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 7/24/2025

    Hui FK, Ghozy S, Amans MR, Brinjikji W, Abdalkader M, Yedavalli V, Chyung AS, Pereira VM, Lenck S, Siddiqui AH, Hillis AE, Fargen KM. Cognitive impairment in cerebral venous congestion: The need for improved assessment tools - a literature review. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Jul 24. PMID: 40707244.

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  • Published 7/17/2025

    Hu W, Nguyen TN, Qureshi M, Chen Z, Tao C, Li R, Yi TY, Feng G, Su J, Cui T, Cao Z, Wang H, Zeng G, Yuan G, Jing X, Luo C, Zhu Y, Qureshi AI, Nogueira RG, Liu X, Abdalkader M. Noncontrast CT vs CT Perfusion Imaging in Patients With Basilar Artery Occlusion: Analysis of the ATTENTION and ATTENTION IA Trials. Neurology. 2025 Aug 12; 105(3):e213911. PMID: 40674670.

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  • Published 7/16/2025

    Cai L, Yan Z, Abdalkader M, Li T, Sang H, Tian Y, Xie D, Li M, Jin W, Albers GW, Qiu Z, Nguyen TN, Yang Q, Zhao H, Jiang S. Association Between Asymptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage and Outcomes After Thrombectomy: A Pooled Analysis of the RESCUE BT and DEVT Trials. Neurol Clin Pract. 2025 Aug; 15(4):e200500. PMID: 40687960.

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  • Published 7/10/2025

    Alexandre AM, Scarcia L, Consoli A, Sun W, Xu Y, Huang X, Chung C, Sgreccia A, Abdalkader M, Limbucci N, Pedicelli A, De Leoni D, Ganimede MP, Gaudino C, Russo R, Papagiannaki C, Partesano R, Mandruzzato N, Gabrieli JD, Panni P, Zini A, Clarençon F, Raz E, Nguyen TN, Broccolini A. Safety of emergent intracranial stenting after thrombolysis: a multicenter matched analysis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Jul 10. PMID: 40639974.

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  • Published 7/8/2025

    Koneru M, Khalife J, Colasurdo M, Priest R, McIntyre MK, Settecase F, English J, Kim W, Baxter BW, Kim J, Abdalkader M, Klein P, Nguyen TN, Alexander MD, Goren O, Hendrix P, Bielinski T, Pema PJ, Morsi RZ, Kass-Hout T, Patel P, Thomas AJ, Jovin TG, Shaikh HA, Tonetti DA. Multicenter experience of the Monopoint reperfusion system in acute large vessel occlusion stroke thrombectomy. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Jul 08. PMID: 40633937.

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