Dr. Tracy George recognized as one of Utah Business' Top 10 Influential Women

A group of people stand in a line behind a table
From left to right, Toni Pollock, director of PharmaDx; Margaret Coppin, HT(ASCP), chief quality officer; Tracy George, MD, chief scientific officer and president of ARUP’s Innovation Business Unit; Sarah Teofilo, chief information officer; Erica Clyde, MBA, PMi-PMP®, MB(ASCP)CM, director of the ARUP Institute for Research and Innovation in Diagnostic and Precision Medicine™; and Ligaya Kuiken, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM, MB(ASCP)CM, ARUP Human Resources education program coordinator. | Photo credit: ARUP Laboratories

Tracy George, MD, President of the Innovation Business Unit and Chief Scientific Officer at ARUP Laboratories and Department of Pathology professor, was recently named one of Utah Business' 10 “Most Influential Women" in the magazine's 2026 Women to Watch awards. The awards, according to Utah Business, celebrate "women with enduring careers and exceptional impact ... Through their innovative efforts and inspiring examples, these women have significantly improved their workplaces, industries and Utah as a whole."

“I’m honored to be included among this group,” Dr. George said, per ARUP Laboratories. “This recognition reflects the work of so many teams focused on advancing diagnostics and helping patients get answers and access to care.”

Dr. George, who is a past honoree of Utah Business magazine's 2022 Healthcare Heroes, was chosen among a pool of over 300 nominations for the Women To Watch awards this year. 

Dr. George completed her MD and residency training in anatomic pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of California San Francisco, with fellowships in hematopathology and surgical pathology at Stanford University. She is board certified in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, and hematology by the American Board of Pathology. 

She has been with the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine's Department of Pathology since 2018, where her impact has been marked with multiple achievements and awards — including the Joseph A. Knight Award for Excellence in Education, the Bill Roberts Award for Clinical Excellence in Laboratory Medicine, and being a three-time recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award in Clinical Pathology (awarded by residents). Dr. George is currently serving as a fellow in the Hedwig van Amerigen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (ELAM). ELAM is a prestigious year-long part-time national leadership fellowship for faculty in schools of medicine, dentistry, public health and pharmacy. The program is dedicated to developing the professional and personal skills required to lead and manage in today's complex health care environment. 

“Follow your passions. That’s what’s going to drive you in the long run. … You have to really love what you do because you’re going to spend a lot of time with it. So, follow your passions.”
Tracy George, MD, per Utah Business magazine
Tracy George, wearing a red suit, sitting on a dark gray chair
Photo credit: ARUP Laboratories

"Under her leadership, the ARUP Institute for Research and Innovation in Diagnostic and Precision Medicine™ was launched to drive the development of cutting-edge diagnostics, including a blood-based biomarker test for Alzheimer’s disease, the first high-sensitivity assay for a key mutation in SM, and the first widely available commercial test for hereditary alpha-tryptasemia. George has also helped expand artificial intelligence (AI)-augmented parasitology screening and established partnerships, such as ARUP’s collaboration with Tasso, to broaden access to diagnostic testing through remote blood collection technologies," Bonnie Stray writes for ARUP.

Through her work at ARUP and the University of Utah, Dr. George's contributions to laboratory medicine, research, and mentorship embody the Utah Business Women to Watch honor, and we couldn't be more proud to have her as a part of our academic community. Congratulations, Dr. George!