Brittany A. Young
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Brittany A. Young, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

  • Dr. Young is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She serves as Co-Medical Director at the University Hospital Clinical Laboratory and CLIA Laboratory Director at Farmington Health Center, ensuring precise diagnostic testing and overseeing critical lab areas such as microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and point-of-care testing. As Chair of the Point-of-Care Testing Committee, she ensures tests are completed according to best practice standards and provides consultancy to clinical teams. Board certified in Medical Microbiology, Dr. Young plays a pivotal role in institutional preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks, having chaired the COVID-19 Laboratory Subcommittee. She is also a member of several professional societies and serves on the Standards Committee for the College of American Pathologists. Dr. Young is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She serves as Co-Medical Director at the University Hospital Clinical Laboratory and CLIA Laboratory Director at Farmington Health Center, ensuring precise diagnostic testing and overseeing critical lab areas such as microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and point-of-care testing. As Chair of the Point-of-Care Testing Committee, she ensures tests are completed according to best practice standards and provides consultancy to clinical teams. Board certified in Medical Microbiology, Dr. Young plays a pivotal role in institutional preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks, having chaired the COVID-19 Laboratory Subcommittee. She is also a member of several professional societies and serves on the Standards Committee for the College of American Pathologists.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pathology (Clinical Path)
    American Board of Pathology (Sub: Medical Microbiology)

  • Dr. Young is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She serves as Co-Medical Director at the University Hospital Clinical Laboratory and CLIA Laboratory Director at Farmington Health Center, ensuring precise diagnostic testing and overseeing critical lab areas such as microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and point-of-care testing. As Chair of the Point-of-Care Testing Committee, she ensures tests are completed according to best practice standards and provides consultancy to clinical teams. Board certified in Medical Microbiology, Dr. Young plays a pivotal role in institutional preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks, having chaired the COVID-19 Laboratory Subcommittee. She is also a member of several professional societies and serves on the Standards Committee for the College of American Pathologists. Dr. Young is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She serves as Co-Medical Director at the University Hospital Clinical Laboratory and CLIA Laboratory Director at Farmington Health Center, ensuring precise diagnostic testing and overseeing critical lab areas such as microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and point-of-care testing. As Chair of the Point-of-Care Testing Committee, she ensures tests are completed according to best practice standards and provides consultancy to clinical teams. Board certified in Medical Microbiology, Dr. Young plays a pivotal role in institutional preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks, having chaired the COVID-19 Laboratory Subcommittee. She is also a member of several professional societies and serves on the Standards Committee for the College of American Pathologists.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pathology -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pathology (Clinical Path)
    American Board of Pathology (Sub: Medical Microbiology)

    Education history

    Fellowship Medical Microbiology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Chief Resident Pathology - University of Utah School of Medicine Co-Chief Resident
    Residency Clinical Pathology - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Doctoral Training Molecular Microbiology and Immunology - Saint Louis University School of Medicine Ph.D.
    Professional Medical Medicine - Saint Louis University School of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Biology, Spanish - Creighton University B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Lin L, Filtz M, Wilson J, Errigo R, Zuromski LM, Nguyen Sorenson A, Young BA (2024). Comparing Refrigeration to Immediate Room Temperature Testing for Uric Acid Monitoring in Rasburicase-Treated Patients. J Appl Lab Med, 10(2), 296-304. (Read full article)
    2. Pandya V, Nguyen Sorenson AHT, Jones E, Young BA, Pearson LN (2022). Spirited away: Can ethanol testing in add-on orders provide meaningful results? Clin Biochem, 115, 97-102. (Read full article)
    3. Pandya V, McMillin GA, Young BA (2022). Deceptively Simple: Can Urine Samples from CLIA-Waived Urine Drug Screen Devices Be Reused for Confirmatory Testing? J Appl Lab Med, 8(2), 341-346. (Read full article)
    4. Young BA, Spencer JF, Ying B, Tollefson AE, Toth K, Wold WS (2013). The role of cyclophosphamide in enhancing antitumor efficacy of an adenovirus oncolytic vector in subcutaneous Syrian hamster tumors. Cancer Gene Ther, 20(9), 521-30. (Read full article)
    5. Young BA, Spencer JF, Ying B, Toth K, Wold WS (2013). The effects of radiation on antitumor efficacy of an oncolytic adenovirus vector in the Syrian hamster model. Cancer Gene Ther, 20(9), 531-7. (Read full article)
    6. Scatizzi JC, Mavers M, Hutcheson J, Young BA, Samways DSK, Corbett JA, Egan TM, Perlman H (2009). The cyclin dependent kinase domain of p21 is a suppressor of IL-1β-mediated inflammation in activated macrophages. Eur J Immunol, 39(3), 820-5.

    Review

    1. Young BA, Hanson KE, Gomez CA (2019). Molecular Diagnostic Advances in Transplant Infectious Diseases. [Review]. Curr Infect Dis Rep, 21(12), 52. (Read full article)

    Case Report

    1. Boylan KE, Larsen BT, Young BA, Downs-Kelly E, Panchabhai TS, Collum ES, Jensen L, Emerson LL (2018). Pulmonary Mycobacterial Spindle Cell Pseudotumor: A Report of 3 Cases Including a Practical Approach to Histopathologic Recognition of This Unusual Entity. Int J Surg Pathol, 26(7), 629-634. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Shen W, Young BA, Bosworth M, Wright KE, Lamb AN, Ji Y (2018). Prenatal detection of uniparental disomy of chromosome 2 carrying a CHRND pathogenic variant that causes lethal multiple pterygium syndrome. [Letter to the editor]. Clin Genet, 93(6), 1248-1249. (Read full article)

    Other

    1. Rice S (2019). Can NGS replace routine respiratory testing? Study says not yet.