At Hartford HealthCare's Ayer Neuroscience Institute, we’ve taken the concept of a second opinion to a new level.

Each week, all our specialists—neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, neurointensivists, and neuro-critical care nurses—meet to review each individual case. Together, they pool their knowledge and experience to give you the most advanced treatment plan possible.


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Meet our Neurosciences Specialists:

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Name Specialties Location
Abbed, Khalid M., MD Abbed, Khalid M., MD
4.9 /5
198 surveys
203.332.3272
  • Neurosurgery
  • Spine Surgery
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  • Westport
Ade, Swetha, MD Ade, Swetha, MD 860.972.3600
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
  • New Britain
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Aferzon, Joseph A., MD 860.832.4664
  • Spine Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
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  • Portland
Alberts, Mark J., MD, FAHA Alberts, Mark J., MD, FAHA 860.972.1911
  • Neurology
  • Vascular Neurology
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  • Hartford
Alessi, Anthony Gerard, MD, FAAN Alessi, Anthony Gerard, MD, FAAN 860.524.4330
  • Neurology
  • Electrodiagnostic Medicine
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  • Hartford
Alessi-LaRosa, Stephanie F., MD Alessi-LaRosa, Stephanie F., MD
4.8 /5
63 surveys
860.524.4330
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Asad, Syed Daniyal, MD Asad, Syed Daniyal, MD 860.972.3621
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Au, Yu, MD Au, Yu, MD 860.972.0726
  • Neurology
  • Neurocritical Care
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  • Hartford
Baranik, Mary, APRN Baranik, Mary, APRN
4.8 /5
142 surveys
860.542.4550
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Hartford
  • Bloomfield
  • Enfield
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Bauman, Joel A., MD Bauman, Joel A., MD
4.9 /5
182 surveys
860.696.2290
  • Spine Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
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  • Meriden
  • Cheshire
  • Hartford
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Benchaya, Sarah Meira, MD Benchaya, Sarah Meira, MD 860.972.3600
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
  • Torrington
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Blum, Jennifer E., APRN Blum, Jennifer E., APRN 860.972.3621
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Bluth, Lawrence Steven, MD Bluth, Lawrence Steven, MD 860.522.4429
  • Neurophysiology
  • Neurology
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  • Hartford
  • Glastonbury
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Bobulinski, Michelle E., PhD Bobulinski, Michelle E., PhD 860.870.6385
  • Neuropsychology
  • Cheshire
Boland, Carl John, MD Boland, Carl John, MD
4.8 /5
44 surveys
203.234.5990
  • Neurology
  • Electrodiagnostic Medicine
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  • North Haven
  • Hartford
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Bondi, Steven Paul, MD Bondi, Steven Paul, MD 860.522.4429
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
  • Enfield
  • New Britain
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Bortan, Elena, MD Bortan, Elena, MD
4.9 /5
115 surveys
860.870.6385
  • Neurology
  • Mystic
Bruno, Charles Anthony, DO Bruno, Charles Anthony, DO 860.972.3621
  • Interventional Neuroradiology
  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Neuroradiology
  • Radiology
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  • Hartford
Buongiorno, Gregg, PhD Buongiorno, Gregg, PhD 860.870.6385
  • Neuropsychology
  • Vernon
Butler Pagnotti, Rachel, PsyD 860.870.6385
  • Neuropsychology
  • Cheshire
Calderon, Stephen Francis, MD Calderon, Stephen Francis, MD 860.522.7121
  • Neurosurgery
  • Hartford
Caruso, Jennifer, PsyD Caruso, Jennifer, PsyD 860.870.6385
  • Neuropsychology
  • Vernon
Cherry, Anton Robert, PA-C Cherry, Anton Robert, PA-C 860.696.2840
  • Pain Medicine
  • West Hartford
  • Meriden
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Conway, Stephen Robert, MD Conway, Stephen Robert, MD 860.522.4429
  • Neurology
  • Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
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  • Hartford
  • Bloomfield
  • Glastonbury
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Cormier, Justine, MD 860.545.5000
  • Neurocritical Care
  • Hartford

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