Mr. Whittington is the first black president of the AVALA Physician Network. He has personally overseen the addition of three specialty offerings within the network and has expanded AVALA’s reach to orthopedics, hand surgery and spine surgery. He has also overseen the expansion of AVALA Pain’s clinic by 50%. Under his leadership, AVALA earned multiple awards, such as the 2024 Healthgrades Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award. Under his leadership, it was also named a 2024 Top Workplace by USA Today.
