Kalisha Hill, MD, MBA, FCAP, is a board-certified anatomic and clinical pathologist, specializing in multidisciplinary breast pathology. She is chief medical officer of Ascension Saint Mary Kankakee in Illinois, owner and president of her independent medical practice, Mediexperts, LLC, and is a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) director in Florida.
Dr. Hill is an alumnus of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She completed her anatomic and clinical pathology residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and obtained her master’s in business administration and in health care management from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dr. Hill authored Amita Health’s COVID-19 Clinician Testing Guidelines. She is a consultant for the Illinois Department of Public Health CLIA Laboratories and a recipient of the 2022 Pearl Foundation’s Trailblazer Award for her work in youth empowerment and mentorship. Additionally, Dr. Hill is a local and national media consultant providing education on medical topics including COVID-19, the autopsy findings of Mr. George Floyd, and artificial intelligence impact on pathologists’ workforce.
Dr. Hill is active in several medical and pathology organizations, including the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. She is a member of the board of directors for Uplifted Care Hospice and Kankakee County Medical Society, a mentor for the I Am Abel Foundation, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the Lake Shore (Illinois) chapter of The Links, Inc., which focuses on educational and health-related community service programs for youths and adults. Dr. Hill also is a past president of the Illinois Society of Pathologists.
As a fellow of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), Dr. Hill has been an active member of several of its councils and committees, including currently serving as vice chair of its Council on Education and Audit Committee. Dr. Hill was the 2018 recipient of the CAP Distinguished Patient Care Award in recognition for her active engagement in community health-related activities.
In 2025, Dr. Hill was elected to a two-year term as the CAP’s president-elect with a subsequent two-year term, beginning in fall 2027, to serve as its 40th president.