Contact Information

Email: Samantha.Holden@cuanschutz.edu

Education

Fellowship, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Residency, Neurology, Rush University Medical Center

MD, Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Professional Titles

Vice Chair of Outpatient Neurology Services

Director, Memory Disorders Clinic

Director, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Fellowship

Co-Director, University of Colorado Lewy Body Dementia Association Research Center of Excellence

Biography

Samantha Holden, MD, MS, FAAN is a cognitive and movement disorders neurologist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.  She evaluates and manages patients with conditions that affect cognition, behavior, and movement, including dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia.  She is the co-director of the Lewy Body Dementia Association Research Center of Excellence at the University of Colorado.  She is an Associate Professor of Neurology and the Vice Chair for Outpatient Neurology Services at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.  Dr. Holden obtained her B.S. in Neural Science from New York University and her M.D. from Stony Brook University School of Medicine.  She completed her medical internship and neurology residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL.

Recent Publications

Holden SK, Bettcher BM, Pelak VS. Update on posterior cortical atrophy. Curr Opin Neurol. 2020 Feb; 33(1):68-73.

Holden SK, Sheffler J, Stewart R, Thompson S, Persson J, Finseth T, Sillau S, Kluger BM. Feasibility of Home-Based Neurologic Music Therapy for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Pilot Study. J Music Ther. 2019 Aug 13; 56(3):265-286

A list of publications for Dr. Holden can be found on Colorado PROFILES.