Featured in The Pathologist, November 2025
Written By Lisa-Jean Clifford, President, Gestalt
We’re proud to share that Lisa-Jean Clifford, President of Gestalt Diagnostics and President of the Association for Pathology Informatics (API), has been recognized as one of the Leading Voices on The Pathologist Power List 2025 — a curated roster of 50 influential leaders shaping the future of pathology and laboratory medicine.
The Power List 2025 celebrates professionals whose ideas, innovation, and leadership are moving the profession forward in meaningful ways. This year’s edition emphasizes voices advancing patient care, inspiring change, and tackling the complex challenges facing pathology today.
In her Power List feature, Lisa-Jean Clifford addressed the question:
What needs to change in order to maximize pathology’s impact on patient care, and how has your work advanced patient impact?
Her core message highlights the need for modern, interoperable, and fully integrated digital pathology systems. According to Clifford, overcoming fragmentation in laboratory information systems and outdated workflows is essential to enable pathologists to deliver faster, more accurate, and more actionable diagnoses — a prerequisite for pathology to fully influence clinical decision-making.
Drawing on her years of leadership in healthcare technology and pathology informatics, she shared how her work has advanced patient care:
- Spearheading development of integrated digital platforms that unify lab data across clinical, anatomic, microbiology, and molecular domains.
- Driving interoperability and EMR integration to accelerate diagnostic workflows and reduce errors.
- Advancing digital pathology and AI-enabled solutions — such as enterprise viewers that integrate LIS, EMR, and AI tools — to improve diagnostic speed, accuracy, and risk reduction.
- Mentoring early-career pathologists and speaking widely on the role of informatics and digital transformation in elevating patient impact.
Clifford’s inclusion reflects her longstanding commitment to innovation in pathology, both through technology and professional engagement. The Power List affirms her influence alongside peers driving pathology into the next chapter of clinical relevance and patient-centered care.
Read Lisa-Jean Clifford’s full Power List contribution and explore all honorees on The Pathologist.
