Kelli Hutchens, MD, MBA, FCAP

Kelli A. Hutchens, MD, MBA, FCAP is a board-certified dermatopathologist with experience as a both diagnostician and laboratory director. She is also the Chief Medical Officer of Dermatology at Forefront Dermatology. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biology and her medical degree at the University of Nevada Reno. She completed her residency in 2009 at Loyola University Medical Center in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology followed by a fellowship in Dermatopathology at the world renowned Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology in New York.

She was the Chief of Dermatopathology and Director of the Dermatopathology fellowship for five years at Loyola Medical Center. She maintains an active affiliation as an educator and mentor of residents and medical students as an Associate Professor of Pathology at Loyola University Chicago. In 2015, she completed her MBA with emphasis in health care at Loyola University Chicago.

Dr. Hutchens is an active member of many professional societies including the College of American Pathologists, American Society of Dermatopathologists, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathologists, and International Society of Dermatopathologists. She has been published in medical journals in her field including the American Journal of Surgical Pathology and American Journal of Dermatopathology.
Dr. Hutchens’ focus is to provide high quality microscopic diagnoses for patients and open communication with the providing clinician to insure the best possible treatment plan for patients. She has a special interest in melanocytic neoplasms and diagnosis of inflammatory dermatosis. Additional interests include quality improvement and assurance processes in the laboratory which she believes is an important aspect of exceptional patient care.

Dr. Hutchens was born into a farming and ranching family in northern California but primarily grew up in rural Nevada where her family still farms and raises cattle. Dr. Hutchens is married with three children and has resided on the North West Side of Chicago for over 10 years. Her hobbies include gardening, jazzercise, and spending time outdoors with her family going skiing, swimming, and ice skating.