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

Awards & Accreditations


Meet our Neurosciences Specialists:

Stephen Beres

4.8

Psychiatry

Medical Group The Memory Care Center
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Lisa Knopf

4.7

Neurology

Medical Group The Ayer Neuroscience Institute Seizure and Epilepsy Center at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Benjamin Dorfman

4.8

Neurology

Medical Group Chase Family Movement Disorders Center at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Torrington, CT 06790
Navdeep Singh Lail

 

Vascular Neurology

Medical Group Backus Hospital - Neurology
Norwich, CT 06360
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Norwich, CT 06360
Sheila Santhappa

 

Neurology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital - Main
Torrington, CT 06790
Jay Kenkare

 

Sleep Medicine

Hartford HealthCare Sleep Care Center
Torrington, CT 06790
Yan Zhang

4.9

Neurology

Medical Group The Ayer Neuroscience Institute Seizure and Epilepsy Center at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Gabriel Martz

 

Neurology

Medical Group The Ayer Neuroscience Institute Seizure and Epilepsy Center
Enfield, CT 06082
Nicholas Bellacicco

 

Headache Medicine

Medical Group The Ayer Neuroscience Institute Headache Center
Westport, CT 06880