Hilmi Umut Ünal, Assoc. Prof. Dr., graduated from Gülhane Military Medical Academy in 2002, where he started in 1996. He completed his Internal Medicine residency in 2009 and then worked as an Internal Medicine specialist at Karamürselbey Education Center Command between 2009-2010. He completed his Nephrology fellowship training in 2013, which he started in 2010. He started working as a Nephrology specialist at Ankara GATA Hospital in 2013 and continued as an Assistant Professor in 2014. He received his Associate Professor title in 2017. During his academic career, he conducted numerous research projects and published scientific articles both domestically and abroad. He worked at Ankara GATA Hospital until 2021, and then worked at various hospitals between 2021-2022 before starting to work as a Nephrology specialist at Koru Ankara Hospital in 2022. He still serves as a Nephrology specialist at Koru Ankara Hospital.

His medical interests include:

Acute And Chronic Kidney Disease

Diabetic Kidney Disease Hypertension

Glomerulonephritis

Dialysis

Fluid And Electrolyte Disorders

Follow-Up Of Kidney Transplant Patients

Urinary Tract Infections

Polycystic Kidney Disease

1996-2002 Faculty of Medicine Education / (GATA) Gülhane Military Medical Academy
2004-2009 Internal Diseases Specialization Training / GATA Internal Diseases
2010-2013 Nephrology Minor Training/GATA Nephrology
2014-2017 Assistant Professor
2017 Associate Professorship Title

2009-2010 Karamürselbey Training Center Command / Internal Medicine Specialist
2013-2014 Ankara GATA Department of Nephrology / Nephrology Specialist
2014-2021 Ankara GATA Nephrology Department / Nephrology Assistant Professor
2021-2022 Ankara Private Bilgi Hospital/ Nephrology Specialist
2021-2022 Ankara Etimesgut Betemar Dialysis Center/Responsible Nephrology Specialist

Acute-Chronic kidney disease
diabetic kidney disease
Hypertension
Glomerulonephritis
Dialysis
Fluid electrolyte disorders
Kidney transplant patient follow-up
Urinary tract infection
polycystic kidney disease

Thyroid function and cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease patients. Afsar B, Yilmaz MI, Siriopol D, Unal HU, Saglam M, Karaman M, Gezer M, Sonmez A, Eyleten T, Aydin I, Hamcan S, Oguz Y, Covic A, Kanbay M. J Nephrol. 2017 Apr;30(2):235-242. doi: 10.1007/s40620-016-0300-y. Epub 2016 Apr 2
The relationship between IL-10 levels and cardiovascular events in patients with CKD .Yilmaz MI, Solak Y, Saglam M, Cayci T, Acikel C, Unal HU, Eyleten T, Oguz Y, Sari S, Carrero JJ, Stenvinkel P, Covic A , Kanbay M. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Jul;9(7):1207-16. doi: 10.2215/CJN.08660813
Osteoprotegerin in Chronic Kidney Disease: Associations with Vascular Damage and Cardiovascular Events .Yilmaz MI, Siriopol D, Saglam M, Unal HU, Karaman M, Gezer M, Kilinc A, Eyleten T, Guler AK, Aydin İ, Vural A, Oguz Y, Covic A, Ortiz A, Kanbay M. Calcif Tissue Int. 2016 Aug;99(2):121-30. doi: 10.1007/s00223-016-0136-4
Ultrasonographic evaluation of the femoral cartilage thickness in patients with chronic renal failure .Ünal HU, Tok F, Adıgüzel E, Gezer M, Aydın İ, Yılmaz B, Oğuz Y.. Ren Fail. 2016;38(4):600-4
Endostatin in chronic kidney disease: Associations with inflammation, vascular abnormalities, cardiovascular events and survival. Kanbay M, Afsar B, Siriopol D, Unal HU, Karaman M, Saglam M, Gezer M, Taş A, Eyleten T, Guler AK, Aydin İ, Oguz Y, Tarim K, Covic A, Yilmaz MI. Eur J Intern Med. 2016 Sep;33:81-7
The Relationship Between Plasma Whole Blood Viscosity and Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. Celik T, Yilmaz MI, Balta S, Ozturk C, Unal HU, Aparci M, Karaman M, Demir M, Yildirim AO, Saglam M, Kilic S, Eyileten T, Aydin İ, Iyisoy A. .Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2017 Sep;23(6):663-670
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury/ contrast-induced nephropathy may be related to additional risk factors. Unal HU, Basaran Y, Akoglu H. Anatol J Cardiol. 2018 Feb;19(2):155
IL-33 and ST2 levels in chronic kidney disease: Associations with inflammation, vascular abnormalities, cardiovascular events, and survival. Gungor O, Unal HU, Guclu A, Gezer M, Eyleten T, Guzel FB, Altunoren O, Erken E, Oguz Y, Kocyigit I, Yilmaz MI.. PLoS One. 2017 Jun 14;12(6)
Serum uric acid independently predicts cardiovascular events in advanced nephropathy. Kanbay M, Yilmaz MI, Sonmez A, Solak Y, Saglam M, Cakir E, Unal HU, Arslan E, Yilmaz S, Madero M, Caglar K, Oguz Y, McFann K, Johnson RJ. AmJ Nephrol. 2012;36(4):324-31

 

The Triglyceride to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio Is a Useful Marker to Predict Unfavorable Cardiovascular Outcomes, But Other Confounding Factors Should Be Considered . Unal HU, Basaran Y, Gezer M..J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 Sep;18(9):951
 

 

Serum calcitonin and endothelial dysfunction in chronic kidney disease: a novel risk factor? Kanbay M, Yilmaz MI, Afsar B, Saglam M, Akgul EO, Cayci T, Caglar K, Unal HU, Gok M, Vural A, Covic A. Int Urol Nephrol. 2013 Feb;45(1):151-6
 

Mitral annular calcification and the serum osteocalcin level in patients with chronic kidney disease. Ünal HU, Çelik M, Gökoğlan Y, Çetinkaya H, Gök M, Karaman M, Yilmaz MI, Eyleten T, Oğuz Y. Ren Fail. 2014 Nov;36(10):1481-5
 

Endogenous testosterone ,endothelial dysfunction, and cardiovascular events in men with nondialysis chronic kidney disease. Yilmaz MI, Sonmez A, Qureshi AR, Saglam M, Steinvinkel P, Yaman H, Eyleten T, Caglar K, Oguz Y, Taslipinar A, Vural A, Gok M, Unal HU; Yenicesu M, Carrero JJ. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jul 6(7):1617-25. Epub 2011 Jun 23
 

Endogenous testosterone ,endothelial dysfunction, and cardiovascular events in men with nondialysis chronic kidney disease. Yilmaz MI, Sonmez A, Qureshi AR, Saglam M, Steinvinkel P, Yaman H, Eyleten T, Caglar K, Oguz Y, Taslipinar A, Vural A, Gok M, Unal HU; Yenicesu M, Carrero JJ. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jul 6(7):1617-25. Epub 2011 Jun 23
 

The importance of immunofluorescence staining in patients with primary fsgs. Ünal HU, Çakar M, Yavan İ, Özcan A, Yılmaz MI, Çetinkaya H, Gök M, Eyileten T, Vural A, Oğuz Y. Turkish J Nephrol 2014; 23: 51-55 tndt.2014.1001.10

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