Dr. Jernigan 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 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 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
Waited 1 hour and 10 mins just to see the Dr
A plus experience
Everything went smoothly and I am recovering so quickly!
Although he was running behind he answered all my questions and addressed my concerns
Very professional and thoroughly explained treatment options.
Very easy to talk with.
Addressed the issue quickly and offered solutions for down the road from now. Thankful he was available for an appointment.
I was pleasantly surprised to find Dr. Jernigan to be personable, relaxed, and attentive. I appreciate the way he explained his assessment and discussed options for treatment. I am always apprehensive about seeing a new provider (and generally avoid male practitioners when possible) because of negative past experiences, so I am especially appreciative when I see providers who go above and beyond to be collaborative and personable.
Great caring doctor. I’d definitely recommend him to others,.
Dr. Jernigan put together my shattered elbow flawlessly. My elbow is recovering ahead of schedule thanks to his skills and follow up care.