Jobyna Whiting, MD
Affiliations
Specialties
About Jobyna Whiting, MD
Jobyna Whiting, M.D., is a neurosurgeon, director of degenerative spine surgery at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute and the spine consultant for the Miami Dolphins. Dr. Whiting has served as a Spine Expert at the NFL Combine since 2022, and 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. Dr. Whiting is Board-certified, and 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.
Director of Degenerative Spine Surgery
Female
English
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Doctors Hospital
South Miami Hospital
Education & Training
University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency Program, Neurological Surgery, 2009
University of Florida
Fellowship Program, Endovascular Neurosurgery, 2008
University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency Program, Surgery, General, 2003
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Medical School, 2002
Neurological Surgery
American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2015
Locations
Accepted Insurance
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- Medicare
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Select Plus PPO/POS
- PPC/PPO
- PPO
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- BlueCare
- Medicare HMO
- MyBlue
- Options
- POS
- PPO
- Select
- Medicaid-HMO
- HMO
- NHP
- POS
- PPO
Ratings & Reviews
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4.9 / 5
