Yu Lingjia

Professional Biography

Dr. Yu Lingjia is Chief Physician in Orthopedics at Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing. Yu serves as Vice Director, Department of Orthopedics (Spine Surgery). Clinical expertise includes Lumbar disc herniation, Lumbar spinal stenosis, Lumbar spondylolisthesis, Endoscopic spine surgery (foraminoscopy, UBE). Pioneer of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy (UBE) spine surgery at Beijing Friendship Hospital — one of the early adopters in China of this advanced two-portal full-endoscopic technique for lumbar spine disease. Visiting Scholar / Clinical Fellowship, Department of Orthopedics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA (2015–2016). Clinical fellowships at Johns Hopkins Hospital (2015–2016) and Kyoto University Hospital (2018) — dual-country training in spine surgery innovation.