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Eileen Hwang
Rating: 4.8 of 5
( out of 302 reviews )

Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

John A. Moran Eye Center

65 N Mario Capecchi
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-2352

Primary Children's Hospital

100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-662-1000

Redstone Health Center

1743 W Redstone Center Drive
Park City , UT 84098
435-658-9200
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Redwood Health Center

1525 West 2100 South
Salt Lake City , UT 84119
801-213-9900

South Jordan Health Center

5126 West Daybreak Parkway
South Jordan , UT 84009
801-213-4500

  • 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 , Dr. Hwang has a proven track record of publications and independent research funding, including a Knights Templar Foundation (KTEF) Career-Starter Research Grant, 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.

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    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Ophthalmology

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.8 out of 5
    4.8 /5
    ( out of 302 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.

    September 29, 2025
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She is a very special doctor and operated on me in 2020. Love her dearly and your lucky to have her.

    September 28, 2025
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 1 out of 5

    she did not attend to myself. she not seen me in examing room at all. she was outside the examing room in the hallway the who time I was waiting to see her.

    September 14, 2025
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    I absolutely love Dr. Hwang. I travel from out of state to see her for my now yearly appts. She's always so patient and caring, listening to my concerns and addressing them. She's and amazing clinician.

    August 16, 2025
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Hwang is really thorough and observant. She is also friendly and calm, which is a nice thing when a person has just learned that their retina has a bunch of holes in it.

    August 09, 2025
    SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Very competent and cares about providing excellent care to each individual patient, explaining treatment alternatives, and is caring and supportive.

    July 03, 2025
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    !!!

    June 29, 2025
    SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    I immediately liked her and felt comfortable with her

    June 29, 2025
    SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    I was very disappointed to hear she is being transferred away from the South Jordan clinic. Since I live in Eagle Mountain, that is clearly the most convenient place for me to get these critical eye treatments.

    June 25, 2025
    REDWOOD HEALTH CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Very professional and engaging

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  • 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 , Dr. Hwang has a proven track record of publications and independent research funding, including a Knights Templar Foundation (KTEF) Career-Starter Research Grant, 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.

    Get to know Dr. Hwang by watching her .

    Board Certification and Academic Information

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

    Education history

    Fellowship Vitreoretinal Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin Fellow
    Residency Ophthalmology - University of Utah School of Medicine, John A. Moran Eye Center Resident
    Internship Preliminary Internal Medicine - Ophthalmology - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern
    Doctoral Training Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Ph.D.
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School M.D.
    Undergraduate Physics - Princeton University B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Hwang ES, Denise J Morgan, Jieliyue Sun, M Elizabeth Hartnett, Kimani C Toussaint, Brittany Coats (2023). Confocal reflectance microscopy for mapping collagen fiber organization in the vitreous gel of the eye. Biomed Opt Express, 14(2), 932-944.
    2. Hwang ES, Liu L, Ong MY, Rodriguez CM, Schwehr DE, Sanchez DE, Stoddard GJ, Weinberg DV (2022). Self-reporting of conflicts of interest by ophthalmology researchers compared to the Open Payments Database industry reports. . Ophthalmology, 130(4), 387-393. ()
    3. Elizabeth C Koller, Jessica A Kraker, Hwang ES (2021). Progression of partial posterior vitreous detachment over time. Retina, 41(7), 1396-1402.
    4. Randerson EL, Bogaard JD, Koenig LR, Hwang ES, Warren CC, Koenig SB (2020). Clinical Outcomes and Lens Constant Optimization of the Zeiss CT Lucia 602 Lens Using a Modified Yamane Technique. Clin Ophthalmol, 14, 3903-3912. ()
    5. Kraker JA, Kim JE, Koller EC, George JC, Hwang ES (2020). Standard 6 mm Compared to Wide Field 16.5 mm Optical Coherence Tomography for Staging of Posterior Vitreous Detachment. Ophthalmol Retina, 4(11), 1093-1102.
    6. Hwang ES, Kraker JA, Griffin KJ, Sebag J, Weinberg DV, Kim JE (2019). Accuracy of spectral domain optical coherence tomography of the macula for detection of complete posterior vitreous detachment. Ophthalmol Retina, 4(2), 148-153.
    7. 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. ()
    8. 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. ()
    9. 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. ()
    10. 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. ()
    11. 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. ()
    12. 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. ()

    Review

    1. Phillips JD, Hwang ES, Morgan DJ, Creveling CJ, Coats B (2022). Structure and mechanics of the vitreoretinal interface. [Review]. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater, 134, 105399. ()

    Case Report

    1. Hwang ES, Harrie RP, Desautels J (2023). Bilateral Cataracts and Posterior Lentiglobus in USP9X Syndrome. Ophthalmology. ()
    2. 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.
    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.

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