Whitney Luke, MD
Physician, Professor
Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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614-366-8700Conditions and expertise
- Chronic Pain
- Spinal Diseases
- Pain Management
- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
- Spinal Care
- Sacroiliac Joint
Locations
- Outpatient Care Powell
- Spine Care in Outpatient Care East
Academic information
Department: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
About
- Gender
- Female
Biography
I’m board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation as well as in the subspecialties of pain medicine and addiction medicine.
I’m proud to serve as medical director of oncology rehabilitation at Ohio State. We have expanded our services for cancer survivors and were the first in Ohio and second in the United States to have an accredited inpatient cancer rehabilitation service.
My clinical interests include cancer pain management, especially interventional management, cancer rehabilitation, chronic interventional pain management and neuromodulation, including spinal cord stimulators.
I’m also a clinical professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. I earned my medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and completed my residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Ohio State. Then I completed a fellowship in interventional pain medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
In my free time, I enjoy traveling and spending time with my dog Sawyer, and I am a national-level judge for U.S. Figure Skating.
Highlights
- Medical director of oncology rehabilitation for the Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
- Summer 2017 James Compassionate Care Team Award winner
- Team Physician for Nations Cup 2015 in Paris, France, for US Figure Skating
- Named to Castle Connolly's Regional Top Doctors list
Conditions and expertise
- Ablation Techniques
- Back Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Headache
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Block
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain Management
- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
- Sacroiliac Joint
- Spinal Care
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Diseases
- Spinal Stenosis
Locations
Please note: Not all physicians schedule patients at each listed location.
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine
- University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, United States
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015 - Residency - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013 - Internship - Internal Medicine
- HSHS St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, IL, United States
6/26/2009 - 6/26/2010 - Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
8/15/2005 - 5/16/2009
Certifications
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American Heart Association National Center
12/16/2024 -
American Board of Preventive Medicine/Addiction Medicine
1/1/2019 -
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation/Pain Medicine
9/19/2015 -
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
7/1/2014
News and media
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Ratings and reviews
The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the six doctor communication related questions shown below from the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
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Patient Comments
Consulting and related relationships
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As of 11/3/2025, Whitney Luke has reported no relationships with companies or entities.
No complaints, she was good and professional
My care provider has been the first provider to look at me after having major surgery and agreeing she can see the physical abnormalities that are causing me pain and restriction. I appreciate her acknowledging that it is visible I'm having physical issues contributing to pain and my mood and not just labeled as chronic pain. She referred me to fantastic physical therapists and has given details on where she would like to see improvement for me physically
Kind attentive personable
Dr. Luke was thorough.
Kind thorough confident
Satisfied
While of this was happening, the Dr did not come out and speak to me herself, once. The nurse was the go between. The Dr's time was scheduled for me. It's unclear why she was unable to speak to me directly regarding this since it would make sense that her schedule would be slotted for my procedure.
Went beyond my expectations
I felt unheard, gaslit as if the problems I knew were there weren't a concern, and that it was all my fibromyalgia. Also her suggestions for going forward were just more of the same that I have already done or were too unrealistic for someone with my chronic illnesses to do.
Very thoughtful, friendly, and helpful.
I only saw the Care provider for three minutes at the end. Everything was the PA. I sent a follow up question to the provider and have never heard back.
She was great
Dr Luke is always professional and prompt.
I was very wobbly after the procedure and all the staff were great at keeping me steady
ABSOLUTELY GREAT!!!! Looking forward to working with her .
Dr. Luke is excellent. Caring and truly listened.
The provider was great! She listened to my concerns.
She described everything during the procedure using terminology I could understand.
Very knowledgeable and listened to my questions.
Great