Visiting Surgeon Program

Surgeon Profile

Ferdinand J. Liotta, M.D.

Medical School

• University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, 1985

Residency

• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 1991

Fellowship

• Methodist Sports Medicine Center, 1996

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Dr. Ferdinand “Tito” Liotta has served patients in the Roaring Fork Valley since 1996. Specializing in reconstruction of the shoulder, he appreciates the complexity and challenges of the rotator cuff. Voted Locals’ Choice Best Doctor in Glenwood Springs for the past three years, his practice is on the cutting edge of shoulder orthopaedics, using minimally invasive treatment options to restore patients to their former activity levels.

Dr. Liotta completed his Orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and a sports medicine fellowship at the Methodist Sports Medicine Center in Indianapolis. He also served as an Orthopaedic surgeon for the United States Navy. Fluent in Spanish, Dr. Liotta has been a distinguished speaker at a variety of international orthopedic sports medicine conferences and has authored a number of peer-reviewed articles. He also participates in a sister city medical exchange program, bringing equipment and clinicians to support Hospital Ramon Carillo in Bariloche, Argentina.