The 20 Best Neuromyelitis Optica Doctors Near Me in Connecticut, US

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The 20 Best Neuromyelitis Optica Doctors in Connecticut, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 19 doctor with experience in Neuromyelitis Optica near Connecticut, US. Of these, 14 are Experienced and 5 are Advanced.

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19 providers found
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica

    Trinity Health Of New England

    1000 Asylum Ave Ste 2112, 
    Hartford, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Arjuna Mannam is a Neurologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Mannam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica

    Hartford Neurology LLC

    85 Seymour St Ste 800, 
    Hartford, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lawrence Bluth is a Neurologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Bluth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Memory Loss, Essential Tremor, and Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome.

    Advanced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Advanced in Neuromyelitis Optica

    Office

    135 Farmington Ave, 
    Farmington, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jaime Imitola is a Neurologist in Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Imitola is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Neuromyelitis Optica, and Optic Neuritis.

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    Advanced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Advanced in Neuromyelitis Optica

    Yale New Haven Hospital

    20 York St, 
    New Haven, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Katherine Destefano is a Neurologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Destefano is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), and Transverse Myelitis.

    Advanced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Internal Medicine

    Illume Fertility

    260 Long Ridge Rd, 
    Stamford, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sharon Stoll is an Internal Medicine provider in Stamford, Connecticut. Dr. Stoll is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Rasmussen Encephalitis, and Encephalitis.

    Advanced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Ophthalmology
    Advanced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Ophthalmology

    UConn John Dempsey Hospital

    263 Farmington Ave, 
    Farmington, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Waitzman is an Ophthalmologist in Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Waitzman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Papilledema, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Increased Intracranial Pressure, and Neuromyelitis Optica.

    Advanced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Advanced in Neuromyelitis Optica

    Yale New Haven Hospital Outpatient Infusion Center-Interventional Immunology Infusion Center

    6 Devine St Ste 2B, 
    North Haven, CT 
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Erin Longbrake is a Neurologist in North Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Longbrake has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Encephalitis, and Rasmussen Encephalitis.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Neurology
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Neurology

    Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital

    490 Blue Hills Ave, 
    Hartford, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Mary Bailey is a Neurologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Bailey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Neuromyelitis Optica, and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Neurology
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Neurology

    Yale New Haven Hospital Outpatient Infusion Center-Interventional Immunology Infusion Center

    6 Devine St Ste 2B, 
    North Haven, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Pitt is a Neurologist in North Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Pitt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Neuromyelitis Optica, and CACH Syndrome.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica

    Middlebury-Geriatrics

    1625 Straits Tpke Ste 304A, 
    Middlebury, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Victor Ylagan is a Neurologist in Middlebury, Connecticut. Dr. Ylagan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Alzheimer's Disease, Cerebellar Degeneration, Epilepsy, and Essential Tremor.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Neurology
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Neurology

    Hartford Healthcare Medical Group

    462 Queen St, 
    Southington, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Brian Wong is a Neurologist in Southington, Connecticut. Dr. Wong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Rasmussen Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, Encephalitis, Septoplasty, and Osteotomy.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Family Medicine

    Dennis Kobylarz MD PC

    10 Granite Ave, 
    Canaan, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dennis Kobylarz is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Canaan, Connecticut. Dr. Kobylarz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica

    Hartford Healthcare Medical Group

    1 Towne Park Plz Ste 1, 
    Norwich, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Justin Montanye is a Neurologist in Norwich, Connecticut. Dr. Montanye is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Seizures, and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Neurology
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Neurology

    Hartford Healthcare Medical Group

    1 Towne Park Plz Ste 1, 
    Norwich, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Derek Smith is a Neurologist in Norwich, Connecticut. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Migraine.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    330 Orchard Street, Suite 216, 
    New Haven, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Mcveety is a Neurologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Mcveety is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Cluster Headache, Myasthenia Gravis, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica

    Hartford Neurology LLC

    85 Seymour St Ste 800, 
    Hartford, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Isaac Silverman is a Neurologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Silverman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Gastrostomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Internal Medicine

    Greenwich Hospital

    2015 W Main St, 
    Stamford, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Erin Culbert is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Stamford, Connecticut. Dr. Culbert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. Her top areas of expertise are Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome, Chronic Cough, Vertigo, and Familial Hypertension.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica

    Office

    100 Perkins Farm Dr Ste 303, 
    Mystic, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Neal Weisbrod is a Neurologist in Mystic, Connecticut. Dr. Weisbrod is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. His top areas of expertise are Subacute Combined Degeneration, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Seizures.

    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica
    Experienced in Neuromyelitis Optica

    Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital

    490 Blue Hills Ave, 
    Hartford, CT 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ashmanie Mahatoo is a Neurologist in Hartford, Connecticut. Dr. Mahatoo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica. Her top areas of expertise are Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Spasticity, and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Neuromyelitis Optica?

    Neuromyelitis optica is an autoimmune disorder that affects the nerves of the eyes and the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord. Autoimmune disorders occur when the immune system malfunctions and attacks the body's own tissues and organs. In neuromyelitis optica, the autoimmune attack causes inflammation of the nerves, and the resulting damage leads to the signs and symptoms of the condition.

    When should I see a Neuromyelitis Optica doctor in Connecticut, US?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Neuromyelitis Optica doctor in Connecticut, US?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Neuromyelitis Optica doctors in Connecticut, US?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Neuromyelitis Optica doctors in Connecticut, US?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Neuromyelitis Optica doctor in Connecticut, US?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Neuromyelitis Optica doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Neuromyelitis Optica doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Neuromyelitis Optica doctor in Connecticut, US?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Neuromyelitis Optica doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Neuromyelitis Optica doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Neuromyelitis Optica doctors in Connecticut, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Neuromyelitis Optica doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Neuromyelitis Optica doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Neuromyelitis Optica doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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