Dr. Aylin Unsal is originally from New Jersey with roots in Istanbul, Turkey. She attended Georgetown University where she studied Biology of Global Health with a research focus. She then worked at the National Institutes of Health performing clinical research regarding effects of long-term HIV infection in perinatally-infected patients. She earned her medical degree from Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School with international clinical experiences in Guatemala and Turkey. She then completed residency training at Rutgers Health/Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Program. During residency Dr. Unsal continued clinical research focusing on family planning in those with medical co-morbidities and continues to have an interest in the care of these patients.