Thanh N. Nguyen, MD FRCPc FSVIN FAHA
Professor, Neurology

Biography
Thanh Nguyen, MD, FRCP, FSVIN, FAHA is the Director of Interventional Neurology/ Neuroradiology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine (BUSM). She is President-Elect of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN), the first woman in its 15-year history.
After receiving her medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Canada, Dr. Nguyen performed her neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Following her fellowship in vascular neurology and neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital, she completed a fellowship in interventional neuroradiology (INR) involving more than 1,000 INR procedures at Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal with the internationally renowned experts Jean Raymond and others. She has now been involved in a total of more than 3,000 INR procedures, including more than 500 brain aneurysm interventions (coilings / flow diversion) and 400 acute stroke interventions.
Dr. Nguyen’s clinical and research interests include acute endovascular therapies for stroke, brain aneurysm coiling and flow diversion. She is Principal Investigator of the CLEAR (CT for Late EndovasculAr Reperfusion) study, the primary results published in JAMA Neurology. She co-led a global study with Dr. Nogueira to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stroke, mechanical thrombectomy and subarachnoid hemorrhage care.
Other clinical interests include neurocritical care, diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of pulsatile tinnitus, pre-operative embolization for head and neck tumors, carotid and intracranial stenting, subarachnoid hemorrhage, spinal vascular interventions, traumatic carotid and vertebral dissection, subdural hematoma embolization, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for acute spinal fractures.
Dr. Nguyen has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed publications, contributed to national guideline statements and book chapters. She is a reviewer for the neuroendovascular section of 8 neuroscience journals and has made more than 100 presentations at scientific meetings on a national and international level. She serves as Associate Editor of Stroke, Editorial Board of Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, and Journal of Neuroradiology.
She was elected board member of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) in 2008, re-elected 2014-2017, Research Chair of the SVIN in 2013, and Secretary of the SVIN in 2019-2021. She was awarded Fellow of the SVIN (FSVIN) in 2012 based on her contributions to the field of Interventional Neurology. She was awarded Fellow of the AHA (FAHA) in 2018 and is the American Heart Association Board of Director for the Boston area 2018-2021.
Dr. Nguyen served as the 2017 Acute Endovascular Treatment Section Chair of the International Stroke Conference and 2017 SVIN 10th Annual Meeting Chair, where the landmark DAWN endovascular stroke study was presented with its online publication in the New England Journal of Medicine.
She was awarded Boston Magazine Top Doctor in Neurology for 2017, 2019, 2020, Be Exceptional Award for Boston Medical Center in 2018, and SVIN Distinguished Service Award in 2018. She received the Neurology Golden Brain Attending Award for BU medical student teaching in 2019.
Other Positions
- Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Associate Professor, Neuroradiology, Radiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Websites
- BU Profile
- Radiology Faculty
- Neurology Faculty
- Boston Medical Center Provider Profile
- Google Scholar
- ResearchGate
- Boston Imaging Core Lab
- LINNC Global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Stroke Hospitalizations and Mechanical Thrombectomy
- Balloon-guided catheters provide better blood flow following stroke interventions
- Littleton woman who suffered stroke gifted a little Fenway dirt
- Guidance for treating stroke patients during COVID-19 crisis developed
- Society of Vascular & Interventional Neurology Announces New Officers and Board Members
- EV Today: The Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stroke and Mechanical Thrombectomy Volumes
- 2021 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting Highlights
- Advanced Imaging Not Needed for Late-Stroke Thrombectomy?
- Interview by Dr. Gustavo Saposnik - World Stroke Academy Paper of the month, January 2022
- European Stroke Organization Paper of the Month
- Increased ruptured aneurysm coiling rate during COVID-19 pandemic suggests shift to endovascular techniques
Education
- McGill University, MD
- Marianopolis College, DEC
Publications
- Published on 5/25/2023
Mujanovic A, Ng FCF, Meinel T, Dobrocky T, Piechowiak EI, Kurmann C, Seiffge DJ, Wegener S, Wiest R, Meyer L, Fiehler J, Olivot JM, Ribo M, Nguyen TN, Gralla J, Campbell B, Fischer U, Kaesmacher J. No-reflow phenomenon in stroke patients: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of clinical data. Int J Stroke. 2023 May 25; 17474930231180434. PMID: 37231702.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/24/2023
Nguyen TN, Qureshi MM, Strambo D, Strbian D, Räty S, Herweh C, Abdalkader M, Olive-Gadea M, Ribo M, Psychogios M, Fischer U, Nguyen A, Kuramatsu JB, Haupenthal D, Köhrmann M, Deuschl C, Kühne Escola J, Yaghi S, Shu L, Puetz V, Kaiser DPO, Kaesmacher J, Mujanovic A, Marterstock DC, Engelhorn T, Klein P, Haussen DC, Mohammaden MH, Abdelhamid H, Souza Viana L, Cunha B, Fragata I, Romoli M, Diana F, Virtanen P, Lappalainen K, Clark J, Matsoukas S, Fifi JT, Sheth SA, Salazar-Marioni S, Marto JP, Ramos JN, Miszczuk M, Riegler C, Jadhav AP, Desai SM, Maus V, Kaeder M, Siddiqui AH, Monteiro A, Masoud HE, Suryadevara N, Mokin M, Thanki S, Siegler JE, Khalife J, Linfante I, Dabus G, Asdaghi N, Saini V, Nolte CH, Siebert E, Meinel TR, Finitsis S, Möhlenbruch MA, Ringleb PA, Berberich A, Nogueira RG, Hanning U, Meyer L, Michel P, Nagel S. Endovascular Versus Medical Management of Posterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion Stroke: The PLATO Study. Stroke. 2023 May 24. PMID: 37222709.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/15/2023
Mai TD, Viet Phuong DV, Nguyen Tien D, Nguyen HT, Tran CC, Duong HQ, Nguyen HN, Nguyen SH, Bui HT, Phuc Dang D, Dao NT, Bui HTT, Hoang HB, Vo KH, Nguyen CD, Pham TQ, Nguyen TN. Sex disparity in stroke outcomes in a multicenter prospective stroke registry in Viet Nam. Int J Stroke. 2023 May 15; 17474930231177893. PMID: 37190749.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/15/2023
Shu L, Jiang W, Xiao H, Henninger N, Nguyen TN, Siegler JE, de Havenon A, Goldstein ED, Mandel D, Rana M, Al-Mufti F, Frontera J, Furie K, Yaghi S. Perioperative Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Ann Neurol. 2023 May 15. PMID: 37183768.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/11/2023
Nogueira RG, Etter K, Nguyen TN, Ikeme S, Wong C, Frankel M, Haussen DC, Del Rio C, McDaniel M, Sachdeva R, Devireddy CM, Al-Bayati AR, Mohammaden MH, Doheim MF, Pinheiro AC, Liberato B, Jillella DV, Bhatt NR, Khanna R. Changes in the care of acute cerebrovascular and cardiovascular conditions during the first year of the covid-19 pandemic in 746 hospitals in the USA: retrospective analysis. BMJ Med. 2023; 2(1):e000207. PMID: 37215071.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/11/2023
Diana F, Romoli M, Sabuzi F, Rouchaud A, Mounayer C, Forestier G, Tomasello A, Requena M, Hernández D, Lascuevas MD, Cuevas JL, Peschillo S, Caroff J, Nguyen TN, Abdalkader M, Da Ros V. Neurophysiological monitoring during endovascular treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations: A meta-analysis. Interv Neuroradiol. 2023 May 11; 15910199231175195. PMID: 37170611.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/11/2023
Zhao ZA, Qiu J, Li W, Nguyen T, Wang S, Shi H, Wei M, Wang F, Li D, Chen HS. Intra-arterial tenecteplase during thrombectomy for acute stroke (BRETIS-TNK II): rationale and design. Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2023 May 11. PMID: 37169399.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/11/2023
Miao J, Sang H, Li F, Saver JL, Lei B, Li J, Nogueira RG, Song B, Liu S, Nguyen TN, Jin Z, Zeng H, Wen C, Yuan G, Kong W, Luo W, Liu S, Xie D, Huang J, Liu C, Yang J, Hu J, Song J, Yue C, Li L, Tian Y, Zhang X, Feng D, Gao Y, Fu H, Zi W, Yang Q, Qiu Z, Wang S. Effect of Imaging Selection Paradigms on Endovascular Thrombectomy Outcomes in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2023 Jun; 54(6):1569-1577. PMID: 37165864.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/5/2023
Kwok CS, Bains NK, Ford DE, Gomez CR, Hanley DF, Hassan AE, Nguyen TN, Siddiq F, Spiotta AM, Zaidi SF, Qureshi AI. Intra-arterial thrombolysis as adjunct to mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients in the United States: A case control analysis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2023 Jul; 32(7):107093. PMID: 37149924.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/5/2023
Chen HS, Zhang NN, Cui Y, Li XQ, Zhou CS, Ma YT, Zhang H, Jiang CH, Li RH, Wan LS, Jiao Z, Xiao HB, Li Z, Yan TG, Wang DL, Nguyen TN. A randomized trial of Trendelenburg position for acute moderate ischemic stroke. Nat Commun. 2023 May 05; 14(1):2592. PMID: 37147320.
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