O. Atilla Onan, MD
Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Spine Surgery
Dr. Atilla Onan is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and fellowship-trained spine surgeon in Austin since 2002. Dr. Onan specializes in surgery of the cervical and lumbar spine.
If you have neck pain or back pain, Dr. Onan can help diagnose your condition and recommend the best course for treatment, including both surgical and non-surgical options. When more conservative, non-surgical treatments fail, Dr. Onan can consider advanced surgical options to help patients get back to their regular activities.
Conditions and treatments include:
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement
- Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
- Disc Herniation or Slipped Disc
- Laminectomy and Laminotomy
- Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
Dr. Onan is a member of the Travis County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Most recently, Dr. Onan was recognized by his peers as a 2021 Austin Monthly Top Doctor.
When he is not working, Dr. Onan enjoys hiking, hunting, traveling and volunteering at Texas Relays and Texas UIL as a USATF certified track official.
- Undergraduate Education:
- University of Texas at Austin -with Honors
- Medical School:
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX -with Honors
- Residency:
- Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Fellowship:
- Spine Surgery in Seattle, WA
- Board Certified:
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery -since 2005
Dr. Onan trained at the following facilities:
- Ben Taub General Hospital
- Houston Methodist Hospital
- MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Shriner’s Hospital for Children
- St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
- Texas Children’s Hospital
- Texas Institute for Rehab. and Research
- VA Medical Center Houston
- Swedish Medical Center Seattle
- Virginia Mason Hospital Seattle
Dr. Onan trained under the guidance of these spine surgeons:
- Jesse H. Dickson, MD
- Wendell D. Erwin MD
- Stephen Esses, MD
- Frank T. Gerow, MD
- Richard J. Haynes, MD
- Michael H Heggeness, MD PhD
- Ronald W. Lindsey, MD
- Ken Leung, MD
- Jeff Garr, MD
- Mark Dales, MD
- Theodore A. Wagner, MD
Dr. Atilla Onan sees patients at the Northwest Austin, and South Austin offices of Texas Orthopedics. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Onan, please call (512) 485-0523 or schedule an appointment online.
