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:

Name Specialties Location
Anumeha Sheth, MD Anumeha Sheth, MD
4.7 /5
53 surveys
860.972.3600
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
  • Southington
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Mohamad Khaled, MD, FAANS, FACS Mohamad Khaled, MD, FAANS, FACS
4.9 /5
88 surveys
860.696.2290
  • Neurosurgery
  • Hartford
  • Enfield
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Nazer Husain Qureshi, MD, DStat, MSc, FAANS, FICS, FACS Nazer Husain Qureshi, MD, DStat, MSc, FAANS, FICS, FACS
4.8 /5
70 surveys
860.827.7690
  • Neurosurgery
  • Southington
  • Plainville
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Brian Wong, MD Brian Wong, MD
4.8 /5
122 surveys
860.628.3910
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Southington
Matthew N. Jaffa, DO Matthew N. Jaffa, DO 860.972.3621
  • Neurocritical Care
  • Hartford
Yan Hou, MD, PhD Yan Hou, MD, PhD
4.9 /5
45 surveys
860.972.3621
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Steven Paul Bondi, MD Steven Paul Bondi, MD 860.522.4429
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
  • New Britain
  • Enfield
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Justine Cormier, MD Justine Cormier, MD 860.545.5000
  • Neurocritical Care
  • Hartford
Mark J. Alberts, MD, FAHA Mark J. Alberts, MD, FAHA 475.210.4180
  • Neurology
  • Fairfield
Kristin E. Slyne, PsyD, ABPP Kristin E. Slyne, PsyD, ABPP 860.545.7940
  • Neuropsychology
  • Hartford
Corey Jokl, PA-C Corey Jokl, PA-C
4.9 /5
54 surveys
860.524.4330
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Augusto Parra, MD, MPH, FAHA Augusto Parra, MD, MPH, FAHA 860.972.1918
  • Neurocritical Care
  • Hartford
Sandhya Mehla, MD Sandhya Mehla, MD
4.6 /5
94 surveys
860.696.2925
  • Headache Medicine
  • Norwich
Mohammed El-Hunjul, MD Mohammed El-Hunjul, MD 860.972.0726
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Stephen Beres, APRN, PMHNP Stephen Beres, APRN, PMHNP 860.545.7550
  • Psychiatry
  • Wethersfield
Lisa V. Knopf, MD Lisa V. Knopf, MD
4.9 /5
45 surveys
860.972.3600
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Swetha Ade, MD Swetha Ade, MD 860.972.3600
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
  • New Britain
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Tonya Ruggieri, MD Tonya Ruggieri, MD 860.545.7866
  • Psychiatry
  • Hartford
Allison Verhaak, PhD Allison Verhaak, PhD 860.696.2925
  • Psychiatry
  • West Hartford
Editha Johnson, DO Editha Johnson, DO
4.8 /5
117 surveys
860.878.6500
  • Neuro Ophthalmology
  • Hartford
Meghan Ward, MD Meghan Ward, MD
4.4 /5
40 surveys
860.972.3600
  • Neurology
  • Norwich
  • Mystic
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Eric Sussman, MD Eric Sussman, MD
4.9 /5
81 surveys
860.278.0070
  • Neurosurgery
  • Hartford
  • MIddletown
  • Torrington
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Syeda Dania Shujaat, MD Syeda Dania Shujaat, MD 860.972.0726
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Navdeep Singh Lail, MD Navdeep Singh Lail, MD 860.886.1433
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Norwich
  • Norwich
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Syed Daniyal Asad, MD Syed Daniyal Asad, MD 860.972.3621
  • Neurology
  • Hartford