Nuri S. Jacoby, MD, and Yaacov Anziska, MD

The guest editors of this issue of Seminars in Neurology are Drs. Nuri Jacoby and Yaacov Anziska.

Dr. Jacoby is the vice chair of Neurology at Maimonides Medical Center and co-clerkship director at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. He is an associate professor of Clinical Neurology. He graduated from medical school at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, after which he completed a neurology residency and electrophysiology/EMG fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical Center. He partnered with Dr. Anziska to establish a satellite Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) clinic at Maimonides Medical Center. He is a member of the Education Leadership Team at SUNY Downstate, and has introduced multiple innovations in the medical school, including a clinical skills thread in the clerkship year. He is a member of the AAN e-learning subcommittee, where he serves as the co-chair of the medical student “Neurobytes” working group. Dr. Jacoby's research focuses on medical education and resident-as-teacher initiatives, including the development of curricula and simulations for resident education. He received the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Faculty Innovation in Education grant in 2020. Dr. Jacoby has won multiple teaching awards, including the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Outstanding Educator of the Year Award in 2019 and the SUNY Downstate Residency Teacher of the Year Award in 2023. He is clearly becoming one of Neurology's foremost educators.

Dr. Anziska is the section chief of the Neuromuscular Division at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He is the director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic at SUNY Downstate, treating both pediatric and adult patients. He is the associate program director for the Neurology Residency at SUNY Downstate, as well as the associate neurology clerkship director for the medical school. He teaches all years of medical students, residents, and fellows. Dr. Anziska received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He finished his Neurology Residency at the Neurological Institute at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He was a fellow in electromyography and neuromuscular disorders at the same institution. His research interests include exercise and quality of life in neuromuscular disease and developing outcome measures for muscular dystrophy.

We greatly appreciate the efforts of Drs. Jacoby and Anziska, as well as all of the contributing authors, for their wonderful work in this issue of Seminars. Neuropathy is a common problem in Neurology, as well as medicine in general, and this issue provides not only a practical review of basic concepts but also cutting-edge diagnostic workups and treatments that will enable a broad audience to understand the modern approaches to patients with Neuropathy, hopefully impacting clinical care far and wide. Several of the articles include “top-ten” clinical pearls, a format well suited to this type of issue! I would like to personally thank Drs. Jacoby and Anziska for their dedication and diligence, helping to ensure that the guidance herein is impactful, applicable, and prudent. We hope you enjoy this marvelous issue!

Publication History

Article published online:
17 January 2025