Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care to Host 2025 Miami Neuroscience Symposium
MIAMI, FL – October 1st, 2025 – Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute will host the 2025 Miami Neuroscience Symposium on November 6-7, 2025, at the Hilton Miami Downtown in Miami, Florida. The symposium will bring together national and international leaders in neurology, neurosurgery, neurocritical care, and rehabilitation medicine to explore cutting-edge developments in the diagnosis and treatment of complex neurological disorders.
“This symposium provides a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to engage with thought leaders across the neurosciences,” said Michael W McDermott, M.D., Chief Medical Executive and Irma and Kalman Bass Endowed Chair in Clinical Neuroscience at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, as well as co-director of the symposium. “We’re focused on delivering practical, evidence-based updates that clinicians can apply immediately in their practice, especially in high-stakes areas like stroke care, neurotrauma, epilepsy, and neurodegeneration.”
The two-day symposium will feature lectures, interactive panel discussions, and case-based learning led by Miami Neuroscience Institute faculty and experts from across the U.S. and abroad. Program highlights include:
• Explore current best practices in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke, epilepsy, brain tumors, neurodegenerative and neuromuscular disorders.
• Review pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches for managing movement disorders, chronic pain, headaches and dysautonomia.
• Apply updated guidelines for acute ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and post-cardiac arrest care.
• Examine innovations in spine surgery and neurosurgical techniques, including radiosurgery, cervical arthroplasty and spinal oncology.
• Understand the role of neuroimaging and point-of-care diagnostics in the rapid evaluation of neurologic conditions.
• Enhance patient counseling and interdisciplinary care through case-based discussions on nutrition, rehab planning and long-term management.
• Evaluate advanced therapies such as deep brain stimulation, botulinum toxin and HiFu for Parkinson’s and other movement disorders.
The symposium will feature leading faculty in the field. Dr. Michael W. McDermott, M.D., will serve as moderator and opening keynote chair, presenting the “Year in Review” on day 1 and presiding over the brain tumors segment on day 2. On day 2’s neurovascular/stroke track, interventional experts Dr. Guilherme Dabus, M.D., and Italo Linfante, M.D., will lead discussions on advances in cerebrovascular care, including updates on treatment options for unruptured intracranial aneurysms and state-of-the-art approaches for acute ischemic stroke. Dr. Ronald B. Tolchin, D.O., will moderate the spine/pain/rehabilitation session on day 1, guiding discussions on case presentations and evolving pain management strategies. In the epilepsy track, Dr. Luis Felipe Tornes, M.D., will moderate and present on “Neuromodulation,” highlighting advances in epilepsy management. Dr. Diego Torres-Russotto, M.D., will moderate the headaches and neuromuscular disorders track on day 1 and lead the movement and neurodegenerative disorders track on day 2.
In addition, several notable neuroscience experts have been invited to present including:
• Bruce L. Miller, M.D., A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor in Neurology at University of California, San Francisco
• Maria Del Pilar Gennaro, ARNP, MSN, CNRN, R.N., Nicklaus Children's Hospital Miami
• Brad A. Racette, M.D., FAAN, Kemper and Ethel Marley Chair for Neurology and Senior Vice PresidentBarrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
• Adriana Grau Chaves, M.D., Neurologist and Epileptologist, National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland
Designed for physicians and allied health professionals in neurology, neurosurgery, emergency medicine, critical care, internal medicine, and rehabilitation, the symposium emphasizes a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to improving outcomes for patients with complex neurological conditions.
Healthcare professionals interested in attending the 2025 Miami Neuroscience Symposium can register at BaptistHealth.net/MiamiNeuro. CME credits will be offered. Full agenda and speaker information are available on the event website.
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About Baptist Health
Baptist Health is the largest healthcare organization in the region, with 12 hospitals, more than 28,000 employees, 4,000 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned institutes specializing in cancer care, brain and spine care, heart and vascular care and orthopedic care. In addition, it includes Baptist Health Medical Group; Baptist Health Quality Network; and The Baptist Health PineApp, a virtual health platform. Baptist Health South Florida is an academic and clinical affiliate of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. A not-for-profit organization supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence, Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and is the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida by U.S. News and World Report. For more information, visit BaptistHealth.net/Newsroom and connect with us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn.
