Dr. Mizan Marican

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.

Postdoctoral Training

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

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

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. 19^th EFFORT Congress, Barcelona May 2018.
2. 19^th Asian Congress of Surgery & 1^st SingHealth Surgical Congress 26 June 2013. Overview of osteosarcoma managed by the Singapore General Hospital orthopaedic musculoskeletal tumour service.
3. 15^th ESSKA Geneva 1 – 6 May 2012. Evaluation of arthroscopic subacromial decompression using a 2- portal technique.
4. 33^rd 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. 32^nd 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. 32^nd 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