Barbu Gociman

CJ Inman, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Rheumatology at the University Of Utah School Of Medicine and Primary Children’s Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Drexel School of Medicine, completed her pediatric residency at the University of California at Irvine and her pediatric rheumatology fellowship at the Seattle Children’s Hospital/ University of Washington and earned her MS in Biomedical and Health Informatics from the University of Washington. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Rheumatology at the University Of Utah School Of Medicine and Primary Children’s Medical Center. As a pediatric rheumatologist she treats children with rheumatic diseases including juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis and vasculitis as well as autoinflammatory diseases such as periodic fever syndromes. Her research focuses on clinical research informatics evaluating data quality in clinical registries.

Richard V. Williams, MD is a member of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and Primary Children´s Hospital. His subspecialty is noninvasive cardiac imaging. He sees patients with all forms of congenital heart disease from infancy through late adolescence in his general cardiology clinic at Primary Children's Hospital and Riverton Hospital. Dr. Williams’ research interests are focused on noninvasive evaluation of ventricular function and clinical trial conducted as part of the Pediatric Heart Network.

Dr. Mark Deneau is the medical director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic at Primary Children’s Hospital / Intermountain Healthcare. He leads a multidisciplinary team caring for children and young adults with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, combining clinical expertise with a deeply personal understanding—Dr. Deneau has lived with IBD himself since his teenage years. That experience shapes his approach to care, allowing him to connect with patients and families on a meaningful level and help them live their best possible lives. When it’s helpful, he’s open about sharing his own journey through medications and surgery. In addition to his work with IBD, Dr. Deneau treats a wide range of general pediatric gastroenterology conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic abdominal pain, and constipation. He takes a thoughtful, conservative approach—avoiding unnecessary procedures or excessive testing whenever possible. He is also part of the liver diseases program and sees patients admitted to the hospital with biliary atresia and liver transplantation. A dedicated educator, Dr. Deneau teaches and mentors medical students, pediatric residents, and fellows, and has received multiple teaching awards for his excellence in communication. He brings this same clarity and compassion to his clinical work, ensuring patients and families understand their diagnoses, treatments, and medications. He draws on humor to connect with families and ease difficult conversations His research focuses on liver disease in children with IBD, particularly primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). He also leads and participates in hospital-wide quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient safety and reducing the cost of care for gastrointestinal conditions. Outside of the hospital, you can find him mountain biking or working on a massive Lego project with his boys.