Dr. Edward Jernigan, M.D., is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in conditions affecting the hand, wrist, and elbow. His clinical interests include hand, forearm, and elbow fractures and soft tissue trauma, including tendon and neurovascular injuries, inflammatory and osteoarthritis, compression neuropathies, wrist disorders, elbow instability, elbow arthroplasty, and management of post-amputation neuromas.
Dr. Edward Jernigan, M.D., is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in conditions affecting the hand, wrist, and elbow. His clinical interests include hand, forearm, and elbow fractures and soft tissue trauma, including tendon and neurovascular injuries, inflammatory and osteoarthritis, compression neuropathies, wrist disorders, elbow instability, elbow arthroplasty, and management of post-amputation neuromas.
The reviews listed below were collected independently of Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic through rater8. Each review represents an authentic and verified patient experience.
Best in Town!
(4 days ago)
Apr-2026
Friendly and thorough
(6 days ago)
Apr-2026
Dr. Jernigan is a wonderful doctor and I highly recommend him. He takes his time to listen and has been very helpful to my situation.
(6 days ago)
Apr-2026
Nicest and smartest hand surgeon in town
(1 week ago)
Apr-2026
Dr. Jernigan is so personable and took the time to answer our questions and explain everything. He’s the best!!
(1 week ago)
Apr-2026
Very professional visit
(1 week ago)
Apr-2026
Dr. J is a very good doctor who listens to you and has a great manner about him. I would recommend him to anyone I know.
(1 week ago)
Apr-2026
Dr Jernigan is an excellent physician.
He takes time to listen, explains all options and shows compassion.
I’ve been a patient for a few years, he performed surgery on my thumb, 100% success for my trigger thumb.
I’m moving to Tx, wish I could take him with me. :)
(1 week ago)
Apr-2026
He is extraordinary! Very pleasant, compassionate & professional.
(1 week ago)
Apr-2026
Vey reassuring, the entire staff was so kind and helpful! I would recommend them to anyone that I know needing help.
Dr. Edward Jernigan, M.D., is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in conditions affecting the hand, wrist, and elbow. His clinical interests include hand, forearm, and elbow fractures and soft tissue trauma, including tendon and neurovascular injuries, inflammatory and osteoarthritis, compression neuropathies, wrist disorders, elbow instability, elbow arthroplasty, and management of post-amputation neuromas.
Dr. Jernigan began his academic career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with highest distinction and received the Department of Chemistry Merck Index Award. He continued at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to receive his medical degree, and during this time he was elected a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Jernigan also completed his surgical internship and orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After residency, Dr. Jernigan completed a fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, ranked by US News and World Report as the #1 orthopaedic hospital.
Dr. Jernigan has authored over 20 peer-reviewed research abstracts, articles, and book chapters on hand, wrist, and elbow pathology in some of the top journals in orthopaedic surgery, including the Journal of Hand Surgery and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. He has presented numerous scientific studies at various national orthopaedic conferences. In medical school, he was selected into the Howard Holderness Distinguished Medical Scholars Program, a two-year program which included a dedicated basic science research year in an NIH-funded lab. He served as a coordinating council member of the Student Health Action Coalition, a student-led organization at UNC providing interdisciplinary service opportunities, including medical care at a local, free health clinic. During residency, Dr. Jernigan was awarded the Resident Research Presentation Award by the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association Hand Breakout Session. He has participated in multiple medical mission trips.
Medical School University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Internship University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (General Surgery)
Residency University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Orthopaedic Surgery)
Fellowship Hospital for Special Surgery (Hand & Upper Extremity) in New York City, NY
Best in Town!
Friendly and thorough
Dr. Jernigan is a wonderful doctor and I highly recommend him. He takes his time to listen and has been very helpful to my situation.
Nicest and smartest hand surgeon in town
Dr. Jernigan is so personable and took the time to answer our questions and explain everything. He’s the best!!
Very professional visit
Dr. J is a very good doctor who listens to you and has a great manner about him. I would recommend him to anyone I know.
Dr Jernigan is an excellent physician. He takes time to listen, explains all options and shows compassion. I’ve been a patient for a few years, he performed surgery on my thumb, 100% success for my trigger thumb. I’m moving to Tx, wish I could take him with me. :)
He is extraordinary! Very pleasant, compassionate & professional.
Vey reassuring, the entire staff was so kind and helpful! I would recommend them to anyone that I know needing help.