Dr. Mohammad Mashfiqul Arafin Siddiqui (Dr. Mash)

• Dr. Mohd Mashfiqul Arafin Siddiqui (Dr. Mash) is an orthopedic surgeon and spine surgeon having more than 18 years of expertise.


• Services provided by him includes minimally invasive spinal surgery,  microdiscectomy, artificial disc replacement, spinal fusion and scoliosis surgery, computer navigated and revision spinal surgery, vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty, surgery for spinal fractures and tumors, and general orthopedics.


• Dr. Mash graduated from NUS with a degree in general medicine. After completing his postgraduate studies in orthopaedic surgery, he was awarded a fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Later, he received additional training in spinal surgery from renowned spinal surgeons with backgrounds in orthopaedic and neurosurgery at Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta Hospital, and the Stollery Children's Hospital.


• He was a core faculty member for SingHealth's orthopaedic surgery residency programme as well as a clinical senior lecturer at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS). 


• Dr. Mash has presented at numerous international meetings in addition to his clinical work, including those hosted by the International Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT), American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), North American Spine Society (NASS), European Society of Sports, Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), Asia Pacific Orthopedic Surgeons (APOA), Global Spine Congress, and the International Meeting on Advanced Spine T (IMAST). As well as continuing to actively publish in international spine publications, he also routinely contributes scientific material to the annual meeting of the Singapore Orthopedic Association. Dr. Mash has also made extensive international travels to deliver lectures and train prospective spine surgeons in his surgical methods. He participates in community service projects and loves sports.


• Dr. Mohd Mashfiqul Arafin Siddiqui is fluent in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Orthopaedic Surgery), UK
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• Mashfiqul A S, Chintana C W, Tan Y M. Inguinal hernia or endometriosis of the groin: A case report. Singapore Med J 2007; 48(6): e157-9


• Chew MH, Chan G, Siddiqui MMA, Sivanandan R, Soo KC, Lim THD. Risk stratified Management of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancers: A Review of Experience from a Single Institution, 1990-2003. World Journal of Surgery, 2008 Mar; 32(3): 386-94


• M Mashfiqul A S, Sim Lynette, Joyce Koh, Fook-Chong S, Howe TS, Tan Carol. Stress levels amongst caregivers in patients with osteoporotic hip fractures-a prospective study. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2010 Jan;39(1):38-42.


• M Mashfiqul A S, Chong KW, Yeo W, Rao MS, Rikhraj IS. Subtalar arthroscopy using a 2.4mm zero degree arthroscope-indication, technical experience and results. Foot Ankle Spec.2010 Aug;3(4):167-71. Epub 2010 Jun 7


• Siddiqui MA, Koh J, Kua J, Cheung T, Chang P. Functional outcome assessment after open tennis elbow release: What are the predictor parameters. Singapore Med J 2011; Feb;52(2): 73-6


• Mashfiqul A S, Tan MH. Locked knee from superior dislocation of the patella-diagnosis and management of a rare injury. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2011 Apr;19(4):671-3


• Mohd Mashfiqul A Siddiqui, Seng Jin Yeo, Potla Sivaiah, Shi-Lu Chia, Pak Lin Chin, Ngai Nung Lo. Function and Quality of Life in patients with recurvatum deformity after Primary Total Knee arthroplsaty. J Arthroplasty 2012, Jun; 27(6): 1106-10


• Mashfiqul A Siddiqui, Benedict Peng, Nidumaran Shanmugam, William Yeo, S Fook-Chong, John Chen Li Tat, Chang Ming Guo, Benjamin Tow Phak Boon, Seang Beng Tan, Wai Mun Yue. Erectile dysfunction in young surgically treated patients with lumbar spine disease-a prospective follow-up study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Apr 20;37(9):797-801


• Mashfiqul A Siddiqui, Benedict Peng, Nidumaran Shanmugam, William Yeo, S Fook-Chong, John Chen Li Tat, Chang Ming Guo, Benjamin Tow Phak Boon, Seang Beng Tan, Wai Mun Yue. 2-year outcome on erectile dysfunction in patients under 50 years of age with fracture-unrelated lumbar spine disease requiring surgical decompression-a prospective study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 Dec 4.


• Mashfiqul A Siddiqui, Pak Lin Chin. Employing Conventional Instrumentation with Computer-aided Surgery in Total Knee Replacement – Making it Simple. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare Volume 22 Number 4 2013.


• Mohd Mashfiqul A Siddiqui, Shaifu Rahman, Seng Jin Yeo, Pak Lin Chin, Shi-Lu Chia, Ngai Nung Lo. 2-year outcome of early deep MRSA infections following primary total knee arthroplasty: A Joint registry review. J Arthroplasty. 2013 Jan; 28(1): 44-8


• Seng C, Tow BP, Siddiqui MA, Srivastava A, Wang L, Yew AK, Yeo W, Khoo SH, Balakrishnan NM, Bin Abd Razak HR, Chen JL, Guo CM, Tan SB, Yue WM. Surgically treated cervical myelopathy: A functional outcome comparison study between multilevel anterior cervical decompression fusion with instrumentation and posterior laminoplasty. Spine J. 2013 Jul; 13(7): 723-31


• Seng C, Siddiqui MA, Wong KP, Zhang K, Yeo W, Tan SB, Yue WM. Five-year outcome of minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a matched-pair comparison study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 2013 Nov 1:38(23):2049-55


• Siddiqui MA, Seng C, Tan MH. Risk factors for recurrence of giant cell tumours of bone. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2014 Apr; 22(1) 108-10


• St-Pierre GH, Jack A, Siddiqui MMA, Henderson RL, Nataraj A. Non-Fusion Does Not Prevent Adjacent Segment Disease: Dynesys Long Term Outcomes with Minimum Five Years Follow-Up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2016 Feb;41(3):265-73


• Bone Mophogenic Protein is a viable adjunct for fusion in minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion. M Mashfiqul Arafin Siddiqui, Ana Rosario P.Sta.Ana, William Yeo, Wai-Mun Yue. Asian Spine Journal 2016;10(6):1091-99.


• Denosumab for unresectable giant cell tumour of the cervical spine: A Case report. Accepted by Spine for publication. Gin Way Law, Nicholas Yeo, Yuan Zi Tan, Seang Beng Tan, Tet Sen Howe, Mohammad Mashfiqul Arafin Siddiqui.