Dr Olukunle “Kunle” Onasanya

Dr Olukunle “Kunle” Onasanya graduated from Nigeria’s Premier University, University of Ibadan with MBBS degree. His quest for adventure and the determination to broaden his horizons saw him complete his 12 months internship in the Caribbean Island nation of Trinidad & Tobago 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 (Footscray , Sunshine, and Williamstown  and Bacchus Marsh Hospitals), Werribee Mercy Hospitals. In line with his deep passion for education and mentoring of the next generation, Dr Kunle recently completed his Masters of Surgical Education through the University of Melbourne, and he is one of the Directors of Clinical Training for Surgery in Western Health.

He consults and operates privately at John Fawkner Hospital. While not working, he enjoys spending time with his family. 

Languages: English, Yoruba