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About Jobyna Whiting

Jobyna Whiting, M.D., is a neurosurgeon with Miami Neuroscience Institute and a member of Baptist Health Medical Group, an organization of more than 180 physicians in multiple specialties closely aligned with Baptist Health South Florida. She specializes in endovascular neurosurgery, complex spine surgery and general neurosurgery. Dr. Whiting received her undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed an internship in general surgery at the University of Florida, followed by a residency in neurosurgery. During her residency, she received numerous honors, including the Charles "Chuck" Shank Award in Neurosurgical Excellence and the Sherry Apple Resident Travel Award for an outstanding resident abstract at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons' annual meeting. In addition, Dr. Whiting completed a fellowship in endovascular surgery at the University of Florida. Prior to joining Baptist Health, she was in private practice in Orlando. Board-eligible, Dr. Whiting previously was an assistant professor of clinical neurosurgery at Columbia University. She is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. She has lectured and presented research findings at medical meetings and published in medical journals.

Positions

May 2014 - Present Director of Adult Degenerative Spine and Neurosurgical Emergency Services, Baptist Health South Florida Miami Neuroscience Institute
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July 2013 - Present Physician, Whiting Neurosurgery, LLC ‐ Private Practice
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July 2011 - June 2013 Physician, Spine & Brain Neurosurgery Center ‐ Private Practice
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September 2009 - March 2011 Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery, Columbia University ‐ Department of Neurosurgery
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Professional Service and Affiliations

Present Member, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Present Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
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Honors and Awards

  • Sherry Apple Resident Travel Award, September, 2007
  • Excellence in Medical Education Award, April, 2007
  • Charles “Chuck” Shank Award in Neurosurgical Excellence, June, 2005
  • Cum Laude, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine May 2002
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2002
  • Outstanding First Year Ethics in Medicine Essay, 1998
  • Summa Cum Laude, Bowdoin College, May 1996
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 1996
  • James Bowdoin Book Award for Scholarship, 1995

Education

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July 2003 - June 2009 Residency Program - Neurological Surgery, University of Florida ‐ Department of Neurosurgery
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April 2004 - December 2008 Fellowship Program - Endovascular Neurosurgery, University of Florida ‐ Department of Neurosurgery
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July 2002 - June 2003 Internship - General Surgery, University of Florida ‐ Department of Surgery
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May 2002 Doctor of Medicine, M.D., University of Pittsburgh ‐ School of Medicine
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May 1996 English and Organic Chemistry, A.B., Bowdoin College
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July 1995 - December 1995 South India Term Abroad
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Contact Information

Baptist Health Medical Group Neurosurgery
8950 North Kendall Drive, Suite 407W
Miami, FL 33176
(305) 271-6159


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