Learn the latest in neurological conditions management and earn continuing education credits
 

SILVER SPRING, MD (Sept. 18, 2025) – Registration is open for the Holy Cross Health Neuroscience Symposium: Discover Current Trends and Breakthroughs in Neuroscience. The free, in-person and virtual continuing education event on Oct. 11, 2025, at 8 a.m. EST, will highlight advances in diagnosing, treating and managing neurological conditions, while offering attendees the opportunity to earn up to four Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits.

The symposium will bring together a multidisciplinary panel of nationally recognized experts who will present on topics such as artificial intelligence in neurology, stroke prevention and treatment, neurological rehabilitation, radiation treatment for benign brain lesions, updates in thrombectomy, epilepsy and epilepsy surgery.

“Holy Cross Health is proud to convene leaders in neuroscience who are advancing research and treatment while helping our care teams improve outcomes for patients every day,” said Al Campbell, MBA, FACHE, RN, president and market leader of Holy Cross Health Maryland. “This symposium demonstrates our commitment to sharing knowledge, strengthening collaboration and ensuring our community has access to the latest evidence-based care for neurological conditions.”

Featured speakers include:

•    Shahid Rafiq, MD, Chief of Neurology & Director of Stroke Programs, Holy Cross Health
•    Jose Biller, MD, Chair of the Department of Neurology at Loyola Medicine & Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
•    Dominique Hoffman, OTD, OTR/L, Holy Cross Hospital Rehabilitation Department
•    Sheela Modin, MD, Oncologist, Holy Cross Health Cancer Center
•    Jordan Knecht Scott, MD, Neuroendovascular Surgery, Vascular Neurology, Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital & Trinity Health Medical Group
•    Hussam Shaker, MD, Medical Director of the Epilepsy Program & Stereotactic EEG, Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital & Trinity Health Medical Group
•    Alex Tai, MD, Neurosurgeon, Holy Cross Health

Event details:

When: 
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025
8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST

Where: 
Holy Cross Hospital
1500 Forest Glen Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
First Floor, Auditoriums A & C

Registration: 
•    Free and open to all health care professionals and caregivers
•    Register to attend in person
•    Register to attend virtually

About Holy Cross Health
Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit, people-centered health system that serves the two most populous counties in Maryland, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The health system is committed to being the most trusted provider of health care services in the area. Founded in 1963 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Holy Cross Health is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Holy Cross Hospital, in Silver Spring, is one of the largest hospitals in Maryland, and Holy Cross Germantown Hospital is the first hospital in the nation on a community college campus, enhanced by an educational partnership. The Holy Cross Health Network operates primary care practices and affordable health centers, and offers a wide range of innovative, community-based health and wellness programs. Specialty care, home care and hospice services round out Holy Cross Health’s high-quality and coordinated continuum of care that aims to improve health and move life ahead for individuals and populations in the communities served.

Media contact:
Bridget Gatling
Internal Communications Manager
Holy Cross Health
301-754-7958
bridget.gatling@holycrosshealth.org