John L. Colquitt

Dr. Linda Book graduated from the University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, completed a pediatric residency at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center and the University of Utah followed by fellowship training in Pediatric Gastroenterology at the University of Utah. She is a Professor of Pediatrics and is the former Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition at the University Of Utah College Of Medicine. She is the Director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program and Liver Center at Primary Children’s Medical Center. She has over 25 years’ experience compassionately caring for infants, children and adolescents with liver disease including those needing before and after liver transplant care. She is particularly proud to be part of the Primary Children’s Hospital liver transplant team, which has one of the best patient outcomes in the U.S. Dr.Book has worked extensively at the regional and national levels to prioritize organ allocation to children and in the development of living donor liver transplantation She is interested in quality improvement and care models for in and outpatient transplant care, and the transitioning of adolescents to adult transplant care.. Her current research interests are biliary atresia, cholestatic liver disease and pediatric liver transplantation. She received the American Academy of Pediatrics Utah Chapter Service to Children Award and the American Academy of Pediatrics Murray Davidson Award, which recognizes clinical, teaching and research excellence in pediatric gastroenterology. She is recognized in the Hall of Honor of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Book has held numerous national leadership positions in the American Academy of Pediatrics, Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition.

Dr. Ermarth is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics working within the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology. She practices general gastroenterology and endoscopy for pediatric patients at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. A native Texan, Dr. Ermarth completed her pediatrics residency, fellowship and Master’s of Science in clinical investigation here at University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital. She is the Medical Director of Primary Children’s Hospital Feeding & Swallowing Center, and directs the Home Enteral Feeding Transitions (HEFT) clinic for NICU babies with feeding difficulties. She is also a provider in the Pediatric Clinical Nutrition Clinic (PCNC) which gives comprehensive nutrition care to all ages of children with growth or specialized nutrition needs. She sees patients within general gastroenterology and trained in the University’s Teen Mom clinic in residency where she provided adolescent-focused care. She believes in understanding all medical, environmental and psychosocial elements of a patient that may contribute to patient symptoms or decreased quality of life and appreciates a safe and thoughtful approach to medicine using evidence-based treatments. She has research interests in clinical outcomes within most areas of GI and has published on celiac disease, infant nutrition, inflammatory conditions and hospital-based outcomes. She is the Program Director for the ACGME certified Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Fellowship at the University of Utah and also teaches medical students, residents and fellows at the School of Medicine.

Dr. Alvey received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. He completed his Pediatric residency at Primary Children’s Hospital/ University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Alvey is an experienced general pediatrician who practiced in the community for over 15 years prior to joining the Faculty at the University of Utah School of Medicine as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics. He currently sees patients in the Comprehensive Care Program at Primary Children’s Medical Center and at University Pediatric Clinic (Clinic 6) at University Hospital. In those settings, Dr. Alvey sees a wide range of patients of all ages and health conditions. Dr. Alvey's clinical interests include providing primary care for children with complex medical problems, ADHD and asthma. His clinical interests also include sports medicine, care of athletes with underlying medical issues, and care of children with underlying genetic, metabolic, and neurological disorders.