(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Allegheny Health Network)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release in Pittsburgh today from Allegheny Health Network, the Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research has honored Donald Whiting, MD, the chair of the Neuroscience Institute at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and one of the foremost experts that the United States of America has in using deep-brain stimulation to treat brain injuries and degenerative neurological illnesses, with its prestigious “Legends Award.” The dinner when Dr. Whiting received this award took place at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on December 3rd, 2025 and he is the most recent honoree to receive it. The “Legends Award,” was established in 2024 to celebrate individuals whose work that is pioneering advances the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and understanding of brain injuries, while embodying the integrity, spirit and relentless pursuit of excellence that was championed by Chuck Noll, the late Pittsburgh Steelers head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer.