Whitaker graduated from Dartmouth College in 1966 and earned his M.D. from Emory University School of Medicine in 1970, completing a surgical internship at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital in 1971.
He is board certified in anti-aging medicine by the American Board of Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine,[REF] an educational and certification program of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, a certification and academy not recognized by established medical organizations [REF].