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Alexander C Whiting, MD

Neurosurgery
Epilepsy Surgery
Neurosurgery
Epilepsy Surgery
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Dr. Alexander Whiting is a neurosurgeon and director of epilepsy surgery for AHN’s Neuroscience Institute. He specializes in state-of-the-art epilepsy treatments, including stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG), seizure focus resections, laser ablations, vagal nerve stimulation, and responsive neurostimulation. Additionally, he has clinical interests in complex spine and brain disorders and offers a range of surgical options and interventions for these conditions. He is the fellowship director of the CAST-accredited Stereotactic and Functional Fellowship at AHN. He is active academically and has published over 50 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in the field of neurosurgery. Dr. Whiting is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS). Dr. Whiting completed his residency at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. He completed his fellowship in epilepsy surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and was awarded the American Epilepsy Society’s prestigious Young Investigator Award. He provides minimally invasive surgical options for a wide range of neurosurgical disorders. His practice philosophy includes utilizing proper intervention with each individual patient to achieve optimal treatment outcomes.

Age Groups Seen

Adult, Older Adult

Languages Spoken*

English

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Expertise

anterior temporal lobectomy
artificial disc replacement surgery in the cervical spine
awake brain surgery
brain neoplasms
cervical herniated disc surgery
complex spine surgery
deep brain stimulation
diskectomy
epilepsy surgery
foraminotomy
gamma knife radiosurgery
herniated disc surgery
laminectomy
laminoplasty
low back surgery
metastatic brain cancer
minimally invasive spine surgery
posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion
robotic spine surgery
spinal cord tumors
spinal stenosis surgery
spine surgery
stereotactic eeg
vagus nerve stimulation
visualase thermal laser ablation

Credentials

Education

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
  • Residency

  • Barrow Neurological Institute
  • Fellowship

  • Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation
  • Board Certification

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery