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Office
Allegheny General Hospital
420 E North Avenue Suite 302 East Wing
Pittsburgh, PA 15212Phone+1 724-228-1414
Summary
- Dr. Donald Whiting is a neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is the President of the Allegheny Health Network Physician Organization, the CMO of Allegheny Health Network and The Chair of the Neuroscience Institute as well as the Department of Neurosurgery. He received his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College and has been in practice 33 years. 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.
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 - 2024
- 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
- 73 citationsAn international survey of deep brain stimulation procedural steps.Aviva Abosch, Lars Timmermann, Sylvia Bartley, Hans Guido Rietkerk, Donald Whiting
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2013-01-01 - 228 citationsEfficacy of antimicrobial-impregnated external ventricular drain catheters: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.Joseph M. Zabramski, Donald Whiting, Rabih O. Darouiche, Terry G. Horner, Jeffrey J. Olson
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2003-04-01 - 30 citationsSurgical Complications of Deep Brain StimulationSanjay Bhatia, Michael Oh, Taylor Whiting, Matthew R. Quigley, Donald Whiting
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2008-11-25
Press Mentions
- Furthering Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchOctober 22nd, 2024
- Allegheny Health Network Surgeons First in Region to Treat Recurrent Brain Tumors with Tiny Radiation Emitting ImplantMarch 28th, 2023
- AHN Launches Online Self-Scheduling for Primary Care, Certain Specialty AppointmentsSeptember 27th, 2022
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