she served for several years as the residency program director for the Department of OB-GYN. She has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and is currently engaged in bringing a fellowship program in gynecology oncology back to IU. Also important to Landrum has been the advocacy of her patients. In recognition of her clinical care, she was awarded the Patient Care Award from the University of Oklahoma from 2012-2020. She was awarded the prestigious Leonard Tow Humanism Award in 2019.
"The opportunity to lead this department arises at a critical time not only for the IU School of Medicine and IU Health, but also the state as well as women’s health care as a specialty in this country," said Landrum, who will take over in the chair role effective immediately. "I am honored by the opportunity to serve as chair of this department and am eager to continue leading this world-class group of researchers and physicians."
After receiving her bachelor's degree in biology/pre-medicine from Oklahoma Christian University, Landrum completed her master's degree and PhD with the Department of Physiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She received her MD in 2002 from the College of Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, where she also completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a fellowship in gynecology oncology. Landrum was a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center until joining the faculty at IU School of Medicine.
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Writer: Katie Duffey, kaduffey@iu.edu
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