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Katherine S. Hu
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Katherine S. Hu, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

John A. Moran Eye Center

65 N Mario Capecchi
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Redwood Health Center

1525 West 2100 South
Salt Lake City , UT 84119

Midvalley Health Center

Moran Eye Center
243 East 6100 South
Murray , UT 84107
  • Katherine S. Hu, MD, is a cornea specialist offering refractive vision correction surgeries including LASIK and PRK, ICL, and refractive lens exchange. She also provides cataract surgeries, crosslinking, cornea transplants, and pterygium removals.

    Dr. Hu earned her medical degree from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She then completed her residency and a cornea and refractive surgery fellowship at the Moran Eye Center. She has volunteered with Moran’s Global Outreach Division on the Navajo Nation and has a passion for medical education development.

    Dr. Hu is also a team physician for the NHL Utah Hockey Club.

    She sees patients at Moran’s University, Midvalley, and Redwood clinics.

    To learn more about Dr. Hu, watch her profile video.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Ophthalmology

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 452 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.

    Patient Comments

    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.

    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Timely, kind and professional.

    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Because Dr. Lin, who is my doctor, was unable to see me, Dr. Hu took care of me without any problems. She was kind and patient and gave me information about certain treatments that could mitigate my severe dry eye. However because she didn't know my medical history she didn't ask if I need refills in my prescription, or remined me to schedule my diabetic eye exam, and I forgot to do that when I left the clinic.

    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Very nice person

    MORAN EYE CENTER

    For not knowing me she did REALLY GOOD! She must have a gift or talent as she is in the right career.

    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER

    Wonderful doctor. I appreciated her mannerisms and thoroughness when she found a very small blood clot in the right eye!!

    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Dr Hu was very good at explaining what was happening in my eyes.

    MORAN EYE CENTER

    La doctora Katherine hu fue y es muy profesional, respetuosa amable y atenta una gran persona y amable

    MORAN EYE CENTER

    very fine person and physician

    MORAN EYE CENTER

    A great and kind doctor. Would highly recommend.

  • Katherine S. Hu, MD, is a cornea specialist offering refractive vision correction surgeries including LASIK and PRK, ICL, and refractive lens exchange. She also provides cataract surgeries, crosslinking, cornea transplants, and pterygium removals.

    Dr. Hu earned her medical degree from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She then completed her residency and a cornea and refractive surgery fellowship at the Moran Eye Center. She has volunteered with Moran’s Global Outreach Division on the Navajo Nation and has a passion for medical education development.

    Dr. Hu is also a team physician for the NHL Utah Hockey Club.

    She sees patients at Moran’s University, Midvalley, and Redwood clinics.

    To learn more about Dr. Hu, watch her profile video.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    American Board of Ophthalmology

    Education history

    Undergraduate Major: Integrative Biology; Music: Minor - University of California, Berkeley B.A.
    Professional Medical Medicine - Saint Louis University School of Medicine M.D.
    Internship Internal Medicine Preliminary Year - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Residency Ophthalmology - University of Utah School of Medicine, John A. Moran Eye Center Resident
    Fellowship Cornea and Refractive Surgery - John A. Moran Eye Center Fellow

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Hu KS, Vitale AT, Shakoor A, Larochelle M, Sassalos T, Elner SG, Jayasundera T, Conrady CD (2022). Pyramidal Inflammatory Deposits of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Outer Retina in Ocular Syphilis. Ophthalmol Retina, 6(2), 172-178. (Read full publication)
    2. Wong KH, Hu K, Peterson C, et a (2020). Diabetic Retinopathy and Risk of Stroke: A Secondary Analysis of the ACCORD Eye Study. Stroke, 51(12), 3733-3736.
    3. Swiston CJ, Hu KS, Simpson A, Burton E, Brintz BJ, Lin (2022). Prevention of Exposure Keratopathy in the Intensive Care Unit: Evaluation of an EMR-Based Lubrication Order Protocol for Ventilated Patients. Journal of academic ophthalmology (2017), 14(2), 141-6.
    4. Kirschenbaum MD, Hu KS, Ip CS, Lin A, Pierce J, Holubkov R, Jensen H, Mifflin M (2024). One-Year Results of a Phase I/II Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Study of Processed Amniotic Fluid Drops After PRK. Cornea, 43(8), 955-960. (Read full publication)
    5. Thareja SK, Kennedy B, Simpson R, Hu K, Patel R, Jardine G, Larochelle M, Levin A, Hahn T, Codden RR, Pettey J, Vegunta (2026). The Flipped Classroom Effect: Improving Faculty and Resident Engagement and Satisfaction in Ophthalmology Residency. Journal of surgical education, 83(1), 103745. (Read full publication)

    Review

    1. Hu KS, Pettey, JH, SooHoo J (2022). The Role of Technology in Ophthalmic Surgical Education During COVID-19. Current surgery reports,

    Book Chapter

    1. Hu K, Patel J, Swiston C, et a (2021). Ophthalmic Manifestations of Coronavirus (COVID-19). StatPearls,

    Commentary

    1. Swiston, C, Hu K, Pettey (2022). Fragmentation Techniques for Different Lens Densities. CRSToday,

    Letter

    1. Conrady CD, Hu K, Shakoor A, Larochelle M, Sassalos T, Elner SG, Jayasundera T, Vitale A (2022). Reply. Ophthalmology. Retina, 6(5), 437-438. (Read full publication)