08/21/2026
Meet Lyndon Wood, a second-year medical student at Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte, who was recently recognized as Atrium Health's Honorary Captain before kickoff at a Charlotte FC match.
A former collegiate soccer player at Wake Forest University and Johns Hopkins University, Lyndon grew up in North Carolina competing at the highest levels of youth soccer. Lyndon’s passion for medicine was shaped by a lifelong commitment to service, public health and community, along with her own experiences recovering from multiple musculoskeletal injuries.
Today, she remains connected to the game by supporting Charlotte FC and learning from local Atrium Health physicians about sports-related injuries, rehabilitation and return-to-play care.
More than 50 of Lyndon's medical school classmates cheered her on from the crowd during the match!
Read more about Lyndon's honorary captain experience and journey to medicine: https://bit.ly/4wMbtpt