Professor Arnold George Dominic Maran is Professor Emeritus of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Edinburgh, and past-president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Professor Maran 's long and distinguished service to the academic medical profession has won him wide acclaim internationally and has made an immense professional impact on many countries around the world. He has taken an active part in both clinical and basic research, and published many important scientific papers and books. He is also a keen educator and his book Head and Neck Surgery is considered the Bible for all candidates taking the fellowship exam.
Since 1969, Professor Maran has been a visiting professor to more than twenty universities worldwide, including HKU.
Professor Maran's sustained and continuing effort in ensuring a high standard of training and practice for Hong Kong is widely admired.
In recognition of his contribution, the University has resolved to confer upon him the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa.
