Dr. Jefferson R. Edwards has been practicing general surgery since 1992 and is a founding member of North Florida Surgeons. A graduate of the University of Virginia for both his undergraduate and medical degree, Dr. Edwards completed his Internship in Surgery and his Residency in General Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and a participant in the Mastery of Breast Surgery program. He is Board Certified and past president of the Jacksonville Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. He has been a Rotarian since 1993 and is past president of the South Jacksonville Rotary Club.
He and his wife Annette have been members of San Jose Catholic Church since 1992 and their 3 children, JR, Zachary and Mckenzie, attended San Jose Catholic School and Bishop Kenny High School.
He became a Knight in the Order of Malta in 2016 and was a companion physician on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France in May of 2018.
Dr. Edwards' passion rests in improving his patient’s lives. When not in the operating room, Dr. Edwards enjoys spending time with his family, rooting for the Jacksonville Jaguars, flying, boating, serving in Rotary and volunteering for the American Cancer Society.
