White has written 14 editorials and published over 500 scientific abstracts. Two of White's peer-reviewed publications were listed among the "Top 10" most cited articles in Anesthesiology (and he has the second most citations by any individual author in the specialty). White studies have appeared in USA Today, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets. White has trained more than 65 postgraduate clinical research fellows during his academic career. He has given over 450 domestic and 390 international lectures. In addition, White has performed over 100 Visiting Professorships in the United States and abroad. White is acknowledged by his colleagues as an international leader in the fields of ambulatory anesthesia and pain management, and has been recognized in the "Best Doctors in America" and "Who's Who in North America." He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, and the Dannemiller Memorial Foundation's award for "Educational Excellence in Anesthesiology." White has served on the board of directors of three major anesthesia organizations (namely, the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia [SAMBA], the Society for Intravenous Anesthesia [SIVA], and the International Society for Anaesthetic Pharmacology [ISAP]). White served as the president of the SAMBA organization from 1994 to 1995 and as president of SIVA/ISAP from 1999 to 2000. In addition, White has served as chairman of the Anesthesiology Panel (1985–2000) and was a member of the executive committee of the United States Pharmacopoeia (1995–2000). White has been appointed to five international editorial boards and formerly served as the section editor for ambulatory anesthesia for Anesthesia & Analgesia and the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. As of April 2019, he is no longer on the editorial board of Anesthesia & Analgesia. Nor is he currently on the board of the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. Finally, White has established a not-for-profit foundation (the White Mountain Institute ) to advance education in the creative arts and medicine throughout the world. White's brother, Ed White, is a former UC Berkeley hall of fame and NFL all pro offensive lineman who played 17 years for the San Diego Chargers and Minnesota Vikings. Ed is an All-time Charger and All-time Viking. One of his most recent publication in the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia ("Expanding role of multimodal analgesia in facilitating recovery after surgery: From fast-tracking to enhanced recovery") published online 7 January 2019, he is listed as the president of The White Mountain Institute,