About

He was born in 1983 in Kütahya. After successfully completed his six-year medical education in Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, he graduated in 2007. Under the obligatory service, he started his career as a general practitioner in the Seyitömer Healthcare Center in Kütahya.

He continued his specialization training at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery following his success in the TUS exam (Specialty Exam in Medicine). Following the current developments in his field, Op. Dr. Onur Üstünel proceed in his career at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery in University of Bologna School of Medicine Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital together with the famous cardiovascular surgeons Prof. Dr. Roberta Di Bartalemeo and Prof. Dr. Davide Pacini. In 2014 and 2015, he continued his academic development by participating in the EACTS (European Association of Assosication of Cardiothoracic Surgery) vocational training courses in Windsor, England.

After completing his specialty training, he worked in Siirt State Hospital as part of the obligatory service and then started to work at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital. Moving to İzmir in later years, Dr. Onur Üstünel continued his career in Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital. Finally, he started the operations and services of his department at Bornova Türkan Özilhan State Hospital.

To offer a better quality and boutique service to his patients, he opened his own clinic here. He currently provide service to his patients in Alsancak. He is also a member of European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS), Turkish Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (TKDCD), National Society of Vascular Surgery and European Society for Vascular Surgery, and İzmir Chamber of Medicine. Onur Üstünel is interested in tennis as a hobby and is a member of İzmir Tennis Club.