Dr. Jackson


James Benjamin Jackson III
MD, MBA, FAAOS, FACS

J. Benjamin Jackson III is a fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon.  Dr. Jackson completed his undergraduate education at Mars Hill College in Asheville, North Carolina. He earned he MD at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Jackson completed his orthopedic residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He completed a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the University of Utah.  Dr. Jackson then went on to earn an MBA from the UofSC - Darla Moore School of Business.

Education —

Masters of Business Administration
January 2019 - May 2020

Darla Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 

Foot and Ankle Fellowship
August 2013 - July 2014

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Orthopedic Surgery Residency
July 2009 - June 2013

Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC

Rotating Internship
July 2008 - June 2009

Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC

Doctor of Medicine
July 2004 - May 2008

Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Bachelor of Science
Majors Biology and Chemistry

August 2000 - May 2004

Mars Hill College – magna cum laude
Mars Hill, North Carolina

Alpha Chi National Honor Society
Who’s Who Among College Students

Honors & Awards —

  • 1st Place Podium Presentation South Carolina Orthopedic Association

  • 2nd Place Podium Presentation South Carolina Orthopedic Association

  • Faculty Teaching Award – USC/Prisma Orthopedic Surgery Department 

  • Clinical Practice Teaching Award Nominee – University of South Carolina

  • Top 20 Under 40” – The State Newspaper

  • Baxter Resident Award Podium Presentation - Southern Orthopedic Association

  • South Carolina Orthopedic Association Boyd Cup Award for Best Podium Presentation

  • 1st Place Poster Presentation South Carolina Orthopedic Association

  • 1st Place Award for Undergraduate Student Research - MobiCom

  • South Carolina Orthopedic Association Boyd Cup Award for Best Podium Presentation

  • Baxter Resident Award Podium Presentation - Southern Orthopedic Association

  • Best Overall Poster Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America

  • AAOS Best Practice Management Podium Presentation

  • Carolinas Medical Center Resident Teaching Award

  • 3rd place OREF Southeast Resident Research Symposium

  • 2nd place OREF Mid-Atlantic Resident Research Symposium

  • 2nd place – Wake Forest Medical Student Research Day

  • Men’s Cross Country South Atlantic Conference Scholar Athlete

  • Men’s Cross Country South Atlantic Conference Scholar Athlete

  • Div. II Academic All-American Cross Country

  • US Army National Guard National Scholar Athlete

Certification & Licensure —

Jun 2013 to Jan 2016 — Utah State Medical License

Jun 2008 — Advanced Trauma Life Support

Jun 2007 — USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills, Pass

Apr 2007 — USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge, Pass

Apr 2006 — USMLE Step 1, Pass

Aug 2016  — American Board of Orthopedic Surgery Diplomate

Aug 2016 — ABOS Part II, Pass

Aug 2014 — South Carolina State Medical License

Sep 2013 — ABOS Part 1, Pass

Dr. Jackson's CV 2022 (pdf)