Dr. Mohamed Sam-aan Hussain is a full-time Associate Lecturer (Medical Officer) at the Faculty of Health Sciences, The Maldives National University. He is a medical doctor and educator with experience in clinical practice, academic teaching, and public health. He holds an MBBS from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Pakistan, and a Master of Public Health from Villa College, Maldives, which he completed with Distinction and Dean’s Award.

Before joining MNU full-time, he served as a Part-Time Lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences. His earlier professional experience includes work as a Surgical Medical Officer at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Malé, and residency training at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). He also completed internship training in medicine, surgery, and gynaecology at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

He has also contributed to research and scholarly work through publications and ongoing projects. His published work includes studies on bariatric surgery outcomes and burn injury management. He is currently involved in research on cardiovascular disease risk factors among Maldivian adults, cancer profiling of breast, thyroid, and head and neck cancers at IGMH, and the National Micronutrient Survey 2026.

Master of Public Health, Villa College, Male’, Maldives 2023
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Hyderabad, Pakistan 2009
General Certificate of Education, Advanced Level (University of London), Centre for Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Male’, Maldives 2002
General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level (University of London), Majeediyya School, Male’, Maldives, 2000

Public health
Cancer epidemiology and health promotion
Non-communicable diseases and prevention
Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease Among Maldivian Adults: A Cross-sectional Study.
MNU Grant – URG-2025-C2-M-12, Co-Investigator.

A Cancer Profile of Breast, Thyroid, and Head & Neck Cancers at IGMH, Maldives: A Retrospective Analysis (2021–2025).
MNU Grant – URG-2025-C2-M-11, Principal-Investigator.

National Micronutrient Survey
MNU Grant – URG-2022-C2-M-03, Co-investigator.

Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Breast Cancer Screening Behaviour among Women in Malé Region, Maldives
MNU Grant – Project URG-2024-C1-L-AS07, Co-investigator.

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Tuberculosis Screening and Diagnosis Among the Working-Age Population in the Greater Malé Area, Maldives: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Emerging Research Grants (NRF-ERG) / RGMA-2025-001, Principal-Investigator.

Mohamed Schiury Hameed
Areca Nut Chewing and Oral Cancer: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Students at MNU Malé Campus.

Fathimath Malaak Shifau
Knowledge, Lifestyle and Dietary Practices Associated with Risk of Obesity Among Undergraduate Students at Maldives National University, Malé Campus.

Clinical medicine and Clinical skills
Surgery and surgical principles
Trauma care and emergency surgical management
Emergency medicine and acute care principles
Public health and epidemiology
Evidence-based practice
Health promotion and disease prevention
Medical ethics and professionalism
Assessment development and evaluation in health sciences education

Rajan, R., Sam-Aan, M., Kosai, N., Shuhaili, M., Chee, T., Venkateswaran, A.,& Mahawar, K. (2019). Early outcome of bariatric surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in super-obese Malaysian population. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 16(1), 47. https://doi.org/10.4103/jmas.jmas_219_18

Farrah-Hani Imran, and Mohamed Sam-Aan H, and Enda K, and Srijit Dass ,Fleet enema: a straight up method of management in tar burn injuries. Medicine & Health, 15 (2). pp. 321-326. ISSN 2289-5728 https://doi.org/10.17576/MH.2020.1502.29

Faculty Curriculum Committee (FCC), Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), MNU

Multi-country workshop, “Strengthening National Workforce Capacity to Implement the Essential Public Health Functions”, Colombo, Srilanka, 2026

Public Health Conference 2025 “Equitable Access, Reduced Vulnerabilities: Advancing Migrant Health in the Maldives” – Member of the organizing committee, and presented action plan on “Partnerships for Service Delivery”, Male’ Maldives, 2025

Maldives Medical and Dental Council (MMDC) Registered

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Coaching and Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Workshop, in association with Flinders University, Australia, MNU, Male’, Maldives — 2025

Assessment and Evaluation for Higher Education, MNU, Male’, Maldives — 2025

Workshop on Collaborative Pathways in Health Promotion: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions — 2025

Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, MNU, Male’, Maldives — 2024

Anorectal Manometry Workshop, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Malaysia — 2020

International Annual Congress of the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA), Hernia Surgery Workshop, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Malaysia — 2018

1st Malaysia Trauma Conference, UiTM Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia — 2018

Penang Surgical Symposium ’18, Malaysia — 2018

Trauma Surgery Skills Course, Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Johor Bahru, Malaysia — 2018

Upper Digestive and Colonoscopy Hands-on Workshop, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Malaysia — 2017

Malaysian National Endoscopy Hands-on Workshop, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Malaysia — 2017

Clinical Epidemiology and Research Methods Workshop, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Malaysia — 2017

Seminar and Workshop on Safe Pediatric Circumcision, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Malaysia — 2017