Dr. Mizan Marican

Orthopaedic Surgery

Credentials Specialist Accreditation Board, Ministry of Health, Singapore (May 2015) FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics, Edinburgh) (May 2015) Master of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery, Spore) (Mar 2014) MRCS (Edinburgh) (Mar 2009) MBBS (King’s College London) (Jun 2005)
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Dr Mizan is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee surgery. His practice ranges from joint preservation and sports injuries to joint replacement surgery. He is a pioneering surgeon in Singapore trained in the direct anterior approach (DAA) total hip replacement (THR) surgery. He is one of the key opinion leaders in the region for DAA THR and has run cadaveric courses as well as performed live surgeries in neighbouring countries. He continues to teach this procedure to the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons as a visiting consultant at both the Singapore General Hospital and Sengkang General Hospital.

After graduating from King’s College London in 2005, Dr Mizan became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2009. He completed the vigorous orthopaedic training with SingHealth in 2015 to become a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) of Edinburgh. He honed his subspecialty skills during his fellowship with the Melbourne Orthopaedic Group in 2017.

With more than 10 years of orthopaedic experience, Dr Mizan is well versed in a wide spectrum of orthopaedic conditions. He embraces new technology and evidence based practice to enhance the functional outcome for his patients.

Background

 

Postdoctoral Training

Orthopaedic Consultant Singapore General Hospital 2018 – 2021
Orthopaedic Fellow Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Australia 2017
Orthopaedic Seamless Trainee Singapore General Hospital 2010 – 2015
Basic Surgical Trainee Singapore General Hospital 2008 – 2009
Senior House Officer Medway Maritime Hospital 2006 – 2007
House Officer Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London 2005 – 2006

 

Professional Appointments & Committee Memberships

  • Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General hospital
  • Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital
  • Member, SGH Trauma Committee
  • Orthopaedic clinical tutor, Division of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  • Orthopaedic Adjunct Instructor, Duke-NUS Musculoskeletal program
  • Member, Programme Development Committee, SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Medical Simulation (SIMS)
  • Member, AO Trauma Society
  • Speaker, Regional AO Trauma Conferences
  • Member, Singapore Medical Association
  • Member, Singapore Orthopaedic Association
  • Member, Executive Committee for SingHealth Surgical Congress 2019
  • Orthopaedic Clinical Fellow, Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Australia 2017
  • Member, Executive Committee of the SOA Annual Scientific Meeting 2016
  • Examiner, MBBS examinations, National University of Singapore
  • Lecturer, Masters of Nursing Program
  • Member, Formula 1 SingHealth Medical Team 2010
  • Member, Youth Olympic Games Medical Team 2010

 

Publications
  1. MM Marican, MC Fook-Chong, I Singh. Incidence of Postoperative Wound Infection after Open Tendo Achilles Repair. Singapore Medical Journal. Accepted for publication on 20 Oct 2014.
  2. MM Marican, J Lei, HCA Tan. Evaluation of arthroscopic subacromial decompression using a 2-portal technique. Journal of Orthopaedics. 2012;9(4). www.jortho.org/2012/9/4/el
  3. MM Marican, IR Singh. Delayed footdrop after Total Hip Arthroplasty: Spinal Stenosis the Cause? Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2011;Vol 5, No 2
  4. Mizan Marican, Bengt Kald, Dugal Heath. An Audit on Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Day-Care and 23-Hour Patients Undergoing Surgery. Journal of One-Day Surgery 2007; 17: 5-10
Achievements

Awards

  1. SingHealth Service with a heart award 2020
  2. SingHealth 10-year Long Service Award 2018
  3. Asean Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Junior Travelling Fellowship 2016
  4. Good Service Medal, Singapore Armed Forces 2015

 

Conferences

  1. 19th EFFORT Congress, Barcelona May 2018.
  2. 19th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1st SingHealth Surgical Congress 26 June 2013. Overview of osteosarcoma managed by the Singapore General Hospital orthopaedic musculoskeletal tumour service.
  3. 15th ESSKA Geneva 1 – 6 May 2012. Evaluation of arthroscopic subacromial decompression using a 2- portal technique.
  4. 33rd Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting 6 – 10 Oct 2010. Incidence of Postoperative Wound Infection after Open Tendo Achilles Repair.
  5. New Zealand Orthopaedic Association Foot & Ankle Meeting, 6 – 8 November 2009. A prospective comparison between calcaneoplasty, tendo achilles debridement and proximal reattachment versus tendo achilles debridement alone for the treatment of insertional achilles tendinosis.
  6. 32nd Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting 18 – 22 Nov 2009. A Prospective Cohort Study: Incidence of Deep Vein Thombosis in Patients undergoing Spinal Surgery
  7. 32nd Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting 18-22 Nov 2009. Charcot osteoarthropathy of the foot and ankle: a surgical treatment algorithm
  8. British Association of Day Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow 15-16 June 2006. An Audit on Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Day-Care and 23-Hour Patients Undergoing Surgery