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Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Professional interests include: transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), perioperative medicine, anesthesia

25 Courtenay Drive
Charleston, SC 29425

(843) 792-2300

Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD is an anesthesiologist in Charleston, SC specializing in anesthesiology. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD is affiliated with MUSC Health and University Medical Associates.

Office Locations

Address:

171 Ashley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425

Address:

25 Courtenay Drive
Charleston, SC 29425

cardiac procedures	99
catheterization	92
injections	22
minimally invasive procedures	99
nerve block	22
pain management	22
spinal procedures	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	69

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	24
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	25

cardiac procedures	87
catheterization	70
minimally invasive procedures	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	69

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	20
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	26

cardiac procedures	46
catheterization	42
minimally invasive procedures	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

**Gender**
Male	462
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	620
Black	162
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	38
Less than 65	192

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	20

cardiac procedures	51
catheterization	33
minimally invasive procedures	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	39

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	21
Less than 65	66

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

cardiac procedures	31
catheterization	35
minimally invasive procedures	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	24
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	52
catheterization	15
minimally invasive procedures	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	16
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	19

cardiac procedures	42
catheterization	11
minimally invasive procedures	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	12
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

cardiac procedures	40
catheterization	12
minimally invasive procedures	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	16
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

cardiac procedures	71
minimally invasive procedures	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	72

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Charleston, SC were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

cardiac procedures	57
catheterization	39
injections	22
minimally invasive procedures	57
nerve block	22
pain management	22
spinal procedures	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	45

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	33
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	223
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	80
85 and over	17
Less than 65	53
65 to 74	138

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Cancer	16
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MUSC Health

University Medical Associates

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna PPO, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Employers Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Blue Choice, First Health, MedCost, Molina Healthcare, Group Health Plan (GHP), Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Clover Health, Managed Choice, See Fewer Accepted Insurances, AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace), Open Choice and Exclusive Choice) and See All Accepted Insurances.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna PPO

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Employers Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Coventry

Cigna

Blue Choice

First Health

MedCost

Molina Healthcare

Group Health Plan (GHP)

Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina

Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC)

BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace)

Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators

First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)

Absolute Total Care (NEIC)

Clover Health

Managed Choice

See Fewer Accepted Insurances

AllWell by Absolute Total Care

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP)

Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace)

Open Choice and Exclusive Choice)

See All Accepted Insurances

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. George Burke Whitener, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$18 FloTrac Sensor $18
Abbott Laboratories	$17 HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$34

Biography

Dr. George Whitener is a medical specialist in anesthesiology. Clinical interests for Dr. Whitener include transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), anesthesia, and perioperative medicine. His hospital/clinic affiliations include MUSC Health and the University Medical Associates.