Neuroscience | St. Vincent's Medical Center | Bridgeport, CT

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.

Neurosurgery & Spine Care

World-class spine care in Fairfield County for comprehensive spine and pain management

Epilepsy

A complex disorder with multiple causes and a variety of seizures

Sleep Disorders

Sleep disorders can affect many areas of life and well-being

Khalid M. Abbed, MD

Chair of Neurosurgery
Co-Physician-in-Chief of the Ayer Neuroscience Institute

One of New England's leading neurosurgeons, is Co-Physician-in-Chief of the Ayer Neuroscience Institute. In addition to performing spine surgery at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Dr. Abbed serves as Chair of Neurosurgery.

Stroke Treatment

Offering a full range of services, from prevention, to treatment, to rehabilitation, each built around knowing your individual needs.

Stroke Center of Excellence

Meet our Neurosciences Specialists:

	Specialties	Location
Abavana, Christina, MD 4.6 /5 102 surveys 203.254.2320	Sleep Medicine Neurology Show Less	Fairfield Milford Show Less
Abbed, Khalid M., MD 4.9 /5 198 surveys 203.332.3272	Neurosurgery Spine Surgery Show Less	Westport
Begasse De Dhaem, Olivia, MD, FAHS 4.8 /5 46 surveys 860.696.2925	Headache Medicine	Westport
Cavalcanti, Daniel, MD, PhD 4.7 /5 57 surveys 203.332.4125	Neurosurgery	Bridgeport
Cheung, Hoi, MD 203.974.7823	Neurology	Bridgeport
Cormier, Justine, MD 860.545.5000	Neurocritical Care	Hartford
Dankwah-Quansah, Maame, MD 203.332.1949	Neurology	Bridgeport
De Oliveira Coutinho, Pedro, MD 4.8 /5 78 surveys 203.332.4125	Neurosurgery Spine Surgery Show Less	Bridgeport
Desai, Ninad, MD 203.332.1949	Neurology	Bridgeport
Eum, Regina S., MD, FAAPMR 4.6 /5 44 surveys 860.972.5107	Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	Westport
Jaffa, Matthew N., DO 860.972.3621	Neurocritical Care Neurology Show Less	Hartford
Karam, Anthony, DO 203.226.2490	Pain Medicine	Milford Westport Show Less
Klats, Valeriya, MD 4.8 /5 73 surveys 860.696.2925	Headache Medicine Neurology Show Less	Westport
Koul, Uttara, MD 203.974.7823	Neurocritical Care	Bridgeport
Matmati, Kelly, MD 4.8 /5 42 surveys 203.332.1949	Neurology Vascular Neurology Show Less	Bridgeport Bridgeport Show Less
Meytin, Leon, MD 5.0 /5 141 surveys 860.870.6385	Neurology	Bridgeport
Mintz, Abraham, MD 4.9 /5 106 surveys 203.372.6460	Neurosurgery Spine Surgery Show Less	Shelton
Muro, Gerard Joseph, MD 203.696.6125	Neuroradiology Diagnostic Radiology Show Less	Shelton
Pittaro, Denise Iuliano, MD 203.696.6125	Neuroradiology Diagnostic Radiology Show Less	Shelton
Rosovsky, Mark Allen, MD 203.696.6125	Neuroradiology Diagnostic Radiology Show Less	Shelton
Sapire, Joshua Michael, MD 203.696.6125	Neuroradiology Diagnostic Radiology Show Less	Shelton
Sekhar, Rajat, MD 4.9 /5 139 surveys 203.226.2490	Pain Medicine Anesthesiology Show Less	Westport Milford Show Less
Smith, Scott Dillard, MD 203.696.6125	Neuroradiology Diagnostic Radiology Show Less	Shelton
Tamasdan, Cristina, MD 4.9 /5 43 surveys 203.382.2350	Pain Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Bridgeport
Thau, Steven A., MD 5.0 /5 55 surveys 203.221.3370	Pulmonary Medicine Sleep Medicine Show Less	Westport Fairfield Show Less
Tkeshelashvili, David, MD 4.9 /5 131 surveys 860.972.3600	Neurology	Bridgeport Cheshire North Haven Show Less
Yanamadala, Vijay, MD, FAANS 4.8 /5 98 surveys 203.332.3272	Neurosurgery Spine Surgery Show Less	Westport Milford Show Less
Zetchi, Akli, MD, FRCS(C), FAANS 203.332.4125	Neurosurgery	Bridgeport
Zimmerman, Gary, MD, FACS, FICS 203.337.2600	Neurosurgery Spine Surgery Show Less	Fairfield Shelton Show Less