Mohamad Abdalkader, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Mohamad Abdalkader is a board-certified Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiologist at Boston Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Radiology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.

He earned his medical degree from the Lebanese University – Faculty of Medical Sciences in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2011. He completed his radiology residency at the Lebanese University and the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, with focused training in interventional and neurointerventional radiology. He then completed ACGME-accredited fellowships in Diagnostic Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology at Boston Medical Center before joining BMC as an attending physician in 2018.

At BMC, he evaluates patients and their imaging and performs a wide range of neuroendovascular procedures with advanced technical expertise, including acute stroke intervention, intracranial aneurysm treatment, intracranial and carotid artery stenting, treatment of arteriovenous malformations and fistulas, vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty, and endovascular treatment of vascular causes of pulsatile tinnitus.

Dr. Abdalkader has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications and has served as an investigator on numerous research projects involving acute stroke management, cerebral aneurysms, intracranial vascular malformations, pulsatile tinnitus, and traumatic vascular injuries.

He is a frequently invited speaker at national and international conferences in radiology, interventional radiology, and interventional neuroradiology. He also serves as a reviewer and associate editor for several scientific journals and works as an independent imaging adjudicator for stroke and artificial intelligence research studies.

Publications

  • Published 2/6/2026

    Diprose W, Fahed R, Volders D, Möhlenbruch MA, Jumaa M, Nimjee SM, Ganesh A, Booth TC, Buck BH, Kennedy J, Shankar J, Dorn F, Zhang L, Hametner C, Nardai S, Abdalkader M, Menon BK, Demchuk AM, Hill MD, Goyal M, Ospel JM. Reperfusion grade and clinical outcome following medium vessel occlusion thrombectomy in the Endovascular Treatment to Improve Outcomes for Medium Vessel Occlusions (ESCAPE-MeVO) Trial. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 Feb 06. PMID: 41651659.

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  • Published 2/3/2026

    Sousa JA, Olivé-Gadea M, Diana F, Kaesmacher J, Mujanovic A, Geyik S, Senadim S, Cervo A, Salcuni A, Piano M, Moreu M, López-Frías A, Hassan A, Miller S, Zapata-Arriaza E, de Albóniga-Chindurza A, Bergui M, Molinaro S, Gomes F, Sargento-Freitas J, Alexandre A, Pedicelli A, Hofmeister J, Machi P, Scarcia L, Kalsoum E, Amorim J, Meira T, Ortega Gutierrez S, Rodriguez-Calienes A, Renieri L, Capasso F, Romano D, Bárcena-Ruiz E, Seoane D, Abdalkader M, Klein P, N Nguyen T, Perry C, Fragata I, Yavagal D, Charles J, Rodriguez Castro J, Vega P, Özcan Özdemir A, Uysal Kocabas Z, Smajda S, Al Salman S, Khalife J, Jovin T, Biraschi F, Ricchetti F, Castro P, Albuquerque L, Siddiqui A, Jaikumar V, Navia P, Ntoulias N, Psychogios M, Velo M, Zamarro J, De Paco G, Ashouri Y, AlMajali M, F Arenillas J, Sierra A, Romoli M, Marto JP, Yaghi S, Ribo M, Tomasello A, Requena M. Anesthesia Modality in Intracranial Stenting for Acute Stroke-A Sub-Analysis of the RESISTANT International Registry. Clin Neuroradiol. 2026 Feb 03. PMID: 41632116.

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  • Published 1/29/2026

    Khan M, Keser Z, Shu L, Lee EM, Ho M, Klein P, Mallick D, Griffin KJ, Mandel DM, Leker RR, Metanis I, Krishnaiah B, Salehi Omran S, Shahripour RB, Bakradze E, Henninger N, Engelter ST, Heldner MR, Antonenko K, Siegler JE, Marto JP, Rothstein A, Khazaal O, Nolte CH, Crandall RC, Lester E, Nehme A, Mac Grory B, Ghannam M, AlMajali M, Elnazeir M, Al Kasab S, Asad SD, Balabhadra A, Fonseca AC, Cruz D, Romoli M, Saleh Velez FG, Simpkins AN, Sen S, Zedde M, Samaniego EA, Zubair AS, Stretz C, Kam W, Abdalkader M, Yaghi S, Nguyen TN. Dissecting Aneurysm in Cervical Artery Dissection: Insights from the STOP-CAD Study. Stroke. 2026 Jan 29. PMID: 41608793.

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  • Published 1/29/2026

    Rodriguez-Calienes A, Yavagal DR, Asdaghi N, Olivé Gadea M, Diana F, Kaesmacher J, Mujanovic A, Geyik S, Senadim S, Cervo A, Salcuni A, Piano M, Moreu M, López-Frías A, Hassan AE, Miller S, Zapata-Arriaza E, de Albóniga-Chindurza A, Bergui M, Molinaro S, Sousa JA, Gomes FS, Sargento-Freitas J, Alexandre AM, Pedicelli A, Hofmeister J, Machi P, Scarcia L, Kalsoum E, Amorim J, Meira T, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Cruz-Criollo L, Renieri L, Capasso F, Romano DG, Bárcena-Ruiz E, Seoane D, Abdalkader M, Klein P, Nguyen TN, Perry da Câmara C, Fragata IR, Rodríguez Castro J, Vega P, Ozdemir AO, Uysal Kocabas Z, Smajda S, Al Salman SA, Khalife J, Jovin TG, Biraschi F, Richetti F, Castro P, Albuquerque L, Siddiqui AH, Jaikumar V, Navia P, Ntoulias N, Psychogios MN, Velo M, Zamarro J, De Paco G, Ashouri Y, AlMajali M, Arenillas JF, Sierra-Gomez A, Romoli M, Marto JP, Yaghi S, Ribo M, Tomasello A, Requena M. Rescue versus First-Line Intracranial Stenting during Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Propensity-Weighted Analysis of the RESISTANT Registry. Stroke. 2026 Jan 29. PMID: 41608810.

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  • Published 1/29/2026

    Jaffar M, Ahmed K, Abu-Rumeileh S, Otto M, Barba L, Nguyen TN, Abdalkader M, Klein P, Lobotesis K, Valente M, Luigi Gigli G, Zhang L, Foschi M, Banerjee S, Merlino G, Simister R, D'Anna L. Aspiration, stent retriever, or combined approach for basilar artery occlusion: a three-way comparative analysis. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2026; 19:17562864251410787. PMID: 41626623.

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  • Lebanese University, MD

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