ABOUT HOWARD J MARANS, MD

Board certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993

Recertified, 2003

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1989

Education

Pre-Medical Education

University of Toronto, Toronto Canada

1976/78

Masters Degree

University of Toronto, Toronto Canada

MSc, Orthopaedic Research 1983/85

Medical School

University of Toronto, Toronto Canada

MD 1978/82

Orthopaedic Residency

Gallie Surgical Program - University of Toronto, Toronto Canada

FRCS(C), Orthopaedic Surgery 1984/89

Knee/Shoulder Fellowship

Orthopaedic & Arthritic Hospital, Toronto Canada

Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee & Shoulder 1989/90

Knee/Shoulder Fellowship

Sportsmed.SA & the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide South Australia

Sports Medicine/Arthroscopic Surgery 1990/91

Hospital/academic affiliations

Hospital

- Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center | Fountain Valley, CA

- Orange Coast Memorial Hospital | Fountain Valley, CA

Surgical Center

- Newport Plaza Surgical Center | Costa Mesa, CA

- Orange County Multi-Specialty Surgical Center | Tustin, CA

Society memberships

State Society Memberships

- State Medical Society

Specialty Society Memberships

- Arthroscopy Association of North America

Additional Society Memberships

- Orange County Medical Association

- Royal College of Surgeons of Canada

Achievements

J.C. Kennedy Award for Excellency in Sports Medicine

Excellence in Research Award (Sport Sciences) American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Community activities

I have provided volunteer medical assistance/coverage to several High Schools/Colleges over the past 19 years.

Presently I am the Team Physician for Orange Lutheran High School and Tustin High School. In the past I have taken care of Irvine and Northwood High Schools, Concordia University, and was a medical officer for the Special Olympics.

I continue to provide medical coverage at many Local, National, and International Cycling Events.