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Katherine S. Hu
( out of 452 reviews )

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.

2026-01-19
MIDVALLEY

She has a great personality. She knows how to deal with people. Excellent old people are hard to get along with and she got along with me very well. In fact, I think she's one of the best doctors I've ever met.

2026-01-18
MORAN EYE CENTER

Dr. Hu took time to explain and be sure that I understood which lens was most appropriate for my upcoming cataract surgery.

2026-01-16
MORAN EYE CENTER

one of the BEST

2026-01-16
MORAN EYE CENTER

We are very greatful that we were able have Dr Hu as our Dr we look forward to every visit knowing knowing that Dr Hu is very knowledgeable and cares about her patients

2026-01-14
MORAN EYE CENTER

She is great!!

2026-01-12
MIDVALLEY

She is an extremely well talented doctor and I would highly recommend her to anyone that needs this procedure done never knew about it, and she made me feel totally comfortable and explained everything to me. I would recommend her to anyone.

2026-01-10
MIDVALLEY

I would and am recommending Dr Hu to all of my friends and relatives. She is a professional yet very friendly and easy to talk to.

2026-01-04
MIDVALLEY

Dr. Hu was EXCELLENT and I highly recommend her for anyone considering vision correction surgery! She explained all the options, along with pros and cons clearly. She has had vision correction surgery herself and was able to share her own experiences as well. She has such a positive personality and removed all the fears and concerns I initially had. I ended up doing the PRK procedure and am so happy with that choice and quality of care I received from Dr. Hu. She is fantastic!

2025-12-26
MIDVALLEY

Dr Hu was very considerate and caring about my eye infection. She was empathetic about treating me with a minimum of discomfort.

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.
  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.
  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.

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.