Roll Call Tribute

Dr. Lynda Yang

April 28, 1967 - September 15, 2022

Saline, Michigan

It is with a heavy heart that we share the tragic and saddening news that our colleague and friend, Dr. Lynda Jun-San Yang, M.D., Ph.D. has passed away unexpectedly on September 15, 2022.

She was born on April 28, 1967 to Shaw-Ming and You-Chyung Yang, and her father survives.

Visitation will be held at Ochalek-Stark Funeral Home, Milan on Monday, September 19, 2022, from 2:00 to 8:00pm. and on Tuesday from 10:00-11:00am with services beginning at 11:00am. Burial will follow at Marble Park Cemetery, Milan.

From Michigan Medicine:

Michigan Neurosurgery has lost a family member and neurosurgery has lost one of the most talented, influential, and inspiring women in Neurosurgery. The impact she had on our department, our patients, and the many learners she nurtured over the last 18 years is incalculable.

Dr. Yang was an alumna of our residency program and a world-renowned peripheral nerve neurosurgeon who had led the formation of an unparalleled multidisciplinary brachial plexus program. She had guided the development of many multidisciplinary programs within the Department of Neurosurgery.

She mentored many who are now leaders of peripheral nerve neurosurgery programs within the United States. She had recently accepted the role of Director of Clinical Outcomes Research for U-M Neurosurgery and was looking forward to mentoring our new faculty.

We will soon come together to celebrate and honor Dr. Yang’s life and career and the impact she has had on many generations as leader of the Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Program. We will share details of how we aim to honor her career in the near future.

To Make Memorial Contribution's in Dr. Yang's memory, please follow the link provided below:

https://leadersandbest.umich.edu/find/#!/give/basket/fund/702332