Appointments
513.221.1100 or 800.325.7787
Office locations
Mayfield Brain & Spine
3825 Edwards Road - Suite 300
Cincinnati, Ohio 45209
Robert R. Whitten Jr., MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist
Areas of expertise – physical medicine and rehabilitation; electrodiagnostics, including electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) tests; nonsurgical management of spine and musculoskeletal problems
Education
- Undergraduate: B.S. in Chemistry and Psychology, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, 1976
- Medical School: West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1980
- Residency: Physicial Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1987-1990; Family Medicine, Riverside Methodist, Columbus, Ohio, 1980-1983
Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Experience
- Mayfield Brain & Spine, Cincinnati: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist, 2008-2014, 2016-present
- Group Health TriHealth Physician Partners, Cincinnati: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist, 2003-2014
- Heis, Rissover and Whitten, Inc., Cincinnati: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist, 1990-2003
- Family Medicine North, Inc., Columbus, Ohio: Family Medicine Physician, 1987-1990
- Bureau of Disability Determination, Columbus, Ohio: Musculoskeletal/Neurological Consultant, 1988-1990
- Riverside Physician Care, Columbus,: Urgent Care Provider, 1987-1990
- Family Medicine, Inc., Columbus: Family Medicine Physician, 1985-1987
- Benson Area Medical Center, Benson, North Carolina: Family Medicine Physician, 1983-1985
Professional memberships
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Related links
Seventeen Mayfield Specialists Named to Regional and National 'Top Doctors' Lists
On YouTube - Dr. Whitten discusses Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS).