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As Allegheny Health Network’s Chief Medical Officer, Donald Whiting, MD, is AHN’s senior-most clinical executive and the leader of AHN’s medical staff. He is also president of Allegheny Health Network’s physician organization, the Allegheny Clinic, one of the state’s largest physician groups, employing more than 1,400 physicians.
Dr. Whiting is a respected physician-leader who is passionate about changing the way health care is delivered. Regarded as one of the nation’s foremost experts in the use of deep-brain stimulation to control the debilitating motor symptoms of patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, Dr. Whiting has established Allegheny General Hospital as one of the top centers in the world for DBS treatment.
Dr. Whiting has served in numerous physician leadership roles over his two-decade affiliation with AHN. Most recently, he was System Chair of AHN’s Neuroscience Institute, and he had also served vice-chair of AGH’s Department of Neurosurgery, and co-director of AGH’s Division of Functional Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery Spine Bio-Mechanics Lab.
Dr. Whiting received his undergraduate education at Grinnell College in Iowa, earned an MS in Physiology at Georgetown University, and was awarded his medical degree in 1985 after training at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Dr. Whiting completed a neurosurgical residency at The Cleveland Clinic and a neurotrauma fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital.
A professor of Neurosurgery at Drexel University College of Medicine and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Whiting has been an active member of many of his field’s leading professional and scientific organizations, including the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
DATE: Tuesday, May 11, 2021
TIME: 12:00PM - 1:00PM EST
LOCATION: Virtual Via Zoom
INFO: Join us for a presentation by Dr. Donald Whiting, MD, one of the nation's foremost experts on Deep Brain Stimulation as he discusses all you need to know about the procedure. Dr. Whiting will be available after his presentation to answer your questions.
This exceptional event would not be possible without the incredible kindness and generosity of our corporate sponsor, and longtime Foundation supporter, Boston Scientific. Boston Scientific is dedicated to transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. Please click on their logo below to learn more about them and take their two minute quiz to find out how DBS can change your life.
Parkinson Foundation Western Pennsylvania
575 Lincoln Avenue #101 l Bellevue, PA 1522
info@pfwpa.org l (412) 837-2542
Parkinson Foundation Western Pennsylvania
575 Lincoln Avenue #101 l Bellevue, PA 1522
info@pfwpa.org l (412) 837-2542
Parkinson Foundation Western Pennsylvania
575 Lincoln Avenue #101 l Bellevue, PA 1522
info@pfwpa.org l (412) 837-2542
We are excited you will be joining us! A registration confirmation email is on its way to your inbox now with the Zoom link - click on the link on May 11th a few minutes before 12:00 PM (to make sure you have time to address any potential tech issues) to view the webinar!
Parkinson Foundation Western Pennsylvania
575 Lincoln Avenue #101 l Bellevue, PA 1522
info@pfwpa.org l (412) 837-2542