Area of Practice
- Pediatrics
- Women's and Children's Health
Biography
Dr. Whitaker focuses on healing the whole person through a variety of approaches customized for each individual. He is passionate about partnering with and empowering patients to actively take control of their health and improve their quality of life. Outside of his professional responsibilities, he enjoys spending time with his family, making his children laugh, and participating in sports and outdoor activities (hiking, camping, biking, horseback riding). He also enjoys reading Russian literature in its native form and English translations.
Clinical Interests and Procedures
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
- Osteopathy in the Cranial Field
- Pediatric and Infant OMT, including Plagiocephaly, Colic, and Torticollis
- Pediatric, Adolescent, Women’s, and Men’s Health
- Preventive Health & Lifestyle Medicine
- Childhood Vaccines
- Migraine Headaches
- Sports Injuries
- Trigger Point injections
- Joint Injections
- Regenerative Medicine (Prolotherapy and Platelet-Rich Plasma)
- Percussion Vibrator
- Fascial Distortion Model
- Dermatologic Procedures – Skin Biopsy, Removal of Simple Lesions, Cryotherapy for Warts and Other Lesions
Education
- D.O. – University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas
- B.S. – Exercise Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Training
- Family Medicine Residency – HonorHealth Osborn, Scottsdale, Arizona
- Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency – Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona
Board Certification
- American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
- American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP) (Board Eligible)
- American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (AOBNMM) (Board Eligible)