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Dr. Bo Xiao

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Professor · Chief Physician · Master’s Supervisor · MD

Dr. Xiao Bo is executive director of the SDR Surgery Treatment Center, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center; professional member of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN); member of the SDR Surgery Specialized Committee of the International Alliance of Academics for Childhood Disability; member of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association; and deputy leader of the Surgery Group of the Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Professional Committee of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation Rehabilitation Association.

SL-SDR Surgery

Cerebral Palsy

Craniosynostosis

30+ yrs

Experience

1,000+

Surgeries

700+

Pediatric Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Expertise

Specializes in the field of treating infant skull shape dysplasia, namely craniosynostosis, with nearly 1,000 surgical treatment experiences and a long-standing high reputation. As for the research on the treatment of head circumference dysplasia (microcephaly), a refractory disorder that has plagued children’s families and the clinical treatment community for decades, Dr. Xiao’s team is currently at the leading level both domestically and internationally. In 2016, the team took the lead in proposing an overall assessment and treatment system, which includes a surgical indication decision-making scheme based on intracranial pressure and emotional changes, and adopts the Infant/Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) scale and parental questionnaires to evaluate surgical outcomes. This system has opened up a new path for improving the emotional and cognitive development of children with head circumference dysplasia. Meanwhile, Dr. Xiao also ranks among the top in China’s pediatric neurosurgery field in terms of endoscopic minimally invasive surgery for children with intracranial arachnoid cysts.

Professional Background

Dr. Xiao worked and studied in Israel for eight years. After returning to China, he has mainly been engaged in the surgical treatment of pediatric spastic cerebral palsy and related research. In 2016, he established the first domestic and international database of human spinal nerve evoked electromyography, which laid a big data foundation for the targeted SL-SDR surgery guided by the standardized intraoperative spinal nerve evoked electromyography interpretation protocol that he pioneered internationally in 2018. This brand-new targeted SL-SDR surgical treatment system, featuring safety, simplicity in intraoperative electromyography interpretation, and significant targeted improvement in muscle tone, has quickly gained attention and recognition from the domestic and international cerebral palsy treatment community since its launch. In 2019, this treatment protocol obtained the approval of the Israeli Ministry of Health. Up to now, the number of SL-SDR surgeries performed by Dr. Xiao ranks first in China.

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Awards & Honors

  • 2014 Shanghai “Pujiang Talent Program” Award
  • 2019 Israeli Ministry of Health Clinical Approval for SL-SDR system
  • 2023 Outstanding Contribution Award for Promoting China-Israel Medical Technology Exchange

Recent Key Publications:

  1. Xiao, Bo. “Rootlet Selection by Crescendo Single-Pulse Evoked Compound Muscle Action Potential Interpretation During Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.”,Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery 51 (2025): 123-138.
  2. Xiao, Bo et al. “A Preliminary Assessment on Reproducibility of Triggered Electromyography During Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy”,Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) 29.2 (2024): 255-262.
  3. Wenbin, J., Qijia, Z., Junlu, W., Min, W., Sen, L., Rong, M., & Bo, X. (2023) Quantitative Identification of Ventral/dorsal Nerves Through Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring by Supervised Machine Learning, Frontiers in Pediatrics, 11
  4. Yu Liu, Bo Xiao, Sen Li, and Jiangang Liu. “Risk Factors for Survival in Patients with Medulloblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, Frontiers in oncology 12 (2022)
  5. Bo, Xiao et al. “Application of Evoked Electromyography in Selecting Spinal Nerve Roots During Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy”,Journal of Clinical Pediatric Surgery 21.10 (2022)
  6. Zhan, Q., Wu, S., Xiao, B., Jiang, W., Wei, M., Wang, J., Yu, X., Shen, M., Hu, J., Wu, T., & Zhou, Y. (2022) Short-term efficacy of single-level laminectomy selective dorsal rhizotomy guided by novel neuroelectro-physiological monitoring protocol for children with spastic cerebral palsy:a multicenter retrospective clinical study, Journal of Clinical Pediatric Surgery, 21.6: 523-529.
  7. Wenbin, J., Shuyun, J., Yan, Y., Qijia, Z., Min, W., Rong, M., Fang, C., Yao, G., & Bo, X. (2022) Improvement of the Gait Pattern after Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Derives from Changes of Kinematic Parameters in the Sagittal Plane, Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10
  8. Jiang, W., Wang, J., Zhan, Q., Mei, R., Wu, T., & Xiao, B. (2022) Application of somatosensory evoked potential during operations of fatty filum, Journal of Clinical Pediatric Surgery, 21.10
  9. Bo, Xiao  et al. “The Role of Intra-Operative Neuroelectrophysiological Monitoring in Single-Level Approach Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy”,Child’s nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 36.9 (2019): 1925-1933.
  10. Zhan, Q., Yu, X., Xiao, B., Shen, M., Jiang, W., Wei, M., Wang, J., Ying, H., Tang, L., & Lyu, Z. (2018) Efficacy of Novel Protocol Guided Single-Level Laminectomy Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Plus Intensive Rehabilitation for Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Chinese Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 39.1: 9-13.
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Doctor Profile

Dr. Bo Xiao

Pediatric Neurosurgery Professor · Chief Physician · Master’s Supervisor · MD

SL-SDR Surgery
Cerebral Palsy
Craniosynostosis

Dr. Xiao Bo is executive director of the SDR Surgery Treatment Center, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center; professional member of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN); member of the SDR Surgery Specialized Committee of the International Alliance of Academics for Childhood Disability; member of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association; and deputy leader of the Surgery Group of the Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Professional Committee of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation Rehabilitation Association.

Experience

0 +yrs
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Surgeries

0 +

Pediatric Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Expertise

Specializes in the field of treating infant skull shape dysplasia, namely craniosynostosis, with nearly 1,000 surgical treatment experiences and a long-standing high reputation. As for the research on the treatment of head circumference dysplasia (microcephaly), a refractory disorder that has plagued children’s families and the clinical treatment community for decades, Dr. Xiao’s team is currently at the leading level both domestically and internationally. In 2016, the team took the lead in proposing an overall assessment and treatment system, which includes a surgical indication decision-making scheme based on intracranial pressure and emotional changes, and adopts the Infant/Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) scale and parental questionnaires to evaluate surgical outcomes. This system has opened up a new path for improving the emotional and cognitive development of children with head circumference dysplasia. Meanwhile, Dr. Xiao also ranks among the top in China’s pediatric neurosurgery field in terms of endoscopic minimally invasive surgery for children with intracranial arachnoid cysts.

Professional Background

Dr. Xiao worked and studied in Israel for eight years. After returning to China, he has mainly been engaged in the surgical treatment of pediatric spastic cerebral palsy and related research. In 2016, he established the first domestic and international database of human spinal nerve evoked electromyography, which laid a big data foundation for the targeted SL-SDR surgery guided by the standardized intraoperative spinal nerve evoked electromyography interpretation protocol that he pioneered internationally in 2018. This brand-new targeted SL-SDR surgical treatment system, featuring safety, simplicity in intraoperative electromyography interpretation, and significant targeted improvement in muscle tone, has quickly gained attention and recognition from the domestic and international cerebral palsy treatment community since its launch. In 2019, this treatment protocol obtained the approval of the Israeli Ministry of Health. Up to now, the number of SL-SDR surgeries performed by Dr. Xiao ranks first in China.

Awards & Honors

2014 Shanghai “Pujiang Talent Program” Award

2019 Israeli Ministry of Health Clinical Approval for SL-SDR system

2023 Outstanding Contribution Award for Promoting China-Israel Medical Technology Exchange

Patient Reviews

[Anonymous] from Yunnan

2025-04-30

Rating:

Disease: Pediatric Congenital Scoliosis Description of Condition:
My child is six and a half years old, suffering from congenital hemivertebra at T10, with a scoliosis curvature of 25 degrees. Doctors in our hometown all recommended surgical treatment as soon as possible. We felt deeply distressed due to the child’s young age. Later, through a friend’s recommendation, we learned that Dr. Yang is a national expert in pediatric scoliosis. With a hopeful attitude, we came to Shanghai Xinhua Hospital.

Treatment Process:

First, we went to Dr. Yang’s assistant to check the quality of the imaging scans, confirming that re-scanning was unnecessary. Afterwards, we waited for Dr. Yang’s consultation. During this time, we encountered children from all over the country who had sought him out based on his reputation for scoliosis issues. It was 6:30 PM when it was finally our turn. Dr. Yang had already been consulting continuously for five hours. Yet, he patiently analyzed the child’s condition, earnestly answered our questions, determined that surgery was not necessary for the child, and taught the child postoperative rehabilitation exercises. The concept of “a healer’s benevolent heart” was embodied in this moment. We were deeply moved. Thank you, Dr. Yang!

[Anonymous] from Jiangsu

2025-03-06

Rating:

Disease:
Scoliosis

Treatment Process:

I am the child’s mother. When I first learned that my child had 44-degree scoliosis, my world instantly collapsed. This degree essentially met the surgical indication, potentially requiring surgery. At that time, I felt utterly helpless, and my daughter cried in fear right there in the consultation room. Anxiety and dread shadowed us during those days. As a parent, I blamed myself for not noticing the abnormality earlier and feared the condition might cause irreversible harm to my child; my heart was filled with pain. Fortunately, after much searching, we found Director Yang Junlin. At the first consultation, he inquired in detail about the child’s situation, meticulously reviewed every test report, explained the condition clearly and simply to us, and after a series of assessments, developed a customized treatment plan of “brace combined with physical therapy” for my child.

Recovery Situation:
The treatment process with brace and physical therapy was long and arduous. The child worked very hard and took it seriously. Every follow-up visit, every adjustment to the treatment plan – this year of treatment witnessed the child’s tears, my heartache as a mother, and Director Yang’s encouragement and affirmation. My daughter’s curvature decreased from the initial 44 degrees to 20 degrees. This is not merely a numerical change; it is the joy of the child regaining a healthy life. Director Yang, you are an angel in our child’s life. Thank you, Director Yang!

[Anonymous] from Shanxi

2025-02-28

Rating:

Disease:
Scoliosis
Description of Condition:

I am an SMA patient. Due to severe scoliosis compressing the heart and lungs, I experienced breathing difficulties and numbness on the left side of my body. For many years, I was unable to sit and could only lie down.

Treatment Process:

We learned about Director Yang from fellow patients and multimedia platforms, so we traveled from Shanxi to Shanghai to seek his help. After various preoperative examinations and discussions, as parents, we felt deeply conflicted. Such a major surgery carried significant risks, yet the doctors were taking these risks alongside our child. We had to proceed resolutely. When the surgery concluded, Director Yang emerged and announced its success. Seeing the look of exhaustion on his face, our hearts overflowed with gratitude. We thank the doctors for their superb surgical skills and their benevolent hearts! Your hard work and dedication have given our child a healthy life!

Recovery Status:

Postoperatively, the correction degree exceeded our expectations. Our child can now sit up and see the world from a seated position, bringing a fundamental change to daily life. Pulmonary function has also greatly improved.

[Anonymous] from Zhejiang

2024-04-11

Rating:

Disease:
Scoliosis

Description of Condition:

SMA onset at one year old. Initially able to walk with support but unable to walk independently. Condition worsened over time, leading to wheelchair use. Due to muscle atrophy, the upper body lacked support, followed by progressive scoliosis exceeding 180 degrees with prominent dorsal convexity.

Treatment Process:

Professor Yang is approachable and kind. With professional expertise in spinal medicine, he meticulously identified physical issues, demonstrating patience and clear communication!

Recovery Situation:

One-month post-surgery, independent wheelchair sitting duration reaches 6 hours. Self-feeding ability restored. Gradual recovery ongoing…

[Anonymous] from Shanghai

2023-10-11

Rating:

Disease:

Adult Scoliosis

Description of Condition:

Conservative treatment for adult scoliosis.

Treatment Process:
Smooth and efficient. Recovery Situation: I am 38 years old with a thoracic curve of 38 degrees and lumbar curve of 42 degrees. Unwilling to undergo surgery, I sought Professor Yang’s consultation. I am now wearing a brace. Though uncomfortable, I wish to attempt this approach to see if surgery can be avoided. This surgery is a lifelong commitment and a major operation. Thank you, Professor Yang, for being willing to provide me with an opportunity for conservative treatment.

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