Howard J Marans, MD

Dr. Marans has seen my family and friends for the past 20 years. I’ve recommended many people to him and none have been unhappy. He’s done many surgeries on my family and friends. I’ve been lucky enough to escape surgery for every one of my injuries, but if I had to get surgery, I would trust Dr. Marans’ recommendation and skill. He is quick, experienced, knowledgeable, and thorough. While he can identify injuries very quickly, he answers all my questions and concerns.

Dr. Marans is the absolute best! I first came to him in 2001 to repair a botched up knee surgery on my fractured patella. He totally repaired it for me. I’ve seen him for sprained ankles, and recently had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus on my other knee. He’s completely honest and explains everything. I’ve referred Dr. Marans to family members and he’s taken very good care of them as well. I wouldn’t consider going to another Ortho doc. He’s the best as far as I’m concerned and I trust him to take very good care of me.

Dr Marans he is a great knee doctor. I had a bad fall in 2010 and dislocated my left knee and it cut my artery into. Dr Marans was the doctor who came to the ER and ask for my artery to be checked and saved my life in finding I was bleeding inside and surgery was done right way. I have seen him several other times and he has always been very good with my concerns. I was just there today and the ladies in the office are very nice as well .
Great staff and Doctor.

I’ve read all the reviews on here before I posted myself because I wanted to be as thorough as possible. Although Dr. Marans bedside manner isn’t the best *this is attributed to the fact that most doctor’s are inundated with patients and it can’t always be avoid* this is not necessarily a reason to give him a bad review, the question becomes did he take care of my issue and did he address it as necessary? He did. As far as his physical looks I concur that he looks disheveled most times however when he performed my actual surgery he didn’t, does his look overall impact his ability to provide me with the healthcare I deserve? No, and in fact in my case I did require surgery for not following his instructions accordingly due to my own hubris and not being accustomed to being injured.
As far as the office girls are concerned they keep a high level of levity in an atmosphere that is inherently dry and many times creates a high level of anxiety which should be appraised not chastised and every time i’ve gone in they have kept me in high spirits and in fact i’ve enjoyed the fact that they been hard on me for my inability to take care of myself per the doctors instructions. I do however agree that one of the office employees does on a consistent basis have a very «bitter» look on their face which tends to make me feel uncomfortable no matter how polite I am. I am going to assume that they must do their job quite well which is they are there, although said person hasn’t been rude persay the inherent look of disdain does make me feel uncomfortable but again not enough to deter from the level of service the doctor himself provides.
If I could add a review of orange coast memorial in here as well I would because the entire surgery process went flawlessly and everyone was kind and professional and if I had any fears *which I didn’t* they would have done beautifully in addressing them. The nurses, the anesthesiologist, my doctor, everyone took the time to speak to me and check up on me and answer any last second questions I may have.
Lastly and for me what was the most important was that at no time did I feel like a «number» when I needed help with filling out the forms for my employer they had no problem assisting me. When I required additional assistance because my wrap fell off they assisted me on their own time without requiring anything of me. Everyone has been personable and professional which again removes the inherent uncomfortable situations that tend to occur in the doctor’s office.

Dr. Marans is a really great doctor. Efficient, kind and genuinely interested in getting all of his patients back to the best of health. As an athlete and someone who loves an active lifestyle, it’s so important to have a doctor that to trust, who can get you «back in the game» after an injury. He’s helped me recover from both a knee and wrist injury. Definitely recommend Dr. Marans to anyone needing a great orthopedic surgeon.

Dr. Marans is the only Orthopedic Surgeon I trust with my shoulder. Others I have seen haven’t been able to help, but he has done wonders. He listens and is good a placing injections. He also told me about other promising options, which no one else has mentioned. I drive all the way from Pasadena to see him. I changed insurance companies so I could see him. The front desk ladies are very nice, especially Lupe.

Dr. Howard Marans is an excellent doctor and experienced orthopedic surgeon. He is level of care for people is high and genuine. I’d highly recommend consulting him before any other surgeon in Orange County.

My husband has needed two surgeries by Dr. Marans. We were lucky he was on call the first time, as it was an emergency for his elbow.
Dr. Marans is truly a find. He repaired his elbow, quickly and effectively, and was very thorough and personable throughout.
Fast forward two years later and he performed knee surgery with amazing results, with the same level of expertise and professionalism as the elbow surgery.
I have since consulted with him on my hip, but since he does not do hips, he offered sound advice on which direction I could go. I would trust him with all my family

Dr. Marans is really nice and caring and I would recommend him to anyone. He listens to you and knows exactly what he’s talking about. But his front desk staff is rude, the one that looks like octo mom.

I wish I could give Doctor Howard Marans more than five stars. I broke my arm in December 2010 and must’ve seen half a dozen or more surgeons who gave me the run around after I finally ended up in Marans’ office in February 2011. I came into his office on a Friday and after seeing that I needed immediate surgery, he scheduled my surgery for the following Monday. He was so professional and so compassionate; I literally left his office crying because I was so happy to see that there was finally a Doctor who actually CARED. I would highly recommend him to anyone. He should be your first choice!

This so called doctor admitted to my family member on the phone that he screwed up my arm. But he kept sending me to different Physical Therapists & Pain Management doctors to buy himself time. The CA Medical Board said it was too late for me to turn him, or even to sue him. I didn’t know about the statue of limitations, & now my right arm is so much worse than before. He should have never touched my ulnar nerve, I get «attacks» from the nerve shooting pain. No one can touch my two fingers –it feels like they get slammed in a car door if even paper touches them. Yes, they’re sensitive to the cold. So, please stay away from this quack.