Education and Training at the Center for Spinal Cord Injury

2026 Trends in Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Symposium 

On March 2, the ICSCI held its annual Trends in Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Symposium, hosted by Dr. Cristina Sadowsky, our co-founder and clinical director, and Dr. Rebecca Martin, our manager of clinical education and training. At each symposium, we award staff members who have provided outstanding service and leadership during the past year. 

This year’s award winners were: 

• Occupational therapist Kristin Johnston, OTR/L, OTD, manager of therapy services at our White Marsh location, who received the Janet Dean Improving Lives Award, which acknowledges and honors a current Kennedy Krieger Institute employee who demonstrates consistent dedication to the center’s mission of improving lives
• Physical therapist Rebecca Holsinger, DPT, PT, NCS, CVTP who received the Leader in Spinal Cord Research and Education Award, in recognition of her outstanding dedication to improving scientific and educational knowledge within the spinal cord injury community 

This year’s presentations included: 

Gordon Mitchell, PhD (University of Florida): “Therapeutic Acute Intermittent Hypoxia: How Does It Work, How Well Does It Work, and What Are The Next Steps?”

Randy Trumbower, PT, PhD (MGH Institute of Health Professions): “Reclaiming Independence After Spinal Cord Injury: Using Therapeutic Intermittent Hypoxia to Drive Motor Recovery”

Katherine Ellis, DPT (International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute): “Clinical Applications of AIH in Spinal Cord Injury Rehab”