2016 Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
2011 Award for Outstanding Contributions in Education
Dr. Ashwood is professor of pathology and vice chair of clinical pathology
at the University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus and
laboratory director for the CU Hospital in Aurora. Formerly, he was on
the faculty of the University of Utah, which he joined in 1985 to accept a
position at their newly founded reference laboratory, ARUP. Dr. Ashwood
served in a number of roles at ARUP over three decades, including as head
of the chemistry division and chief medical officer. From 2009 to 2015, he
was ARUP’s president and CEO. In March 2016, he retired to accept his
current faculty appointment at CU Anschutz. He has been active at the
local and national levels of the the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) since 1981. His most noteworthy
contributions to the the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) include serving as chair of the Rocky Mountain
section, member of the national nominating committee, chair of the
Beckman Conference committee, member of the program planning
committee, member of the annual meeting organizing committee, and
member of the awards committee.
In addition to the ADLM, he has served in leadership roles for the American
Board of Pathology, the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and
Scientists, the College of American Pathologists, and the Clinical Laboratory
Standards Institute. His research has focused on regulation of laboratory developed
tests, standardization of clinical chemistry tests, determination of
reference values, and laboratory assessment of pregnancy.