Liska is from Ohio.[1] She completed a bachelor's degree in communication and an executive M.B.A. from Cleveland State University.[2]
Liska was the vice president of medical operations for the MetroHealth System.[3] In 2002, she joined the Cleveland Clinic Florida as its chief operating officer of hospitals in Weston and Naples.[3][4] From 2004 to 2008, she was the vice president and executive operations director of the Health Alliance.[5] Liska was the chief operating officer of University Hospital, Cincinnati for four years before working for two years as its chief executive officer.[6][7] In 2007, she was elected a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.[8] From 2010 to 2013, Liska was the chief operating officer of the Southwest Ohio region for Mercy Health.[6] She was the president of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and chief executive officer and UC Health senior vice president from 2013 to 2015.[6] She worked as a senior executive for MetroHealth and Cleveland Clinic.[2] She specializes in health system optimization.[2] She was an adjunct professor at Xavier University and a guest lecturer at the University of Cincinnati.[2]
On August 22, 2016, Liska became the executive vice president for health affairs and chief executive officer at Augusta University Medical Center.[2] She succeeded interim chief executive Peter F. Buckley.[2] In December 2018, Liska was elected an at-large trustee of the Georgia Hospital Association.[9] She was an adjunct professor at the Augusta University college of allied health sciences.[9] She left Augusta in June 2019 and was succeeded by interim executive Brooks A. Keel.[10][11] In October 2020, Liska became the chief operating officer of Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital, succeeding Scott McCarver.[12] She served as the interim president of Vanderbilt University Hospital for six months before formally assuming the role in December 2023.[1] She succeeded Shon Dwyer.[1]
