Donald M Whiting MD
Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Institute Allegheny Health Network
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Allegheny General Hospital420 E North Avenue Suite 302 East WingPittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone+1 724-228-1414
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Summary
- Dr. Donald Whiting is the Chair of the Neuroscience Institute as well as the Department of Neurosurgery. He specializes in neurosurgical spine surgery with a specialized interest in spinal motion preservation and functional neurosurgery with an interest in new surgical interventions utilizing Deep Brain Stimulation technology for novel indications.j
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1986 - 1991
Allegheny General HospitalNeurotrauma, 1989 - 1990
Geisinger Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1985 - 1986
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2023 - Present
PA State Medical License 1986 - 2026
WV State Medical License 2005 - 2015
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2024
- Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2006-2024
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials
- A Pivotal Study of a Facet Replacement System to Treat Spinal Stenosis Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
- Dynesys Spinal System Post Market 522 Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Mar 01
- Deep Brain Stimulation Effects in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Start of enrollment: 2022 Feb 07
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty Versus Fusion for Grade-I Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Ahmad Nassr, Domagoj Coric, Zachariah W Pinter, Arjun S Sebastian, Brett A Freedman
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2024-06-19 - Movement disorder Deep brain stimulation Hybridization: Patient and caregiver outcomes.Nathan Esplin, Dorian Kusyk, Seung W Jeong, Shahed Elhamdani, Khaled Abdel Aziz
Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2024-01-01 - 12 citationsA Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis: Results from the Total Posterior Spine System (TOPS) ...Zachariah W Pinter, Brett A Freedman, Ahmad Nassr, Arjun S Sebastian, Domagoj Coric
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2023-03-01
Press Mentions
Covid Spurred Both Public Health Advances and Science SkepticismMarch 24th, 2025- Allegheny Health Network Introduces Cutting-Edge Robotic Exoskeleton TechnologyJanuary 10th, 2025
- 14-Hospital Allegheny Health Network Selects Radiologist as Next Chief Medical OfficerJanuary 7th, 2025
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