Board Certification
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American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently describe Dr. Gavern as compassionate, kind, and personable with excellent bedside manner. Reviewers repeatedly say he listens carefully, explains diagnoses and treatment options clearly (including Botox/Dysport procedures), and provides thorough, thoughtful care that leaves them with a clear plan. Many praise his professionalism and responsiveness—coordinating with teams and insurance and accommodating patients—and while one reviewer left a lower rating and noted separate concerns elsewhere, nearly all feedback is highly favorable.
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The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
-Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Human Biology - Michigan State University Lyman Briggs College | B.S. |
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| Professional Medical | Medicine - Michigan State University College of Human Medicine | M.D. |
| Internship | Internal Medicine - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Intern |
| Residency | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Resident |
| Chief Resident | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Chief Resident |
| Residency | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine | Resident |
I highly recommend him. He's very knowledgeable and cares about his patients. On several occasions he has stayed late to work me in for an appointment. Very thoughtful and committed to taking care of me.
Dr Gavern is wonderful! He is thorough and explains things accessibly. He is incredibly kind and a great listener.
Dr. Gavern is a great listener, he explains things plainly, and he gives his all in treating his patients. He has been an integral part of my rehabilitation and healing.
He is the best, very informative.Always willing to listen.A good dude
Dr. Gavern is a great doctor in every way.
He is Very through did not leave any test undone made sure that the surgery team had all the information they needed
Dr. Gavern is a compassionate and understanding Dr. He listens and explains things in a way that I can understand and makes treatment that much better.
Excellent care and dedication to the patient. A true professional, both he and his assistants. In a word, PROFESSIONALS!!! [TRANSLATED]
He does a great job explaining and expertise with botox injection. Thoughtful and kind to [NAME REMOVED] who has special needs.
Dr. Gavern is an extremely amazing doctor. He's very very caring and also very professional. And I would very much recommend him to any person I know.
Never made me feel bad for needing care and very willing to explain and listen so that we come up with a care plan just for me
Dr. Gavern is very knowledgeable about neuroscience and is committed to helping with my rehabilitation. He has always listened to my concerns and explained to me what I am experiencing with my nerves regenerating.
Great, gentleman very Help. Ful way, too young to be that smart.
All of the decisions were made in a timely manner
He presents himself in a very friendly and professional manner. He listens carefully, invites and asks questions. explains procedure, and works well with resident.
He described all of my options regarding the Botox not working well for me very well.
he's great at explaining options and listening to your concerns
I like him. It was a very electrifying experience. He has a very good attitude. He explained everything very well. I would recommend him to anyone.
Dr. Gavern was thorough, kind, and gave clear explanations of everything we discussed.
Kind and understanding doctor's make the drive worth it.
Very kind!
Dr. Gavern is outstanding. He takes the time to listen and explain everything and has been incredibly helpful in my recovery.
Dr. Gavern is a very attentive doctor who listened to me when I had good and bad days. He helped me regulate
Dr. Gavern is a very compassionate provider, and has a great deal of respect for all of his patients. He has communicated very clear and reasonable expectations about his treatment plan and provided answers for any questions I have had without any hint of condescension. He makes it obvious that his primary concerns in patient care are their comfort and quality of life.
He was very good and knowledgable
Dr. Gavern is knowledgeable, personable, and trustworthy. All noteworthy characteristics in our culture where these qualities have sadly diminished.
He is a very caring person. And he explains things well.
Dr Gavern was able to get the preauthorization with the insurance for the medicine I needed.
Dr. Gavern was terrific. He's highly competent and is a great communicator.
Dr. Gavern has excellent bedside manner. He is genuine and very clear about my treatment plan. He is also a wonderful teacher and I appreciate how he interacts with his trainees.
Dr. Gavern is very compassionate and explains the options you have for care well.
Dr Nicholas is an amazing doctor. He explained everything that he was doing, and also took the time to let know how your test went in detail so you understood. He is friendly and makes you feel comfortable.
He was careful to explain everything clearly and minimize pain. He was great.
I would highly recommend Dr. Gavern! He treated me for my spasticity due to a stroke with ultrasound dysport and included me in the conversation and answered all my questions. He is very personable and has great ¿bedside manners.¿ If you are in need of help look no further, make an appointment with Dr. Nicholas Edward Gavern.
Great bedside manners. My appointment was not rushed, Dr. Gavern answered all my questions and I left the appointment with a clear game plan.
He was very knowledgeable and I liked how he joked around with me and made me feel comfortable.
Dr. Gavern was caring, informative, and kind. His professionalism, subject knowledge, and concern for his patient was exemplary.
I put my concerns and feeling in the last comment section. I had no problems with anyone else. I like Physical Medicine & Rehab it's a very good place my son has been a patient there for awhile now.