Whitney received a PhD in Molecular Toxicology from the Department of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester. He is the recipient of three national awards for work in Medical Device Toxicology since 2015 and has more than 50 publications, seminars, and invited talks. He is the Industry Representative for the Immunology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee in the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. He is also a member of MedTech Europe's Chemicals Working Group and MDR Substances Ad Hoc Working Group, as well as a member of the AdvaMed Biocompatibility Working Group.