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Diane Liu
( out of 31 reviews )

Diane Liu, MD, MBA

Languages spoken: Mandarin Chinese, English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University Pediatric Clinic

University Pediatric Clinic
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Sugar House Health Center

1280 E. Stringham Avenue
Salt Lake City , UT 84106

West High School Clinic

241 N 300 W
Salt Lake City , UT 84103

No longer accepting new patients

Dr. Diane Liu received her medical degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine. She then completed her residency training in Pediatrics at Kravis Children’s Hospital of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Dr. Liu currently sees patients at University Pediatric Clinic and Sugar House Health Center.

While in New York City, Dr. Liu lobbied for school-based health funding at the state level, and served as a health educator for school-based health programs in East Harlem. Dr. Liu cared for children with special health-care needs throughout the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. As a demonstrated leader in quality improvement and champion for value-based care, Dr. Liu supported direction of the Johns Hopkins Value Innovation Teaching and Leadership Program.

Dr. Liu is the Director of the Utah Pediatric Partnership to Improve HealthCare Quality, the Chief Value Officer for the Department of Pediatrics, and the President-Elect of the University of Utah Medical Board.

Dr. Liu’s clinical expertise includes:

  • preventative and acute care for infants, children, and adolescents including the promotion of vaccinations
  • providing comprehensive and coordinated care for NICU graduates and children with complex medical conditions
  • addressing mental health care in the primary care setting

Dr. Liu seeks to develop strong and lasting relationships with her patients and their caregivers. She appreciates the privilege of caring for children and values the trust from caregivers.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Patient Rating

4.7 /5
( out of 31 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.


2026-03-02
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr Liu is incredible. She always explains answers to my questions in a way that is easy to understand. She is so sweet with my kids and they adore her!

2026-01-12
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Liu is the best. She is so great with my kids. She's a fantastic listener and truly cares about her patients.

2025-10-19
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Diane Liu is truly exceptional. She takes the time to listen, to both parent and child, and creates a safe, encouraging environment where kids feel comfortable speaking up for themselves. During our well-child check, she was incredibly patient and explained everything in a way that empowered my child to be part of their own care. You can tell she genuinely cares about her patients and values their voices. We feel so fortunate to have her as our pediatrician!

2025-08-25
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr Liu and her team at the U of U are absolutely the BEST! As a parent I feel confident that my children are receiving the best care and that I am also given the best information in how to care for them. What a gift it truly is to have a healthcare team that is confident and kind!

2025-02-03
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Very attentive, kind and explicit, very good service, I would recommend her 100% [TRANSLATED]

2025-02-03
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr Liu and her staff are always, and I mean always kind, compassionate and knowledgeable. I bring all three of my kiddos to her and I completely trust her with the healthcare of my children. I can't express enough how much she means to me! She has went above and beyond to make sure my little ones are healthy, I am informed on the best practices, and even when it may be difficult to hear, what is ultimately best for them. I have felt supported by her as a parent and that means a lot to have someone in your corner cheering for you and your family.

2024-11-08
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is amazing. She's caring, insightful, and full of excellent information and implementation ideas. Our kids look forward to seeing her every time. Thank you Dr. Liu!

2024-11-02
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Liu listens to everything you have to tell her. She is very concerned and committed to your child's health. She is extremely nice and genuinely cares.

2024-07-24
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

We drive all the way from Rawlins, Wyoming, just to have Diane Liu As our pediatrician She remembers our family every time we come in the kids absolutely adore her and trust her fully. She is so good with the whole family. We love her!!

2024-06-14
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is the best! She really cares about her patients and listens and responds to the concerns of the parents.

2024-06-14
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Liu was extremely knowledgeable, very attentive, paid attention to every detail and helped problems solve! Loved working with her!

2024-03-15
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is a very friendly and well knowledge doctor. She listened and answered all my questions!She also shared good resource for sleep training. She can also speak Chinese to explain some of the Medical conditions.

2024-03-07
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

I was so so sad to lose Dr. Laura Brown and thrilled to find Dr Diane Liu. Dr Liu is fantastic, kind and never makes us feel rushed.

2024-01-31
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Liu cares about her patients and is an amazing doctor. She is very knowledgeable, patient, and my son loves her.

2024-01-29
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Liu is always so kind and nurturing while also offering a thorough exam. She always follows up and I appreciate her so much !

2024-01-20
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is the best! She always makes us feel so welcome. She is such a good listener and makes me feel like she truly cares about her patients.

2023-08-25
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

She is absolutely amazing! I travel quite a distance to see her and just can't take myself to go somewhere closer to our home. She's worth the trip even with healthy kids!

2023-08-04
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Liu is the absolute best! She is a thoughtful practitioner and person.

2023-07-08
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

She was so amazing I wish we would of met her before

2023-05-07
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

We love Dr Liu. She's so kind and always addresses our needs.

2023-05-03
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu Was a very knowledgeable doctor. She was very to the point of the diagnosis of a rash. Explained why, where, and what the best course of treatment would be to rid the rash.

2023-02-27
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is so kind and insightful and feels like a partner in raising a healthy kid. She is the best.

2023-01-30
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

I am L. H. and I am more than thrilled to recommend Dr Liu to any parent out there. She is very skilled experienced and very professional besides she is very thoughtful kind gentle and a great listener. My children loves to come to their appointment with Dr Liu she gives them the attention they deserve through out their visits. I have seen at first hand of Dr Lius loving tender care to my children her knowledge and skills are the best! And I command Dr. Liu and recommended her to anyone.

2023-01-11
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

She is the best pediatrician my children have seen. Very thorough, patient, solutions oriented, respectful, and incredibly kind. Highly recommend her to other parents.

2022-12-25
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Mui buena doctora muchas gracias

2022-12-10
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Liu is great! She listens without be judgy. She genuinely cares about my daughter. She offers sound advice.

2022-10-08
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

This was our first time seeing Dr. Liu as our prior provider left, and she was wonderful!!

2022-09-27
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

There's really no one better than Dr Liu!! We love her. We all get excited to see her, which is why our entire family comes each time LOL!

2022-08-28
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is amazing. We are so lucky to have found her. She is very patient and listens to each and every concern equally. We never feel rushed in our appointments.

2022-05-15
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is amazing! She listens carefully and treats concerns very well.

2022-02-20
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

My teen felt very respected and felt he could talk about his questions and concerns.

2021-12-10
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Liu was wonderful at asking questions and fully listening to our responses. She also showed great care and attention to our daughter.

2021-11-25
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Loved her!!!

2021-11-11
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is the best pediatrician we have ever had. She is so patient and empathetic with my children. She has an outstanding fund of knowledge and her way of communicating with us and the kids is fenomemal. It doesn't matter what time of the day we have our appointment she always greets with a smile and is entirely devoted to the visit.

2021-11-04
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Liu is an amazing physician! She listens very carefully and communicates so well - I always leave my childrens' appointments feeling confident and well cared for. She consistently follows up through MyChart with information I may have requested during appointments as well, which allows me to listen and be present during appointments instead of scribbling down notes.

2021-09-10
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Really appreciated the time and care Dr. Liu provided. She was warm and thoughtful and a lovely provider to interact with.

2021-08-23
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Liu is amazing! She cares so much, is thorough, gentle, and makes sure parent and child are comfortable and understand what is discussed. We appreciate and love her!

2021-08-21
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is hands down the best pediatrician. She is so kind and enthusiastic, and she's wonderful with our three-year-old. She's super helpful with any concerns we have and is always willing to talk through our questions. We absolutely love her!

2021-07-19
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is wonderful and our daughter adores her. She practices efficient, evidence-based medicine and we really appreciate her straightforward yet compassionate approach. We are extremely happy that she has agreed to see our soon to be 2nd child!

2021-07-17
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu was very thorough and thoughtful and clearly explained everything.

2021-06-24
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is simply incredible. She loves her job and it shows every time we visit her office. Definitely could not ask for a better physician to care for my child. Trustworthy, Compassionate, Reliable. We love Dr. Liu.

2021-05-10
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is fabulous! She knew my daughter and easily connected with her.

2021-04-07
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

We always love our visits with Dr. Liu. She always shows genuine compassion for my son and listens to any concern we have.

2021-03-08
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

We really love Dr. Liu and her excellent, compassionate bedside manner. She explains all concerns thoroughly, values our input, and refers to experts when things are outside of her scope of practice.

2021-03-06
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is amazing! She is so patient with my children regardless of the reason of our visit. She is empathetic, listens to all our concerns and explains things in an "easy to understand' way.

2021-02-05
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Diane Liu is the ideal physician - she is attentive, extremely empathetic, obviously super intelligent, explains complex issues and problems succinctly and in language I can easily understand. We are so grateful for everything she's done for our family and feel lucky to be able to see her.

2021-01-14
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu goes above and beyond taking great care of my teenage daughter. She explains everything very well and makes sure we are all on board to follow the plan. If goes along way for developing a relationship with the patient and trust when she inquires about our personal life and wellbeing esp. in this unprecedented time. We love her and would recommend her to anyone.

2020-12-14
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Liu is always so clear and listens closely to my concerns. I recommend her to every new parent or parent looking for a pediatrician. My children trust and enjoy her as well.

2020-11-21
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu is the best.

2020-10-12
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu has is an excellent listener and very helpful in coordinating our childs care.

2020-09-15
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

My son LOVES Dr. Liu! He opens up to her, trusts her and always leaves his visits with an extra "bounce in his step." She makes him feel listened to and important. We are so grateful for Dr. Liu!

2020-08-14
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Liu was fantastic. She provided our family with invaluable guidance during this challenging time.

2020-08-06
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

We love Dr. Liu and the entire peds team!

2020-08-03
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

We love Dr Liu! She is great with our kids and never seems like she is in a rush and answers all our questions without us feeling like we are crazy paranoid parents! Her staff are equally great! Thank you!

2020-08-01
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Lou is the absolute best. the kindest doctor I have ever met. she truly cares about my daughter and the success of our family. I have recommended her to all my family and friends. so lucky to have her has my babies Doctor.

2020-07-26
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

we love Dr. Liu!

2020-07-21
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

We absolutely LOVED Dr. Liu. She was so thorough, thoughtful, and genuinely cared about my daughter. I would recommend her to everyone!!!

2020-07-04
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Liu called ___ by her preferred name "Spider-Man", and that was amazing!!!

2020-06-23
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr.Liu is excellent as always. very kind, patient, friendly to my toddler son and very professional and helpful with all medical exams, treatments and suggestions. Super goosd and helpful at replying question during the appointment and online.

2020-06-20
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

my children have had complex health issues pop up over the last year and Dr Liu is always compassionate and clear in our discussions. She involves me in all decision making and gives me options for next steps. She helps us access the best care we can with specialists. She always listens to and validates my concerns. I recommend her to all new moms or moms searching for a new provider!

2020-05-25
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Liu is excellent! I appreciate the respectful and gentle way she talks to my teenage daughter.

2020-05-17
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Liu is literally the best doctor I have ever witnessed in my life. I have never had a doctor show so much empathy, concern, and genuine care than what she gives her patients. She has never made us feel like she is in a rush or that any questions we have are stupid. if all doctors were like her, the world would be a better place.

2020-05-15
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

I'm truly happy I did my research on providers and went with my gut feeling about Dr. Liu. I believe she's a genuine person, kind, and loving. Cares not only for my child's well being but for mine as well. I love her smile and caring ness, she's a blessing to have on my side and I'm grateful for her service.

2020-05-09
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Liu is extraordinary! She took the time to answer my questions in detail and was sincerely excited to check in and see how we are all doing. Dr. Liu cares about her patient but has a wholistic family approach and cares about her patient's parents as well.

2020-05-01
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

doctor listened to my views as a parent

2020-03-08
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

I recommend Dr Liu frequently. She is calm, concerned, and helpful with referrals

2020-02-01
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

The Dr even set me up for a referal

2020-02-01
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Liu always makes me feel like her best friend and its apparent she genuinely loves my children.


Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

No longer accepting new patients

Dr. Diane Liu received her medical degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine. She then completed her residency training in Pediatrics at Kravis Children’s Hospital of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Dr. Liu currently sees patients at University Pediatric Clinic and Sugar House Health Center.

While in New York City, Dr. Liu lobbied for school-based health funding at the state level, and served as a health educator for school-based health programs in East Harlem. Dr. Liu cared for children with special health-care needs throughout the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. As a demonstrated leader in quality improvement and champion for value-based care, Dr. Liu supported direction of the Johns Hopkins Value Innovation Teaching and Leadership Program.

Dr. Liu is the Director of the Utah Pediatric Partnership to Improve HealthCare Quality, the Chief Value Officer for the Department of Pediatrics, and the President-Elect of the University of Utah Medical Board.

Dr. Liu’s clinical expertise includes:

  • preventative and acute care for infants, children, and adolescents including the promotion of vaccinations
  • providing comprehensive and coordinated care for NICU graduates and children with complex medical conditions
  • addressing mental health care in the primary care setting

Dr. Liu seeks to develop strong and lasting relationships with her patients and their caregivers. She appreciates the privilege of caring for children and values the trust from caregivers.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions General Pediatrics
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)

Education history

Undergraduate Human Biology - Brigham Young University B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah M.D.
Residency Pediatrics - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Resident
Other Training Value Improvement Leaders Course - University of Utah Certificate
Other Training Healthcare Delivery Improvement - Intermountain Healthcare Leadership Institute - The Advanced Training Program Certification
Other Training Practical Improvement Science in Health Care - HarvardX Certificate
Graduate Training David Eccles School of Business - University of Utah M.B.A.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Schefft M, Schroeder AR, Liu D, Nicklas D, Moher J, Quinonez (2019). Right Care for Children: Top Five Do's and Don'ts. American family physician, 99(6), 376-382.
  2. Stipelman CH, Stoddard GJ, Smith ER, Bell JJ, Sivaloganathan V, Liu D, Goldman-Luthy JA, Nguyen QT, Rivero A, Burgi JR, Young P (2019). Quality Improvement Intervention for Universal Lipid Screening in Children Aged 9 to 11 Years. Clinical pediatrics, 58(14), 1528-1533.
  3. Campbell K, Carbone PS, Liu D, Stipelman C (2021). Improving Autism Screening and Referrals With Electronic Support and Evaluations in Primary Care. Pediatrics, 147(3),

Book Chapter

  1. Liu D, Fenick Well-Child Care.