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Alexander C Whiting, MD

Epilepsy Surgery
Neurosurgery
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Alexander C Whiting

Epilepsy Surgery
Neurosurgery
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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

decompressive craniotomy
hemicraniectomy
high grade astrocytoma
low grade astrocytoma
rhizotomy surgery of trigeminal nerve pain
preoperative embolization
foraminotomy
nerve tumor resection surgery
radiofrequency ablation of nerve tumor
post-operative nerve pain
nerve biopsy
germinoma of the central nervous system (cns)
stroke related spasticity
evaluation for deep brain stimulation (dbs)
prone transpsoas (ptp) technique
tarlov cyst surgery
robotic assisted neurosurgery
mazor x surgery for spinal stenosis
multilevel cervical arthroplasty
forestier's disease surgery
carotid cavernous fistula repair
spinal schwannoma surgery
focal resection surgery brain
cervical herniated disc surgery
spine surgery

Credentials

Fellowship

  • Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation
  • Residency

  • Barrow Neurological Institute
  • Medical School

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
  • Board Certification

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery