Hampar Kelikian

Hampar Kelikian, (January 17, 1899–July 24, 1983), was a pioneering orthopedic surgeon, who significantly extended the surgical field . Being a pioneer in the surgical restoration of otherwise useless limbs , he was instrumental in helping U.S. Senator Bob Dole. When Dole returned from World War II with injuries that had left his right arm useless and about to be amputated, Kelikian fixed the shattered shoulder and allowed Dole to regain some use of his arm. Kelikian was an Armenian orthopedic surgeon and native of Hadjin. He came to America in 1919 to escape from the Armenian genocide and was inspired by his uncle, who worked as a surgeon in the Ottoman army. After emigrating to the United States in 1920, Kelikian worked as a waiter in...