Cognitive Neurologist / Memory Care Specialist - Wethersfield, Connecticut
Hartford HealthCare · Wethersfield, CT
Posted October 16, 2026
Hartford HealthCare - Wethersfield · 1260 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield, CT, US, 06109
- Pay range: $139.82 – $224.86 per hour (about $291K – $468K a year full-time)
- Practice site: 1260 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield, CT
- Schedule: Full Time
- System: Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive health system
Cognitive Neurologist/Memory Care Specialist - Wethersfield, Connecticut
Hartford HealthCare’s Ayer Neuroscience Institute has a new opportunity for a BE/BC Cognitive Neurologist, Memory Care Specialist, or General Neurologist with training and expertise in dementia & related disorders, to join our cohesive multidisciplinary team in a dedicated comprehensive Memory Care Center.
Some highlights of this opportunity include:
- 100% outpatient practice with no call, weekend or holiday coverage
- Supportive physician leadership that is committed to professional development and long-term career growth
- Opportunity for advancement into clinical leadership roles
- Robust academic engagement, including participation in didactic activities, clinical research, academic posters and presentations, and fellowship/resident/student training.
- Highly competitive compensation with a comprehensive benefit package, including low-cost, high-quality medical/dental, STD/LTD, matching 401(k), generous paid time off, CME allowance, and more
- Structured mentorship program designed to support physicians new to our dynamic institute and healthcare system
- Eligibility to apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
The Memory Care Program is amultidisciplinary effort focused on the diagnosis and treatment of cognitive disorders, supported by specialists in Neurology, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, Clinical Social Work, and Advanced Practice Nursing. The program provides comprehensive evaluations and individualized care for patients and their families, addressing medical, psychosocial, and emotional needs. Our expanding team utilizes advanced diagnostics, including dementia biomarkers, neurocognitive testing, and amyloid PET imaging, and offers innovative therapies, such as anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody treatment.
The Ayer Neuroscience Institute is a rapidly expanding Institute with a focus on comprehensive patient care, academics, and research. The Institute enjoys the resources of a system committed to excellence in patient quality and experience and boasts an impressive staff of world class Neuroscience leaders which includes over 200 Neuroscience physicians and advanced practitioners. We are an academic institution affiliated with University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Quinnipiac University Medical School. We are actively involved in medical education of students, residents and fellows. We conduct clinical research in all major areas of care related to the Neurosciences.
About Hartford HealthCare:
The Hartford HealthCare network employs over 2,500 providers in over 500 practice locations throughout Connecticut, seven acute care hospitals including one of the largest academic and surgical hospitals in the northeast, thriving community teaching hospitals, and Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, one of the largest physician-led, multi-specialty medical groups in New England.
Our location:
Located near Boston and New York City, Connecticut offers you and your family access to a lifestyle that is second to none. Enjoy the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, and options to live at the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas.
This is a salaried position. While compensation is presented as an hourly rate for consistency across our postings, this position is paid on a salary basis. The hiring range reflects a good faith estimate of pay for this position as of the posting date. Actual pay will be determined based on qualifications, location, internal equity, and other factors that may include hire bonuses, incentive pay plans, loan repayment, administrative stipends, or relocation.
Qualifications
BE/BC Cognitive Neurologist, Memory Care Specialist, or General Neurologist with training and expertise in dementia & related disorders
Employer
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut's most comprehensive health system: eight acute-care hospitals, the state's largest behavioral health network, and more than 500 care locations, from Litchfield County to the Long Island Sound shoreline. Its physician-led Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, with more than 2,800 providers, is one of the largest multi-specialty groups in New England.
Hartford Hospital, the flagship, is an 867-bed tertiary and academic medical center and a major teaching hospital for the University of Connecticut. Community hospitals include The Hospital of Central Connecticut, MidState Medical Center, Backus Hospital, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center. Natchaug Hospital anchors behavioral health care in eastern Connecticut.
Physicians practice within system-wide institutes that set one standard of care in every community:
- Heart & Vascular Institute
- Cancer Institute, a strategic partner of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center since 2014
- Ayer Neuroscience Institute
- Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute
- Behavioral Health Network
Why physicians choose Hartford HealthCare:
- Practice settings from academic and tertiary care to close-knit community and outpatient practices
- Teaching, research and leadership development through the Physician Leadership Institute
- Hospitals consistently recognized with Leapfrog "A" safety grades
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
- A lifestyle with New England character: coastal towns, rolling hills, strong schools, and easy reach of Boston and New York City