Kael Nahikian, MD, is a Board Certified and Fellowship Trained Surgeon specializing in Hand & Wrist Surgery. He completed his internship and residency program at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Nahikian earned his Doctor of Medicine Degree and a Master of Science Degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, along with a Master of Science in Public Health from Dartmouth College.
Kael Nahikian, MD, is a Board Certified and Fellowship Trained Surgeon specializing in Hand & Wrist Surgery. He completed his internship and residency program at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Nahikian earned his Doctor of Medicine Degree and a Master of Science Degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, along with a Master of Science in Public Health from Dartmouth College.
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He was very professional and kind! He answered all my questions and was very thorough!
Aug-2025
Dr. Nahikian is very knowledgable and took the time to explain the surgery needed and possible complications. I appreciate how easy he is to talk to and ask questions. I never feel rushed when talking with him.
Aug-2025
Very personable gave me at ease feeling
Aug-2025
Dr Nahikian took the time to walk me through my condition and make sure I thoroughly understood the condition of my hand. He was both professional and personable and I knew I was in good hands with his care.
Aug-2025
Awesome!! Explains well and seems to care about his patients.
Aug-2025
Takes time and a great listener.
Aug-2025
Very informative
Aug-2025
He is wonderful and meets you where you are in your understanding of the problem. He looks for resolutions an and he sets tests for better understanding.
Jul-2025
He is very kind, compasionate, knowledgeable, and caring.
Jul-2025
Karl is a very talented and concerned doctor to his patients
I would recommend him to other patients
Kael Nahikian, MD, is a Board Certified and Fellowship Trained Surgeon specializing in Hand & Wrist Surgery.
Prior to joining Northern Arizona Orthopaedics, Dr. Nahikian completed a Hand Surgery Fellowship at the University of Minnesota and received additional training in microvascular surgery at the Mayo Clinic Microvascular Surgery Training Center. He completed his internship and residency program at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Nahikian earned his Doctor of Medicine Degree and a Master of Science Degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, along with a Master of Science in Public Health from Dartmouth College.
Throughout his education, Dr. Nahikian engaged in various medical research roles and demonstrated a commitment to community service through volunteerism and tutoring, including providing French medical translation services at a free health clinic. Dr. Nahikian is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American College of Surgeons.
He was very professional and kind! He answered all my questions and was very thorough!
Dr. Nahikian is very knowledgable and took the time to explain the surgery needed and possible complications. I appreciate how easy he is to talk to and ask questions. I never feel rushed when talking with him.
Very personable gave me at ease feeling
Dr Nahikian took the time to walk me through my condition and make sure I thoroughly understood the condition of my hand. He was both professional and personable and I knew I was in good hands with his care.
Awesome!! Explains well and seems to care about his patients.
Takes time and a great listener.
Very informative
He is wonderful and meets you where you are in your understanding of the problem. He looks for resolutions an and he sets tests for better understanding.
He is very kind, compasionate, knowledgeable, and caring.
Karl is a very talented and concerned doctor to his patients I would recommend him to other patients