Bo Lear

Bo was born in Shanxi, China, and immigrated first to Israel then to Maryland in elementary school. She then went to college at Duke University where she studied mechanoreceptor differentiation in a developmental neurobiology lab, and then completed a one year post-bac program at the National Institute of Allergy and infectious Disease studying mechanisms of drug resistant malaria. She found her passion at the intersection of science and medicine, so she then joined University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Medical Scientist Training Program where she received her MD, PhD degrees. She completed her PhD in neuroscience under Dr. Darcie Moore, studying adult mammalian hippocampal neurogenesis and human spinal cord regeneration, where she was awarded the prestigious F30 NIH grant. Her dedication to advancement of neurosurgery through translational research is what led her to Stanford neurosurgery residency.

While she loves neuroscience and neurosurgery, she also loves exploring her hobbies outside of work. Being an avid athlete growing up, she continues to be active through golfing, hiking, and pickle balling. Additionally, she also has a passion for all the arts, whether if it’s culinary arts, interior designing, or fashion design.

Education:

2024 – Present
Stanford University – Palo Alto, CA
Department of Neurosurgery
Resident Physician

2016 - 2024
University of Wisconsin-Madison – Madison, WI
MD, PhD

2011-2015
Duke University – Durham, NC
BS