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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Very professional and caring
(3 days ago)
Jun-2026
Dr Jernigan was kind, informative, and took time to listen to all my questions. I am thankful to have been referred to him!
(1 week ago)
Jun-2026
Love my Dr.
(2 weeks ago)
Jun-2026
He is the most compassionate, patient doctor I’ve ever met.
(2 weeks ago)
Jun-2026
First meeting was good. I have a follow up visit and if my pain has decreased by then I can provide better information. Dr Jernigan was very friendly and made me feel comfortable and answered my questions.
(2 weeks ago)
Jun-2026
He is the most awesome doctor I have ever seen. He will go above and beyond to help you. His bedside manners are over the top. I have referred different friend and they have all been very satisfied.
(2 weeks ago)
Jun-2026
Very efficient treatment. Friendly doctor will recommend to my friend
(2 weeks ago)
Jun-2026
He's an excellent orthopedic Dr, the best bedside manner of any Dr I've ever seen.
(3 weeks ago)
Jun-2026
Exceptionally knowledgeable, kind, and capable.
(3 weeks ago)
Jun-2026
Very pleased answers all my questions and options if available for treatment t
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
Very professional and caring
Dr Jernigan was kind, informative, and took time to listen to all my questions. I am thankful to have been referred to him!
Love my Dr.
He is the most compassionate, patient doctor I’ve ever met.
First meeting was good. I have a follow up visit and if my pain has decreased by then I can provide better information. Dr Jernigan was very friendly and made me feel comfortable and answered my questions.
He is the most awesome doctor I have ever seen. He will go above and beyond to help you. His bedside manners are over the top. I have referred different friend and they have all been very satisfied.
Very efficient treatment. Friendly doctor will recommend to my friend
He's an excellent orthopedic Dr, the best bedside manner of any Dr I've ever seen.
Exceptionally knowledgeable, kind, and capable.
Very pleased answers all my questions and options if available for treatment t