Dr. Ashwood received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado, and his M.D. from the University of Colorado Medical Center. He took his residency specialty training in Laboratory Medicine in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. He is a professor of pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and is a Senior Vice President, Laboratory Director, and Chief Medical Officer of ARUP. He is also Administrative Director of the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology

• Diagnostic Challenges in Surgical Pathology: Neuropathology, Head & Neck, Lung and Lymphomas
• Role of the Pathologist in Multidisciplinary Diagnosis of Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Lesions of the Lung and Endocrine Glands and Infectious Diseases

Past Lectures

• Adrenal Tumors (Adrenal Cortical Adenoma, Carcinoma, Metastatic Tumors and Pheochromocytoms: Benign and Malignant (02/28/2010)
• Pancreatic Tumors (Endocrine and Exocrine Tumors (02/28/2010)
• Parathyroid Neoplasms (Carcinoma, Adenoma) and Comparison to Hyperplasia (02/27/2010)
• Tuberculosis – What’s New in Laboratory Testing (Culture, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, etc.) and How Worried Should We Be About MDRTB? (02/26/2010)
• Sarcoid and Other Immune-Mediated Pulmonary Diseases – What’s the role of Flow Cytometry on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Cells (02/26/2010)
• Pathogenic Pulmonary Fungal Diseases (Coccidiodes Immitis, Histoplasma Capsulatum, Aspergillus ssp., etc.) Is There Any Diagnostic Clinical Laboratory Test? (02/26/2010)
• Regulatory Update: How to Stay Compliant with CMS, FDA, CDC, CAP, etc. (02/26/2010)
• Update on Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumors (02/25/2010)
• Allergic Lung Diseases and Drug Toxicity (02/25/2010)
• Pulmonary Vasculitis and Hemorrhage Syndromes (02/25/2010)
• Impact of Multidisciplinary Correlation in Interstitial Lung Disease (02/24/2010)
• New Concepts in Other Interstitial Lung Diseases (02/24/2010)
• Pathology and Differential Diagnosis of Hodgkin Lymphomas (10/22/2009)
• Revised 4th Edition of the WHO Thymic Epithelial Neoplasms Classification of Tumors of the CNS (10/22/2009)
• Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma: Spectrum of Differentiation (10/22/2009)
• Diffuse Aggressive B-Cell Lymphomas (10/20/2009)
• Lymph Node Lesions that Can Mimic Lymphoma (10/19/2009)
• Meningoimas and Other Dura-Based Mass Lesions (10/19/2009)