Hand and Upper Extremities Center  

John M.J. Ernst, M.D.

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Consistently nominated to the list of The Best Doctors in America, Dr. John  M. J. Ernst specializes in the comprehensive evaluation and treatment of all hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder disorders. He earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at Case Institute of Technology at Case Western Reserve University and his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine in New York.  After his surgical internship and residency and an orthopaedic residency at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, Dr. Ernst completed fellowship training in hand and microvascular surgery at the renowned Indiana Center for Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity.

Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery, Dr. Ernst is also a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. He joined Orthopaedic Specialists in 1986.

Dr. Ernst has served on the boards of Roper Hospital and the Medical Society of  South Carolina and as chairman of Roper 2000 and the Computer Uses Committee of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.  A frequent consultant to industry, lecturer, and course director, he has made numerous presentations at national conferences on such subjects as carpal tunnel syndrome, industrial injuries, office ergonomics, shoulder anatomy and pathophysiology, hand reconstructions and cumulative trauma/overuse syndromes. Dr. Ernst is also a nationally known expert on the application of computer technology to medical practice.