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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Mrs and I each with a different hand issue are fortunate to have Dr J as a provider…attentive, knowledgable, patient in explaining options one could not ask for a better providet
(6 days ago)
Oct-2025
He's kind, shows compassion, and explains things clearly.
I don't think the wait once in the back was as long today. It's usually very long. Unsure, I was on the phone with a nurse elsewhere.
(1 month ago)
Sep-2025
Excellent surgeon, such a blessing in my time of need, highly recommend
(1 month ago)
Sep-2025
Empathetic, informative, thorough, and patient. Excellent care all around
(1 month ago)
Sep-2025
Great personality
(1 month ago)
Sep-2025
Dr Jernigan is very pleasant and easy to communicate with. He explained every issue in a way I could understand.
(1 month ago)
Sep-2025
Dr. Jernigan was very thorough in assessing my problem. He provided good options for treatment. I look forward to working with him in the future.
(1 month ago)
Sep-2025
He is absolutely amazing and kind..I highly recommend him…
(1 month ago)
Sep-2025
Dr Jernigan is the most compassionate and competent surgeons I have had the pleasure to be a patient of! So thorough and professional
(1 month ago)
Sep-2025
Very good I formation.. I will make an appointment to go back.
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
Mrs and I each with a different hand issue are fortunate to have Dr J as a provider…attentive, knowledgable, patient in explaining options one could not ask for a better providet
He's kind, shows compassion, and explains things clearly. I don't think the wait once in the back was as long today. It's usually very long. Unsure, I was on the phone with a nurse elsewhere.
Excellent surgeon, such a blessing in my time of need, highly recommend
Empathetic, informative, thorough, and patient. Excellent care all around
Great personality
Dr Jernigan is very pleasant and easy to communicate with. He explained every issue in a way I could understand.
Dr. Jernigan was very thorough in assessing my problem. He provided good options for treatment. I look forward to working with him in the future.
He is absolutely amazing and kind..I highly recommend him…
Dr Jernigan is the most compassionate and competent surgeons I have had the pleasure to be a patient of! So thorough and professional
Very good I formation.. I will make an appointment to go back.