Scott Grossman, MD, and Rachel Kenney, PhD

The Guest Editors of this issue of Seminars in Neurology are Drs. Scott Grossman and Rachel Kenney.

Dr. Scott Grossman is Assistant Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and trained in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuro-ophthalmology at New York University (NYU). He then joined the NYU faculty and sees a broad array of patients referred for visual issues that arise from the connection between the eyes and brain. His research interests include investigation of neuro-ophthalmic biomarkers in both ocular motility (video-oculography) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) for characterization of neurologic disease. He has been involved in the validation of teleneurology as a tool for care delivery, and has pursued work investigating remote models of care in neuro-ophthalmology, as well as education in teleneurology. Other areas of interest include the use of machine learning models in OCT, eye movement recordings, and other aspects of neuro-ophthalmology. He is a Fellow of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, and has received numerous awards for his outstanding educational impact. He has served as Chair of the Neuro-ophthalmology and Neurovestibular Disease Special Interest Group for the American Neurological Association. He is a renowned national and international speaker.

Dr. Kenney is Assistant Professor of Neurology and Population Health at NYU School of Medicine. She received her PhD in Epidemiology from Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at NYU. Her main research focuses on the visual pathway in multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions, using OCT imaging, artificial intelligence (AI), and electronic health record data to improve diagnosis and better understand disease mechanisms. Since 2014, she has been an integral part of the IMSVISUAL consortium, with a focus on expanding research and education activities in MS research, and currently serves on the Board of Directors. She regularly participates in bi-annual symposiums at academic conferences related to dissemination of scientific research and is leading development of a global registry for visual outcomes in neuroinflammatory disorders. Within the NYU community, she is a biostatistics/epidemiology mentor for residents and medical students in their annual research and weekly didactics courses. She has served as Chair, Panelist, and Speaker at conference events related to AI and OCT worldwide and has been an invited speaker throughout Europe for her groundbreaking work in AI and machine learning in the diagnosis of demyelinating disease of the central nervous system.

We greatly appreciate the efforts of Drs. Grossman and Kenney, as well as all of the contributing authors, for their wonderful work in this issue of Seminars. Artificial intelligence is a hot topic in neurology, as well as in medicine in general. It is also one that is difficult to stay on top of, given the rapid change and advances made seemingly on a daily basis. This update is timely, insightful, and impactful, and makes a challenging topic not only understandable but a welcome addition to our field.

I would like to personally thank Drs. Grossman and Kenney for their dedication to making this a very fine issue, one which I personally enjoyed reading and learning from very much! We hope you enjoy this marvelous issue of Seminars in Neurology!

Publication History

Article published online:
13 February 2026