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Douglas R. Weikert MD

Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Division Chief, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

  • Adult Orthopaedics
  • Hand Surgery
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Orthopaedics

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

Services

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Vanderbilt University, 1987
  • Internship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1988
  • Residency - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1992
  • Fellowship - Indiana University Medical Center, 1993

Board Certifications

  • Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995
  • Surgery of the Hand - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1996

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Patient Comments

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Dr Weikert is a great communicator and genuinely nice person. His residents have all been attentive and helpful. I feel that Dr Weikert is a wonderful hand surgeon and trust his ability to operate on my thumb joints. I would recommend him and his office to others.
September 22, 2026
Listened and answered questions
September 21, 2026
Dr. Weikert was knowledgeable, cordial, pleasant, an excellent listener, showed authentic humor, asked questions, answered questions, expressed concern, described the plan going forward, reassuring, understanding, and impressive in his knowledge and experience. Thank you, Dr Weikert!
September 21, 2026
Grateful for Dr Weikert and have recommended him to others
September 20, 2026
Dr. Weikert is an excellent doctor. I'm very happy with the outcome of my surgery.
September 9, 2026
Dr Weikert gave excellent care and attention to my health concerns
September 7, 2026
De. Weikert was one of the nicest doctors I have met at Vanderbilt. He was very good at explaining my options.
August 31, 2026
Excellent care from Dr
August 31, 2026
Dr. Weikert was amazing. His knowledge and experience was so evident in how he assessed my needs and shared his recommendation. He was very approachable and engaged in what my situation was and what he thought was the best solution.
August 26, 2026