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 2/12/2026

    Soares B, Klein P, Setty BN, Zhang Z, Semaan P, Nguyen TN, Abdalkader M. Dilated emissary veins in patients with pulsatile tinnitus: Culprit or bystander? Neuroradiology. 2026 Feb 12. PMID: 41677835.

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  • 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

    Riegler C, Marto JP, Gebert P, Reiff T, Sykora M, Wiacek M, Pakizer D, Araújo A, Schiphorst AT, Sousa JA, Reich A, Pina BF, Mayer-Suess L, Hobeanu C, Zedde M, Ramos JN, Tsivgoulis G, Castro P, Poli S, Alves JN, Dusart A, Fuentes B, Meza HT, Demeestere J, Wegener S, Kellert L, Calleja P, Panea C, Vollmuth C, Pereira L, Leker RR, Uphaus T, Zini A, Gensicke H, Duloquin G, Ebrahimi T, Salerno A, Tiu C, Nguyen TN, García-Madrona S, Bilik M, Yaghi S, Sienkiewicz-Jarosz H, Karlinski M, Krebs S, Hurtíková E, Ferreira N, Sargento-Freitas J, Pinho J, Caamaño IR, Gizewski ER, Seners P, Pascarella R, Psychogios K, Exposito AG, Gomes S, Bellante F, Rodríguez-Pardo J, Lacambra MB, Lemmens R, Inauen C, Wischmann J, Ostos F, Tiu V, Haeusler KG, Rodrigues M, Metanis I, Hahn M, Viola MM, Truessel S, Bejot Y, Nitsch L, Strambo D, Terecoasa EO, Abdalkader M, De Felipe A, Khan F, Arquizan C, Ribeiro M, Roubec M, Tomaszewska-Lampart I, Ferrari J, Ringleb P, Nolte CH. Emergent Carotid Stenting During Endovascular Therapy for Isolated Cervical Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion. J Stroke. 2026 Jan; 28(1):160-171. PMID: 41656640.

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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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Education

  • Lebanese University, MD

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