Dr. Keklikian was one of the most valuable and honorable figures of the medical community. He was born in Hadjin. After studying for a period at the American College, he went to Constantinople and graduated from the medical department of the university. He authored works such as "New Health Science" and "Everyone’s Doctor."
Dr. Keklikian also had public service activities. He served as a member of the board of trustees of the National School of Eskisehir and was a health teacher at the same school. He bequeathed an apartment in Şişli to the Gulbenkian and Karagözyan orphanages.
He is possibly the uncle of Hampar Keklikian, the doctor that healed Bob Dole.