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Medical Center Bowling Green
Bowling Green, KY ( 07/2021 – Present )
Attending Physician
University of Kentucky College of Medicine Bowling Green Campus
Bowling Green, KY ( 07/2021 – Present )
Assistant Professor (Voluntary)
Brown Cancer Center University of Louisville
Louisville, KY ( 12/2014 – 07/2015 )
Postdoctoral Associate
Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA ( 06/2013 – 07/2014 )
Research Fellow – Department of Surgery
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA ( 07/2007 – 12/2008 )
Research Fellow
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, NJ ( 01/2007 – 06/2007 )
Research Fellow

University of Kentucky
Kentucky ( 07/2017 – 06/2021 )
Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington Seattle
Washington ( 06/2010 – 06/2011 )
General Surgery Residency PGY-2
University of Washington Seattle
Washington ( 06/2009 – 06/2010 )
General Surgery Residency PGY-1
J.J.M. Medical College
Davangere, India ( 08/1998 – 03/2005 )
M.B.B.S.
Brown Cancer Center University of Louisville
Louisville, KY ( 12/2014 – 07/2015 )
Postdoctoral Associate
Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA ( 06/2013 – 07/2014 )
Research Fellow – Department of Surgery

Studied the effect of PFKFB3 inhibitor in melanoma xenograft tumor model in mice
Shebna Unes Kunju ( 2014-2015 )
Brown Cancer Center
Studied the role of PFKFB4 in breast cancer using immunohistochemistry
Shebna Unes Kunju ( 2014-2015 )
Brown Cancer Center
Analysed the role of Sonic HedgeHog pathway in medulloblastoma using DAOY cancer cell line
Shebna Unes Kunju ( 2014-2015 )
Brown Cancer Center
Studied the impact of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery on GLP-1 secreting cells in rats
Shebna Unes Kunju ( 2013-2014 )
Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Studied impact of obesity in patients with congestive heart failure
Shebna Unes Kunju ( 2007-2008 )
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Analyzed readability of patient education materials available online
Shebna Unes Kunju ( 2007 )
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Pre-operative Predictors of Weight Loss and Weight Regain Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Aliakbarian H, Bhutta HY, Heshmati K, Unes Kunju S, Sheu EG, Tavakkoli A ( 2020 )
Obes Surg
Readability of online patient education materials from the AAOS web site
Sabharwal S, Badarudeen S, Unes Kunju S ( 2008 )
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Impact of obesity in patients with congestive heart failure
Unes Kunju S, Badarudeen S, Schwarz ER ( 2009 )
Rev Cardiovasc Med
Acute cellular transplant rejection following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in a morbidly obese patient post heart transplantation
Unes Kunju S, Naim HJ, Czer L, Simsir S, Schwarz ER ( 2010 )
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)

Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award
UK OBGYN-Bowling Green Campus Residency ( 2023-2024 )
Award for Excellence in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Residency Program ( 2020 )
Kentucky-Regular Physician License
State of Kentucky ( 2015/09/01 )
California- Full Physician License
State of California ( 2015/11/01 )
USMLE Step 3
United States Medical Licensing Examination ( 2007/08/01 )
USMLE Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills)
United States Medical Licensing Examination ( 2006/07/01 )
USMLE Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge)
United States Medical Licensing Examination ( 2006/11/01 )
USMLE Step 1
United States Medical Licensing Examination ( 2006/06/01 )
ECFMG Certified
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates ( 2006/12/01 )