Dr. Fotis G. Souslian, MD

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Get to know Neurosurgeon Dr. Fotis G. Souslian, who serves patients throughout the State of Colorado.

A devoted neurosurgeon, Dr. Souslian is affiliated with Neurosurgery One, PC, a Centura Health Clinic, seeing patients at their offices in Littleton and Lone Tree, Colorado. The foundation of his practice is building a trusting relationship with his patients.

The team at Neurosurgery One, PC is committed to helping patients achieve a higher quality of life. Their highly trained and experienced medical teams develop customized treatment plans using the most-advanced procedures and technology. They offer many types of minimally invasive spine and brain surgery to help patients recover faster with less pain.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Souslian graduated with his medical degree from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He then went on to complete his residencies in general surgery and neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and his fellowship at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute.

Passionate about his profession, the doctor is board-certified in neurosurgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, whose broad aim is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards, and advance the science of neurological surgery and thereby serve the cause of public health.

Among his other roles, Dr. Souslian has admitting privileges at Banner Fort Collins Medical Center, Mckee Medical Center, and North Colorado Medical Center.

Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgeons are doctors who diagnose and treat problems with the nervous system, often by performing surgery on the brain or spine. They treat strokes, tumors, certain types of birth defects, infections, and head or spinal cord injuries.

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