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 300 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 4/22/2026

    Zhang K, Jing X, Abdalkader M, Wang J, Tao C, Li R, Wang A, Xu P, Lu Y, Chen M, Jiang X, Nguyen TN, Hu W. Endovascular Thrombectomy Versus Standard Medical Management in Acute Anterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion Stroke: The ORIENTAL-MeVO Registry Study. Stroke. 2026 Apr 22. PMID: 42017224.

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  • Published 4/20/2026

    Salim HA, Pulli B, Yedavalli V, Ota T, Lakhani D, Hajjeh O, Musmar B, Adeeb N, Milhem F, Faizy TD, Naamani KE, Henninger N, Sundararajan SH, Kühn AL, Khalife J, Ghozy S, Scarcia L, Yeo LLL, Tan BYQ, Regenhardt RW, Heit JJ, Cancelliere NM, Rouchaud A, Fiehler J, Sheth S, Puri AS, Dyzmann C, Colasurdo M, Renieri L, Filipe JP, Harker P, Radu RA, Abdalkader M, Klein P, Marotta TR, Spears J, Mowla A, Jabbour P, Biswas A, Clarençon F, Siegler JE, Nguyen TN, Varela R, Baker A, Essibayi MA, Altschul D, Gonzalez NR, Möhlenbruch MA, Costalat V, Gory B, Stracke CP, Hecker C, Marnat G, Shaikh H, Griessenauer CJ, Liebeskind DS, Pedicelli A, Alexandre AM, Tancredi I, Kalsoum E, Lubicz B, Patel AB, Pereira VM, Wintermark M, Guenego A, Dmytriw AA. Intra-Arterial Thrombolytic vs. Mechanical Thrombectomy in Distal Medium Middle Cerebral Artery Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Preliminary Multinational Multicenter Propensity Score-Matched Study. Clin Neuroradiol. 2026 Apr 20. PMID: 42008175.

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  • Published 4/16/2026

    Yogendrakumar V, Thomalla G, Xiong Y, Coutts SB, Abdalkader M, Nguyen TN, Parsons MW, Campbell BCV. Use of Imaging to Guide Eligibility for Reperfusion Therapies in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2026 Apr 16. PMID: 41988724.

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  • Published 4/16/2026

    Abdalkader M, Nguyen TN, Raz E, Al Kasab S, Amans MR, Shapiro M, Yedavalli V, Patsalides A, Fargen KM, Hui FK. Cerebral venography and manometry: indications and techniques for success. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 Apr 16; 18(5):1435-1439. PMID: 40555475.

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  • Published 4/16/2026

    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. 2026 Apr 16; 18(5):1401-1407. PMID: 40707244.

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Education

  • Lebanese University, MD

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