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.


National MS Society

Center for Comprehensive MS Care

National Association of Epilepsy Centers

Level 4 Epilepsy Center 

2021 & 2022

The Joint Commission

National Quality Approval

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Meet our Neurosciences Specialists:

Name Specialties Location
Alessi-LaRosa, Stephanie F., MD Alessi-LaRosa, Stephanie F., MD
4.8 /5
63 surveys
860.524.4330
  • Neurology
  • Hartford
Bhargava, Aakash, MD Bhargava, Aakash, MD 860.696.2925
  • Headache Medicine
  • Norwich
Criscuolo, Gregory Richard, MD, FACS Criscuolo, Gregory Richard, MD, FACS
4.8 /5
90 surveys
860.859.5137
  • Neurosurgery
  • Spine Surgery
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  • Norwich
De Andrada Pereira, Bernardo, MD De Andrada Pereira, Bernardo, MD
4.9 /5
54 surveys
860.889.9035
  • Neurosurgery
  • Norwich
  • Mystic
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Desai, Ninad, MD Desai, Ninad, MD 203.332.1949
  • Neurology
  • Bridgeport
Duffy, James, MD, FANA, FAAHPM Duffy, James, MD, FANA, FAAHPM
5.0 /5
33 surveys
860.870.6385
  • Psychiatry
  • Integrative Medicine
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  • Mystic
Grosberg, Brian Mitchell, MD Grosberg, Brian Mitchell, MD
4.8 /5
168 surveys
860.696.2925
  • Neurology
  • Headache Medicine
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  • West Hartford
Hornyak, Mark John, MD Hornyak, Mark John, MD
4.7 /5
83 surveys
860.889.1433
  • Neurosurgery
  • Spine Surgery
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  • Mystic
  • Norwich
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Kapur, Gaurav K., MD Kapur, Gaurav K., MD
4.7 /5
107 surveys
860.425.5900
  • Pain Medicine
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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  • Norwich
Lail, Navdeep Singh, MD Lail, Navdeep Singh, MD 860.886.1433
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neurology
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  • Norwich
  • Norwich
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Maslinski, Pantcho G., MD Maslinski, Pantcho G., MD 860.456.6994
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Neurology
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  • Willimantic
  • Waterford
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McAdams, Douglas Charles, MD McAdams, Douglas Charles, MD 860.886.1433
  • Neurology
  • Norwich
Mehla, Sandhya, MD Mehla, Sandhya, MD
4.8 /5
89 surveys
860.696.2925
  • Headache Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Vascular Neurology
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  • Norwich
Modi, Jignesh M., MD Modi, Jignesh M., MD 203.694.8405
  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Neuroradiology
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  • Meriden
Montanye, Justin Tyrone, MD Montanye, Justin Tyrone, MD
4.2 /5
108 surveys
860.886.1433
  • Neurology
  • Norwich
  • New Britain
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Ruiz Hurtarte, Juan, MD Ruiz Hurtarte, Juan, MD
4.7 /5
107 surveys
860.572.5440
  • Pain Medicine
  • Anesthesiology
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  • Mystic
  • Norwich
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Ward, Meghan, MD Ward, Meghan, MD
4.8 /5
41 surveys
860.972.3600
  • Neurology
  • Norwich
  • Mystic
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