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 12/29/2025

    Hu W, Tao C, Li R, Chen Z, Chen W, Yi T, Wang H, Zhou P, Cao Z, Zeng G, Cui T, Su J, Chen L, Wang G, Sun J, Zhu Y, Wang L, Zhang C, Liu T, Song J, Jing X, Wang A, Wang J, Xu P, Luo C, Qureshi AI, AbdalKader M, Nguyen TN, Saver JL, Nogueira RG, Liu X. Endovascular vs Medical Treatment of Basilar Artery Occlusion: 3-Year Outcomes of the ATTENTION Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2025 Dec 29. PMID: 41460644.

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  • Published 12/23/2025

    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 Dec 23. PMID: 40639974.

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  • Published 12/17/2025

    Faizy TD, Yedavalli V, Salim HA, Lakhani DA, Musmar B, Adeeb N, Essibayi MA, Daraghma M, El Naamani K, Henninger N, Sundararajan SH, Kuhn AL, Khalife J, Ghozy S, Scarcia L, Yeo LL, Tan BY, Regenhardt RW, Heit JJ, Cancelliere NM, Rouchaud A, Fiehler J, Sheth SA, Puri AS, Dyzmann C, Colasurdo M, Renieri L, Filipe JP, Harker P, Radu RA, Abdalkader M, Klein P, Marotta TR, Spears J, Ota T, Mowla A, Jabbour P, Biswas A, Clarençon F, Siegler JE, Nguyen TN, Varela R, Baker A, Altschul D, Gonzalez N, 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, Wintermark M, Lubicz B, Patel AB, Mendes Pereira V, Dmytriw AA, Guenego A. Clinical outcomes of patients with unsuccessful mechanical thrombectomy versus best medical management of medium vessel occlusion stroke in the middle cerebral artery territory. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Dec 17; 18(1):155-165. PMID: 39855674.

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  • Published 12/4/2025

    Rai AT, Al Halak A, Abdalkader M, Kaliaev A, Nguyen TN, Kallmes DF, Brinjikji W, Huynh T, Lakhani D, Perry A, Joly O, Bellot P, Briggs JH, Woodhead ZVJ, Harston G, Carone D. Artificial Intelligence-Driven Detection of Large Vessel Occlusions on NCCT: A Multi-Institutional Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Dec 04; 46(12):2528-2534. PMID: 41067911.

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  • Published 12/4/2025

    Al Kasab S, Mierzwa AT, Tahhan IS, Yaghi S, Jumaa M, Inoa V, Capassoe F, Nahhas M, Starke RM, Fragata I, Bender MT, Moldovan K, Maier I, Grossberg JA, Jabbour P, Psychogios M, Samaniego EA, Burkhardt JK, Altschul D, Mascitelli J, Ezzeldin M, Grandhi R, de Havenon A, Nguyen TN, Hassan AE. Comparative Safety and Efficacy of Balloon-Mounted and Self-Expanding Stents in Rescue Stenting for Large Vessel Occlusion: Secondary Analysis of the RESCUE-ICAS Registry. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Dec 04; 46(12):2514-2520. PMID: 40550702.

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  • Lebanese University, MD

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