Christi J. Inman

Dr. Barbu Gociman is is a board certified plastic surgeon (American Board of Plastic Surgery) specializing in all areas of craniofacial surgery including cleft lip, nose and palate deformities, craniosynostosis, and ear reconstruction, as well as general pediatric plastic surgery, post-traumatic facial reconstruction, and all aspects of aesthetic surgery. Dr. Gociman earned his MD degree from University of Medicine Carol Davila in Romania and his PhD in Human Genetics from the University of Utah. He completed his internship in General Surgery at the Mayo Clinic and formal residency training in General Surgery at the University of Toledo. Subsequently, he returned to the University of Utah and completed his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and his fellowship in Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery. He is an Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Utah.

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.