D. Ashley Hill

Experience

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  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSAC

  Jul 1999 - Sept 2002

  Assistant Member, Director of Anatomic Pathology

  My first job out of pediatric pathology fellowship was to work as a surgical pathologist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It was a wonderful experience in a mission-focused institution and I had the opportunity to work with an outstanding array of clinical oncologists, scientists and a terrific support staff in the Department of Pathology.

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  International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Registry

  Sept 2002 - Dec 2022

  Pathobiology Research

  With the guidance of Pepper Dehner I became interested in the unique pathology and biology of pleuropulmonary blastoma, an embryonal tumor of the lung that presents in children. I have supported the pathology review and development of research goals for the IPPBR since 2002. This is an incredible organization that despite its small size has made an enormous impact in the lives of families affected by PPB and related conditions. www.ppbregistry.org

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  Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

  Sept 2002 - Aug 2008

  Assistant Professor

  I came back to Washington University after three years at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to work with my mentor Pepper Dehner in surgical pathology and also start a research laboratory program on the genetics of pleuropulmonary blastoma. With a lot of support from the International PPB Registry physicians, my Department of Pathology and Immunology and key genetics experts Paul Goodfellow, Brian Suarez, Jen Ivanovich, Alison Whelan and Chris Gurnett we were able to successfully identify DICER1 mutations as the major genetic predisposition for PPB and its associated childhood cancer predisposition syndrome. Show less

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  Children's National Hospital

  Jul 2008 - Jul 2017

  Chief of Anatomic Pathology

  I came to Children's National in 2008 to help rebuild the Division of Anatomic Pathology. We have hired a great team of pathologists, histologists, medical technologists and supporting staff who make it all work smoothly. We have 7 pathologists who have been trained at the nation's top programs and who are subspecialty trained in Pediatric Pathology, Hematopathology, Neuropathology and Renal Pathology. Our academic portfolio is enlarging with first author papers in Science and Cell and numerous other important contributions to the literature both as primary researchers and supporting team members. Show less

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  The George Washington University

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2022

  Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics and Precision Medicine

  I am a principal investigator in Dr. Eric Hoffman's Center for Genetic Medicine Research where I work on the pathogenesis and new treatment approaches to the pediatric cancer pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB). I have a lot of great colleagues in this Center who are doing all kinds of cool things like working on cures for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, white matter disorders, brain tumors, asthma and cystic fibrosis. To find our recent publications, check out this link:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/dana.hill.1/bibliography/44197350/public/?sort=date&direction=descending Show less

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  ResourcePath LLC

  Jul 2015 - now

  Owner and Medical Director

  At ResourcePath, our mission is to improve the molecular diagnostics and care of individuals with cancer and emerging infectious diseases including COVID.

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  Children's National Medical Center

  Aug 2017 - Dec 2022

  Professor Anatomic Pathology and Principal Investigator in Center for Genomic Medicine
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  Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

  Dec 2022 - now

  Professor of Pathology