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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.

Conditions We Treat

Conditions treated throughout the Ayer Neuroscience Institute

Treatments We Offer

Treatments offered throughout the Ayer Neuroscience Institute

Specialties & Centers

Our collaborative centers and specialties

Classes & Support Groups

Classes and support groups that empower you with knowledge and support

Service Locations

Find inpatient and acute care, long-term care, outpatient services and preventive care at three of our convenient locations.

Patient Stories & Videos

Hear from our patients themselves about our care and their outcomes.

Programs & Classes

Learn about upcoming community education events sponsored by The Institute.

Meet our Neurosciences Specialists:

	Specialties	Location
Nazer Husain Qureshi, MD, DStat, MSc, FAANS, FICS, FACS 4.8 /5 70 surveys 860.827.7690	Neurosurgery	Southington Plainville Show Less
Brian Wong, MD 4.8 /5 122 surveys 860.628.3910	Neuroimmunology	Southington
Justine Cormier, MD 860.545.5000	Neurocritical Care	Hartford
Stephen Beres, APRN, PMHNP 860.545.7550	Psychiatry	Wethersfield
Lisa V. Knopf, MD 4.9 /5 45 surveys 860.972.3600	Neurology	Hartford
Swetha Ade, MD 860.972.3600	Neurology	Hartford New Britain Show Less
Editha Johnson, DO 4.8 /5 117 surveys 860.878.6500	Neuro Ophthalmology	Hartford
Kristen Begley, PA-C 4.8 /5 71 surveys 860.224.5538	Sleep Medicine	New Britain Southington Show Less
Casey Aivano, APRN 860.224.5538	Sleep Medicine	New Britain Southington Show Less
Navdeep Singh Lail, MD 860.886.1433	Vascular Neurology	Norwich Norwich Show Less
Jenifer Bartoli, APRN 860.224.5538	Neurology	New Britain Southington Show Less
Crystal Sosa, MD 203.694.8550	Neurology	Meriden
Brian Mitchell Grosberg, MD, FAHS 4.8 /5 172 surveys 860.696.2925	Headache Medicine	West Hartford
Joel A. Bauman, MD 4.9 /5 183 surveys 860.696.2290	Spine Surgery	Meriden Hartford Cheshire Show Less
David Tkeshelashvili, MD 4.8 /5 158 surveys 203.332.1949	Neurology	Bridgeport Cheshire North Haven Show Less
Joseph A. Aferzon, MD 203.764.2999	Neurosurgery	Portland
Justin Tyrone Montanye, MD 4.3 /5 114 surveys 860.886.1433	Neurology	Norwich New Britain Show Less
Timothy C. Parsons, MD 860.224.5661	Neurology	New Britain
Hussein Ibrahim Alahmadi, MD 4.9 /5 100 surveys 860.223.0800	Neurosurgery	Plainville
Ahmed Mohiuddin Khan, MD 860.225.1227	Spine Surgery	Southington Southington Show Less
Barry Jeff Gordon, DO 4.8 /5 157 surveys 203.694.8550	Neurology	Meriden
Paul Wright, MD 475.210.4180	Neurology	Fairfield Hartford Show Less
Michael Jerome Dawson, PA-C 4.8 /5 50 surveys 860.223.0800	Neurosurgery	Southington New Britain Plainville Show Less
Rachel Colman, MD 4.8 /5 87 surveys 860.696.2925	Headache Medicine	Cheshire
Stephanie F. Alessi-LaRosa, MD, MPH, FAAN 4.9 /5 58 surveys 860.524.4330	Neurology	Hartford
Gregory A. Kuzmik, MD 4.9 /5 109 surveys 203.694.7550	Spine Surgery	North Haven Meriden Torrington Show Less
Sarah Meira Benchaya, MD 860.972.3600	Neurology	Hartford
Gregory Criscuolo Jr., PA-C 860.688.1311	Neurosurgery	Windsor
Moshe Zutler, MD 4.9 /5 90 surveys 860.827.2710	Pulmonary Medicine	Southington Southington New Britain New Britain Show Less
Padmini Channamsetty, DO 860.696.2925	Headache Medicine	Cheshire
Hannah Wang, MD 860.224.5538	Sleep Medicine	New Britain Southington Show Less
Ahmad Ballout, MD 203.332.1949	Vascular Neurology	Bridgeport Norwalk Show Less
Laura Schroeder, MD, PhD 860.676.7000	Neuro Oncology	Hartford
Rafique Haynes, MD 860.972.0726	Vascular Neurology	Hartford
Nicholas Bellacicco, DO 860.696.2925	Headache Medicine	Westport