Dr. Whiting graduated from the University of the West Indies and subsequently obtained her FRCPC certification in Paediatrics and Neurology. She has been an active member of the Medical Staff at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) since 1986. She is affiliated with the University of Ottawa as an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics. In 2002, she was appointed Chief of the Division of Neurology in the Department of Paediatrics.
As Chief of Staff and Vice President of Academic Affairs at CHEO from 2003 to 2007, Dr. Whiting developed a strong linkage between CHEO and the University of Ottawa with an emphasis on education and research. In October 2007, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa, appointed Dr. Whiting as Assistant Dean for Health/Hospital Services, to develop the relationship between the Faculty of Medicine and the affiliated Academic Health Science Hospitals.
Dr. Whiting is a member of the CHEO Research Institute as well as several international organizations. She founded and currently leads the Canadian Paediatric Epilepsy Network, a multidisciplinary group dedicated to developing research in Paediatric Epilepsy.