DonaldMWhitingMD
Neurosurgery • Pittsburgh, PANeurosurgical Spine Surgery, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Institute Allegheny Health Network
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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 - 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 - 8 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
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
- How to Promote Patient Restfulness in the Hospital SettingDecember 12th, 2024
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