Eileen Hwang,
MD, PhD
Languages Spoken: English
Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD, specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of children and adults with retina conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusions, myopic degeneration, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, retinal tears, retinal detachment, retinopathy of prematurity, Sticklers syndrome, Coats disease, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, and traumatic eye injury.
Dr. Hwang received her bachelor’s degree in physics from Princeton University, and her doctorate and medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah. She went on to finish a two-year fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she performed lensectomy, vitrectomy, scleral buckles, lasers, and injections in infants, children, and adults.
As a researcher, Dr. Hwang has a proven track record of publications and independent research funding, including being accepted into the University of Utah’s Vice President’s Clinical & Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholars Program and receiving the VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation Research Award, the Randall J Olson Scholar Award from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation, and an F30 fellowship from the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Clinical Locations
801-581-2352
435-658-9250
Ophthalmology
801-213-9940
Moran Eye Center
801-213-4500
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Ophthalmology/Visual Sciences
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Assistant Professor |
| Board Certification | American Board of Ophthalmology |
Patient Rating
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Likelihood of recommending care provider
4.9/ 5
Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.7/ 5
Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
4.9/ 5
Wait time at clinic
4.5/ 5
Care provider's concern for questions & worries
4.9/ 5
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
UofU Patient
July 04, 2020
REDSTONE HEALTH CENTER
I have had the same exam from the same doctor previously. This time, the doctor did not have a gentle touch and it was painful. Part of the problem was she was struggling as she had apparently insufficient light from her headset.
UofU Patient
June 30, 2020
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER
I am ultimately extremely happy to be under the care of Dr Hwang who has terrific credentials and a nice manner as well.
UofU Patient
June 13, 2020
REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
Dr Hwang is excellent
UofU Patient
June 11, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
Dr Hwang is amazing and compassionate
UofU Patient
June 07, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
I think Dr. Hwang is amazing. She is a skilled doctor and she is compassionate and a good teacher as well. She describes treatments and options in an understandable fashion. Her communication skills are excellent.
UofU Patient
May 31, 2020
REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
there is a possibility that I can be fitted with prescription glasses for left eye. unusual but my reading glasses improve my vision DISTANCE in my bad eye. Very hopeful - Dr was encouraging
UofU Patient
May 11, 2020
REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
I already tell folks how wonderful my doctor was.
UofU Patient
May 03, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
dr hwang is amazing. she cares for me and is open and honest. she treats me like a whole person not just treating the eye
UofU Patient
April 30, 2020
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER
the staff are Dr are all very skilled at what they do
UofU Patient
April 16, 2020
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER
excei
UofU Patient
March 28, 2020
REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
excellent preparation explanation of procedure
UofU Patient
March 10, 2020
REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
Best
UofU Patient
March 02, 2020
MORAN EYE CENTER
the doctor told me that we were going to discuss all of it in the next apappointment . the interpreters were excellent
UofU Patient
March 02, 2020
REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
I was there fo a second shot in left eye if this survey is for 2/25/2020. No discussion or exam of eye, just ask if it was feeling o.
UofU Patient
February 19, 2020
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER
I felt very well informed about the procedure and the aftercare. Ive already recommended Moran to several folks
Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD, specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of children and adults with retina conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusions, myopic degeneration, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, retinal tears, retinal detachment, retinopathy of prematurity, Sticklers syndrome, Coats disease, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, and traumatic eye injury.
Dr. Hwang received her bachelor’s degree in physics from Princeton University, and her doctorate and medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah. She went on to finish a two-year fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she performed lensectomy, vitrectomy, scleral buckles, lasers, and injections in infants, children, and adults.
As a researcher, Dr. Hwang has a proven track record of publications and independent research funding, including being accepted into the University of Utah’s Vice President’s Clinical & Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholars Program and receiving the VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation Research Award, the Randall J Olson Scholar Award from the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation, and an F30 fellowship from the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Ophthalmology/Visual Sciences
-
Assistant Professor |
| Board Certification | American Board of Ophthalmology |
Education History
| Fellowship | Medical College of Wisconsin Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellow |
| Residency | University of Utah School of Medicine, John A. Moran Eye Center Ophthalmology Resident |
| Internship | University of Utah School of Medicine Preliminary Internal Medicine - Ophthalmology Intern |
| Professional Medical | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Medicine M.D. |
| Doctoral Training | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. |
| Undergraduate | Princeton University Physics B.A. |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Jessica A Kraker, Judy E Kim, Elizabeth C Koller, Joshua C George, Eileen S Hwang (2020). Standard 6 mm Compared to Wide Field 16.5 mm Optical Coherence Tomography for Staging of Posterior Vitreous Detachment. Ophthalmol Retina, epub ahead of print.
- Eileen S Hwang, Jessica A Kraker, Kim J Griffin, J Sebag, David V Weinberg, Judy E Kim (2019). Accuracy of spectral domain optical coherence tomography of the macula for detection of complete posterior vitreous detachment. Ophthalmol Retina, 4(2), 148-153.
- Hwang ES, Morgan DJ, Pennington KL, Owen LA, Fingert JH, Bernstein PS, DeAngelis MM (2019). Progressive optic nerve changes in cavitary optic disc anomaly: integration of copy number alteration and cis-expression quantitative trait loci to assess disease etiology. BMC Med Genet, 20(1), 63.
- Bee CR, Koenig LR, Hwang ES, Koenig SB (2018). Removal of calcific band keratopathy without ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in eyes with limited visual potential. Clin Ophthalmol, 12, 1895-1899.
- Hwang ES, Stagg BC, Swan R, Fenzl CR, McFadden M, Muthappan V, Santiago-Caban L, Mifflin MD, Moshirfar M (2017). Corneal biomechanical properties after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy. Clin Ophthalmol, 11, 1785-1789.
- Hwang ES, Brodsky B (2012). Folding delay and structural perturbations caused by type IV collagen natural interruptions and nearby Gly missense mutations. J Biol Chem, 287(6), 4368-75.
- Cheng H, Rashid S, Yu Z, Yoshizumi A, Hwang E, Brodsky B (2011). Location of glycine mutations within a bacterial collagen protein affects degree of disruption of triple-helix folding and conformation. J Biol Chem, 286(3), 2041-6.
- Hwang ES, Thiagarajan G, Parmar AS, Brodsky B (2010). Interruptions in the collagen repeating tripeptide pattern can promote supramolecular association. Protein Sci, 19(5), 1053-64.
Case Report
- Sophie R, Moses GM, Hwang ES, Kim JE (2019). Fundus hypopigmentation and loss of choroidal nevi pigmentation associated with nivolumab. JAMA Ophthalmol, 137(7), 851-3.
- Hwang ES, Bell JE, Quigley EP, Hoesch RE, Shakoor A (2018). Stroke Due to Cerebral Vasculitis in a Patient with Relentless Placoid Chorioretinitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm, 26(6), 921.