Boyu Hu, MD
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Hematology

Dr. Hu earned his Bachelors of Science in chemistry from Duke University in Durham, NC. He graduated with his medical degree with AOA from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. He completed his internal medicine training at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. He also completed his fellowship training in hematology/oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

He specializes in lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoma genetics, and prognostication. His interests include treating various lymphoma/B-cell lymphoid diseases and studying the cancer biology/genetics that cause lymphomagenesis, resistance to treatment and relapse. 

Dr. Hu enjoys traveling the world and eating, as well as staying active.

April Mohanty, PhD
Assistant Professor (Research Track)
Epidemiology

April completed her MPH and PhD at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. She joined the University of Utah as a visiting instructor in 2016. She is now an assistant professor in the Division of Epidemiology. 

Rebecca Overbury, MD
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Rheumatology

Rebecca was born and raised in East Tennessee and first moved to Salt Lake City for her medical residency six years ago. During her residency, she trained to take care of both adults and children. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics.

She could not bear leaving Utah behind so she stayed and completed her Rheumatology training at the University of Utah. 

She is currently collaborating with colleagues and mentors who are building a transition clinic for adolescents with chronic rheumatic disease. The clinic will better serve patients and help understand the disease and its treatments. She looks forward to continuing to work at the University of Utah.

She loves the outdoors, mountains, aspens, and starry skies. She is currently engaged. 

Matthew Wahl, MD
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Endocrinology

Matthew is originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He completed medical school in Brooklyn, NY. He completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Utah and an endocrinology fellowship at the University of Colorado.

During his residency in Utah, he met his fiancee, and he learned how to avoid major injuries while biking and skiing. Matt was thrilled to have an opportunity to return to the University of Utah and Salt Lake City as faculty.

Matt and his fiancee are the proud owners of a (mostly) well behaved Portuguese water dog named Bonnie. 

Jessi Craig
Post Doctoral Fellow
Geriatrics

Erin Arhart
Physician Assistant
Cardiovascular

Erin is a new physician assistant graduate. She is excited and eager to learn and provide exceptional care to my patients. 

She has spent the last few years in Philadelphia, but she is glad to be back home in Utah, near her family and friends. Outside of medicine, she enjoys spending time outdoors: hiking, backpacking, skiing, canyoneering, scuba-diving. She also loves to travel and trying new recipes. 

Tyler Bardsley
Biostatistician
Epidemiology

Lynn Barney
Clinical Nurse
Dialysis - Utah

Ashley Beach
Program Assistant
Nephrology

Liz recently graduated from the University of Utah Health, Society, and Policy Program with a BS, and a minor in gerontology. She plans to pursue a master's degree in healthcare administration or gerontology.

She was born and raised in Salt Lake City and is the youngest of four. She lives with her fiancé and two cats. My favorite hobbies include camping, softball, reading, art, and spending time with family and friends.

Jiantao Bian
Research Associate 
Epidemiology

Jiantao graduated with his PhD from the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Utah. His dissertation focused on supporting clinical decision-making with improved access to evidence from primary literature.

Emily Bird
Dialysis Technician
Dialysis - Utah

Nai-Chung Nelson Chang
Post Doc Research Associate
Epidemiology

Nelson completed his PhD with the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa College of Public Health. He recently worked as a Health Sciences Research Specialist at the Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE) at the Iowa City VA Health Care System. 

His research interests include infection control and prevention, particularly the methodologies of hand hygiene practices and evaluation of interventions and strategies designed to reduce HAI.

Garrett Cole
Data Scientist
Epidemiology

Jessica Coon
Nurse Practitioner
Hematology

Brandon Dennison
University of Utah Student - Research
Pulmonary

Abbey Drummer
Nurse Practitioner
General Internal Medicine

Isabella Goh
University of Utah Student - Research
Pulmonary

Garett Grant
Lab Technician
Pulmonary

William Harty
Data Architect Sr. 
Epidemiology

Bill grew up in Rhode Island and Vermont, but he has lived in Utah for over 25 years. He received his BS degree in Computer Science and Business Administration from the University of Vermont. He has worked in healthcare IT field for almost 30 years. He worked with Homer Warner Sr., who was considered the father of medical informatics. He was also part of a small

group who founded TheraDoc, a market leading health IT company specializing in clinical surveillance tools, infection prevention, and antimicrobial stewardship. Bill has specialized in data and software architecture as well as healthcare interoperability. 

Bill is an avid skier, hiker, and biker. He plays a fair amount of golf and also loves travel, music, dining, and a good glass of wine now and then.

Jenice Herrera
Study Coordinator
Pulmonary

Michael Herrick
Dialysis Technician
Dialysis - Utah

Chantel Hoggan
Physician Assistant
Cardiovascular

Ryan Johnson
Clinical Study Assistant
Pulmonary

Jianwen Lai
Data Architect Sr.
Epidemiology

January Moon
Clinical Nurse
Dialysis - Utah

Cameron Moss
Financial Analyst
Gastroenterology

Sarah Norton
Dialysis Technician
Dialysis - Utah

Caryn Peters
Physician Assistant
General Internal Medicine

Michelle Rogerson
Cell Therapy Tech I
Cell Therapy/Regenerative Medicine

Karen Peterson
Clinical Nurse
Dialysis - Utah

Renee Renick
Clinical Nurse
Dialysis - Utah

Jiang Shao-Wei
Graduate Research Assistant
Rheumatology

Andrea Stadig
Clinical Nurse
Dialysis - Utah

Kirsten Taylor
Study Coordinator
Nephrology

Timothy Trautman
IT Project Manager Sr. 
Epidemiology

Elaine Volckman
Associate Director of Healthcare and Clinics
Oncology

Xinqiong Wang
Graduate Research Assistant
Rheumatology

Xinqiong goes by June. She has spent the last ten years working in GI Pediatrics in a teaching hospital in Shanghai, China.  

She is interested in the mechanisms of autoimmune disease, especially, inflammatory bowel disease. She currently works in the Mu lab and studies how microbiota affects our immune system and causes disease.