Dr. Jesse Jupiter

Dr. Jesse B. Jupiter, MD, MA

Dr. Jesse Jupiter is a retired orthopedic surgeon from Boston, Massachusetts, known worldwide for complex wrist and elbow surgery. He retired from clinical practice in 2020.

Hansjorg Wyss AO Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and emeritus director of the Hand and Upper Extremity Service at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Massachusetts General Hospital states that Dr. Jupiter retired from his clinical practice in 2020. He is not seeing patients.

Hand surgery restores strength and dexterity after injury, arthritis or nerve compression. Orthopedic surgeons are medical doctors who treat conditions of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles.

About Dr. Jesse Jupiter

• Full Name: Jesse B. Jupiter, MD, MA
• Credentials: MD, MA
• Specialty: Orthopaedic surgery
• Subspecialty: Hand and upper extremity surgery
• Status: Retired from clinical practice in 2020
• Gender: Male
• New Patients: Not applicable (retired)
• Telehealth: Not applicable
• NPI: Not captured in this verification. Look up the NPI number on the NPPES NPI Registry (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov).

Address and Contact

Massachusetts General Hospital (former practice)

• City: Boston, Massachusetts
• Status: No longer seeing patients

Dr. Jupiter no longer sees patients. For hand, wrist or elbow care, contact the Mass General Hand and Arm Service.

Specialties and Education

His published areas of care and procedures include:

• Complex wrist and distal radius trauma
• Elbow trauma
• Nonunions and malunions of the upper limb
• Orthopaedic implant design

Education and Training

• Undergraduate: BA in Classics, magna cum laude, Brown University (Brown Athletic Hall of Fame)
• Medical School: MD, Yale, 1972
• Internship: Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 1973
• Residency: Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, from 1975
• Fellowships: AO Fellowship, Basel, Switzerland (1980); hand and microvascular surgery, Louisville, Kentucky

Certifications, License and Affiliations

• Academic Appointment: Hansjorg Wyss AO Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
• Former Roles: Led the MGH Trauma Service, Foot and Ankle Program and Hand and Arm Service over 39 years on faculty

Insurance

Not applicable. Dr. Jupiter has retired from clinical practice.

Fees

Not applicable.

Professional Information

• Trained more than 400 orthopaedic and plastic surgery residents and more than 80 hand and microsurgery fellows
• First Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Distinguished Alumnus
• Honorary member of more than 25 international hand and orthopaedic societies; served on 15 editorial boards
• Delivered the IFSSH Swanson Lecture (2010)
• MGH’s annual Jesse B. Jupiter International Hand Forum is named in his honor

Reviews and Ratings

No verified platform rating with a review count was captured for this doctor at the time of verification. Find MD Health does not create its own rating or ranking.

Verification

Key details on this page were checked against the public sources below on September 30, 2026. Official hospital, university and society sources were used first.

• Mass General, Smith Day and Jupiter Forum 2024
• Mass General hand fellowship brochure
• Yale Medicine Magazine

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Dr. Jesse Jupiter known for?

Dr. Jesse Jupiter is known for complex wrist and elbow surgery, the treatment of upper limb nonunions and malunions, and for training hundreds of hand surgeons.

Where does Dr. Jesse Jupiter practice?

He spent his career at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and retired from clinical practice in 2020.

What does an orthopedic surgeon do?

An orthopedic surgeon is a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats conditions of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles, including fractures, arthritis, sports injuries, spine problems and joint replacement surgery.

How can I book with Dr. Jesse Jupiter?

Appointments are not available because Dr. Jupiter has retired. The Mass General Hand and Arm Service can recommend a current surgeon.

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