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Dana Ashley Hill, MD


Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Division Chief, Pathology


Board Certifications American Board of Pathology/Pediatric Pathology
National Provider Identifier 1275551756

Biography
D. Ashley Hill, MD, is chief of the Division of Pathology. She is an expert in pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB), a rare childhood lung tumor. Dr. Hill plays a leadership role in the International PPB Registry and currently works toward identifying the genetic anomalies that underly this rare disorder.

Education
TypeSchoolLocationDegreeField of StudyYears
Undergraduate Education Northwestern University Evanston, ILBachelor of Science 1996 -1990
Medical School Washington University St. Louis, MODoctor of Medicine 1990 -1994

Training
TypeInstitutionLocationPositionSpecialtyYears
Internship Program Barnes-Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MOIntern Internal Medicine 1994 - 1995
Residency Program Barnes-Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MOResident Pathology 1995 - 1997
Residency Program Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MOResident Surgical Pathology 1997 - 1998
Fellowship Program St. Louis Children's Hospital St. Louis, MOFellow Pathology 1998 - 1999

National and International Recognition
AwardInstitutionEventYear
Megan E.Wren Book Award in Internal MedicineAmerican College of Physicians1994

Affiliations and Memberships
TitleInstitutionCommittee / SectionYears
MemberPediatric and Developmental PathologyEditorial Board2006
MemberCollege of American PathologistsPediatric Tumor Protocol Guidelines Editorial Boar2006

Research
TitleStudy NameInstitutionYears
Principal InvestigatorGenetics of PPB Family Cancer SyndromeHope Street Kids Foundation2007 - 2009
Principal InvestigatorThe Clinical and Genetic Characterization of Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Familial Cancer Syndrome.National Institutes of Health2005 - 2007

Publications
Journal Article, Wagner, L., Garrett, J., Ballard, E., Hill, D., Perry, A., Biegel, J., Collings, M. (2007), Malignant rhabdoid tumor mimicking hepatoblastoma: A case report and literature review, Pediatric Development Pathology, 10, 5 , 409-415.

Journal Article, Hill, D.A., Furman, W.L., Billups, C.A., Riedley, S.W., Cain,A.M., Rao, B.N., Pratt, C.B., Spunt, S.L. (2007), Colorectal carcinoma in childhood adolescence: A clinipathologic review of 77 cases, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 5808-5814.

Journal Article, McGregor, L.M., Rao, B.N., Davidoff, A.M., Billups, C.A., Hongeng, S., Santana, V.M., Hill, D.A., Fuller, C., Furman, W.L. (2005), The Impact of Early Resection of Primary Neuroblastoma on the Survival of Children More than 1 Year of Age with Stage 4 Disease: The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Experience, Cancer, 104, 12 , 2837-2846.

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