Kunle Onasanya

Dr. Olukunle “Kunle” Onasanya graduated from Nigeria’s Premier University, University of Ibadan with MB,BS degree. His quest for adventure and the determination to broaden his horizons saw him complete his 12 months internship in the Caribbean where he lived for 3 years. While living in the West Indies, his passion for surgery was horned particularly in General, Upper GI/HPB and trauma surgery.

Dr. Kunle migrated to Australia in 2008 to further his surgical career.

The challenges of migration notwithstanding, he completed his AMC examinations and obtained General registration before being selected into the highly competitive General Surgery Training program through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

He trained via the Western Health training hub with rotations in many hospitals across Victoria and Tasmania. He was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in February 2020.

His pursuit of excellence saw him undertake 3 additional years of post-fellowship training namely as the Upper GI/HPB Fellow at Western Health, General Surgical Fellow at St. Vincent’s Hospital and finally as the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Fellow also at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.

He was appointed as a Consultant in February 2023 with public appointments at Western Health and Werribee Mercy Hospitals. He has private appointments at John Fawkner Hospital, Western Private Hospital, Epworth Richmond and St Vincent’s Private Hospitals. His commitment to training the next generation of Surgeons saw him complete the Masters’ of Surgical Education program in 2024 through the University of Melbourne. He is a Deputy Director of Clinical Training (Surgery) for Western Health where he continues to contribute to the mentoring of the next generation of Surgeon.

While not working, he enjoys spending time with his family.