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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Brian Wong, MD Brian Wong, MD
4.8 /5
122 surveys
860.628.3910
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Southington
Justine Cormier, MD Justine Cormier, MD 860.545.5000
  • Neurocritical Care
  • 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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Benjamin Dorfman, MD Benjamin Dorfman, MD
4.8 /5
154 surveys
860.870.6385
  • Neurology
  • Torrington
Kimberly Waks, PA-C Kimberly Waks, PA-C 203.694.8414
  • Pain Medicine
  • Meriden
  • North Haven
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Navdeep Singh Lail, MD Navdeep Singh Lail, MD 860.886.1433
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Norwich
  • Norwich
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Jenifer Bartoli, APRN Jenifer Bartoli, APRN 860.224.5538
  • Neurology
  • New Britain
  • Southington
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Oliver Hulland, MD Oliver Hulland, MD
4.9 /5
221 surveys
203.234.5995
  • Pain Medicine
  • North Haven
Crystal Sosa, MD Crystal Sosa, MD 203.694.8550
  • Neurology
  • Meriden
Brian Mitchell Grosberg, MD, FAHS Brian Mitchell Grosberg, MD, FAHS
4.8 /5
172 surveys
860.696.2925
  • Headache Medicine
  • West Hartford
Renee D. Kane, APRN, ANP-BC Renee D. Kane, APRN, ANP-BC
4.8 /5
90 surveys
860.696.2925
  • Headache Medicine
  • Cheshire
Joel A. Bauman, MD Joel A. Bauman, MD
4.9 /5
183 surveys
860.696.2290
  • Spine Surgery
  • Meriden
  • Hartford
  • Cheshire
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David Tkeshelashvili, MD David Tkeshelashvili, MD
4.8 /5
158 surveys
203.332.1949
  • Neurology
  • Bridgeport
  • Cheshire
  • North Haven
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Joseph A. Aferzon, MD Joseph A. Aferzon, MD 203.764.2999
  • Neurosurgery
  • Portland
Patrick R. Tomak, MD Patrick R. Tomak, MD
4.9 /5
248 surveys
203.694.7550
  • Spine Surgery
  • North Haven
  • Meriden
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Hamid R. Sami, MD Hamid R. Sami, MD 203.630.1000
  • Neurology
  • Meriden
Khalid M. Abbed, MD Khalid M. Abbed, MD
4.9 /5
193 surveys
203.332.3272
  • Spine Surgery
  • Westport
Barry Jeff Gordon, DO Barry Jeff Gordon, DO
4.8 /5
157 surveys
203.694.8550
  • Neurology
  • Meriden
Rachel Colman, MD Rachel Colman, MD
4.8 /5
87 surveys
860.696.2925
  • Headache Medicine
  • Cheshire
Stephanie F. Alessi-LaRosa, MD Stephanie F. Alessi-LaRosa, MD
4.9 /5
58 surveys
860.524.4330
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Gregory A. Kuzmik, MD Gregory A. Kuzmik, MD
4.9 /5
109 surveys
203.694.7550
  • Spine Surgery
  • North Haven
  • Meriden
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Sarah Meira Benchaya, MD Sarah Meira Benchaya, MD 860.972.3600
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Moshe Zutler, MD Moshe Zutler, MD
4.9 /5
90 surveys
860.827.2710
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Southington
  • Southington
  • New Britain
  • New Britain
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Padmini Channamsetty, DO Padmini Channamsetty, DO 860.696.2925
  • Headache Medicine
  • Cheshire
Apphia Harris, APRN Apphia Harris, APRN 203.694.8414
  • Pain Medicine
  • Meriden
Emily Buyak, APRN Emily Buyak, APRN 203.694.8414
  • Pain Medicine
  • Meriden