John Robert Whiffen

Background

Whiffen, John Robert was born on June 19, 1946 in Madison. Son of John Phillips and Lorna Elizabeth (Douglass) Whiffen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1971.

Career

Orthopaedic resident, Harvard University, Boston, 1973-1976; pediatrics orthopaedic fellow, Chicago-Shriners Hospital, 1978; spinal research fellow, Rush-Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center, Chicago, 1979; orthopaedic spine surgeon, Bone & Joint Surgery Associations, Madison, 1980-1984; orthopaedic spine surgeon, Madison Orthopaedic Association, 1984-1986; orthopaedic spine surgeon, Physicians Plus, Madison, since 1986.

Achievements

• John Robert Whiffen has been listed as a noteworthy Orthopaedic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1976-1978. Fellow American Academy Orthopaedic Surgery. Member North America Spine Society, Scoliosis Research Society (morbidity's mortality committee since 1995).

Connections

Married Lucy Lee Newman, October 12, 1976. Children: Christopher, Jennifer, Elizabeth.

Father:

John Phillips Whiffen

Mother:

Lorna Elizabeth (Douglass) Whiffen

Spouse:

Lucy Lee Newman

child:

Jennifer Whiffen

child:

Elizabeth Whiffen

child:

Christopher Whiffen