Biography
Mr Donald Whitaker is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He was appointed in January 2010 and performs both adult cardiac and thoracic surgery. Mr Whitaker has a specialist interest in Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), internal rib fixation and Ravitch repair of the pectus excavatum. Mr Whitaker trained in cardiothoracic surgery on the South East London Training Programme which included King's College Hospital and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. He undertook a year of Fellowship training in Halifax, Canada. Mr Whitaker has received the Certificate of Completion of Training and is on the General Medical Council Specialist Register for cardiothoracic surgery.