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.
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Dr. Jernigan is informative, thorough and pleasant to work with.
(1 week ago)
Dec-2025
Dr. Jernigan is great! Treats his patients like family.
(1 week ago)
Dec-2025
Personable , competent , Great
(2 weeks ago)
Dec-2025
Great doctor!
(2 weeks ago)
Dec-2025
Very professional and takes the time to hear your concerns.
(2 weeks ago)
Dec-2025
Dr.l Jernigan and team great customer service very nice. Great experience very helpful.
(2 weeks ago)
Dec-2025
Incredible demeanor and professionalism. Highly recommend.
(2 weeks ago)
Dec-2025
Awesome doctor. Explains what is going on with injury as well as plan for treatment and recovery. He and his staff are wonderful. Has made an unpleasant experience as positive as it can be.
(2 weeks ago)
Dec-2025
Dr. Jernigan was personable and informative. I was very pleased that he administered my injection personally.
(2 weeks ago)
Dec-2025
Dr. Jernigan is a fabulous doctor! I felt at ease from the moment he came in to the room! He immediately addressed all my concerns and issues with a professional and courteous manner! I highly recommend him for others to go to!
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
Dr. Jernigan is informative, thorough and pleasant to work with.
Dr. Jernigan is great! Treats his patients like family.
Personable , competent , Great
Great doctor!
Very professional and takes the time to hear your concerns.
Dr.l Jernigan and team great customer service very nice. Great experience very helpful.
Incredible demeanor and professionalism. Highly recommend.
Awesome doctor. Explains what is going on with injury as well as plan for treatment and recovery. He and his staff are wonderful. Has made an unpleasant experience as positive as it can be.
Dr. Jernigan was personable and informative. I was very pleased that he administered my injection personally.
Dr. Jernigan is a fabulous doctor! I felt at ease from the moment he came in to the room! He immediately addressed all my concerns and issues with a professional and courteous manner! I highly recommend him for others to go to!