matthanmammen@gmail.com

  0418 887 550

About me

Upper Limb and Trauma Surgeon

In the shadows of the operating room, where the line between healing hands and vigilant guardians blurs, stands a figure whose presence is as formidable as it is enigmatic. Dr. Matthan Mammen, an orthopedic surgeon by day and a vigilant night runner, embodies the essence of a caped crusader. His physique is a testament to unwavering discipline, each sinewy muscle a symbol of resilience. As moonlight illuminates his path, he races through the city with a purpose known only to him, echoing the footsteps of a certain Dark Knight who prowls the same alleys.  In a world where heroism takes many forms, Dr. Mammen’s story unfolds like a tale from the annals of Gotham, where the boundaries between ordinary and extraordinary fade into the night.

Roster

• Week 2
  • Operating – Wednesday Footscray – Elective PM – II
  • Outpatients – Friday AM
• Week 3
  • Operating – Friday Footscray – Trauma PM – II

Surgical Preferences

• Wrist/upper limb trauma = LMT, Device for SL reconstruction (Juggerknot anchors)
  • LMT Rep: Amanda Dawson – 0406 993 487
  • Device (Zimmer) Rep: Matt Wallace-Smith – 0434 185 842
• Lower limb trauma = Synthes
  • Rep: Hann Hor – 0439 292 542
• Scaphoid = medartis (plate), LMT (CCS)
  • Medartis Rep: Belinda – 0458 483 896
  • LMT Rep: Amanda Dawson – 0406 993 487
• Elbow:
  • S&N Twinfix anchors (shelf) or Juggerknot anchors (Device)
  • Device (Zimmer) Rep: Matt Wallace-Smith – 0434 185 842
  • LMT (olecranon plates, radial head replacement)
  • LMT Rep: Amanda Dawson – 0406 993 487
• Tornier (total elbow replacement)
  • Rep: Chris/Lachie (extend med) – 0407 802 488/0408 679 991
• Will occasionally use carbofix nails for humerus/hindfoot
  • Rep: James O’Dea – 0417 997 291
• Shoulder = biomet revTSR
  • Rep: Erica Hyland – 0412 749 042
• TKR = Smith and Nephew Gen II