Bortan, Elena, MD
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group

Elena Bortan, MD

Neurology
4.9 / 5

Location Information

About Elena Bortan, MD

  • Gender
    Female
  • Languages
    English, Romanian
    Providing the best care to our patients and their companions requires communicating in a way everyone understands. Interpreter services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All spoken languages are available, as well as American Sign Language (AS/L)
  • Specialties
    Accepting New Patients

    Neurology

  • Areas of Expertise
    Ataxia, Blepharospasm, Corticobasal Degeneration, Deep Brain Stimulation, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Gait Disorders, Huntington’s Disease, Movement Disorders, Multiple Symptoms Atrophy, Myoclonus, Neurosciences, Parkinsonisms, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Restless Leg Syndrome, Tardive Dyskinesia, Tics and Tourette Syndrome, Wilson's Diseases

Education

  • FellowshipLahey Clinic Medical Center

    InternshipLincoln Medical Center (NY)

    Medical SchoolCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

    ResidencyTufts New England Medical Center

  • Professional Organizations

    American Academy of Neurology, Member
    The Movement Disorder Society, Member

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Bio

If your GPS is unable to find 100 Perkins Farm Drive, please try 80 Coogan Boulevard.

Dr. Elena Bortan, is a movement disorders specialist with the Ayer Neuroscience Institute Chase Family Movement Disorders Center.

Dr. Bortan came to Hartford HealthCare from Middlesex Hospital, where she worked for almost a decade. She earned her medical degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Romania. She completed a residency in neurology at Tufts-New England Medical Center and a fellowship in movement disorders at the Lahey Clinic.

Fluent in English and Romanian, Dr. Bortan’s areas of clinical interest are movement disorders including Parkinsonism, essential tremor and others; botulinum toxin chemodenervation for dystonia, blepharospasm and spasticity; deep brain stimulation; and general neurology. She is board-certified in neurology and a member of the American Academy of Neurology and Movement Disorder Society.

Elena Bortan, MD News

August 30, 2022

Each Tourette Diagnosis Is Unique to the Patient

Because of the visible nature of Tourette syndrome [...]

March 22, 2022

Essential Tremor or Parkinson's? Why Doctors Must Get it Right

Distinguishing between essential tremor (ET) and P [...]

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, BCBS Medicare, CarePartners of Connecticut, Cigna Healthcare, Colonial Cooperative Care, Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., Connecticare, Connecticare Commercial, Connecticare Medicare, Corvel, Coventry, Essence Healthcare, Evercare, First Health Group Corp., Focus, Harvard Pilgrim, Health Connecticut, Health Direct, Health New England, Healthy Connecticut, HMC/ Northeast Healthcare, Multiplan, Northeast Health Direct, One Health Plan/ Great-West Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Prime Health Services, Private Health Care Systems, Inc., Senior Whole Health, United Healthcare, WellCare of Connecticut, Inc.
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