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 5/14/2026

    Hu W, Jing X, Chen Z, Zheng J, Yi T, Zheng T, Li Z, Liu J, Cui T, Wen J, Feng G, Song C, Yang L, Jiang S, Tong L, Jiang C, Ruan Z, Zhou P, Wang S, Wang T, Zhou Z, Ren Y, Qiu T, Zheng C, Wang H, Liu Y, Luo Y, Wang J, Ma Z, Mei B, Liang Y, Zhu Y, Li R, Sun J, Wang L, Zhang C, Liu T, Song J, Tao C, Wang A, Wang J, Xu P, Guo X, Shu L, Qureshi AI, Nguyen TN, AbdalKader M, Saver JL, Chen W, Nogueira RG. Endovascular Treatment of Medium-Vessel-Occlusion Strokes. N Engl J Med. 2026 May 14; 394(19):1894-1904. PMID: 42127389.

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  • Published 5/14/2026

    Alhazmi H, Darsaut TE, Gentric JC, Roy D, Roberge D, Iancu D, Weill A, Jabre R, Bojanowski MW, Chaalala C, Comby PO, Cognard C, Januel AC, Sabatier JF, Clarençon F, Lopez C, Giraud N, Barreau X, Marnat G, Regis J, Graillon T, Troude L, Papagiannaki C, Roualdes V, Desal H, Bernier-Chastagner V, Anxionnat R, Dumot C, Khalil T, Chabert E, Nguyen TN, Abdalkader M, Lecouillard I, Gauvrit JY, Tawk RG, Huynh T, Herbreteau D, Planty-Bonjour A, Reyns N, Biondi A, Gaberel T, Piotin M, Costalat V, Rivera R, Mantilla D, Devletian MA, Gevry G, Klink R, Viard G, Magro E, Raymond J. Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain arteriovenous malformations as expected curative treatment: outcomes of patients included in the prospective registry of a pragmatic trial. World Neurosurg. 2026 May 14; 125056. PMID: 42140314.

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  • Published 5/6/2026

    Anastasiou A, Brehm A, Kaesmacher J, Mujanovic A, de Dios Lascuevas M, Carmona T, López-Frías A, Valverde BH, Nguyen TN, Abdalkader M, Klein P, Thevoz G, Michel P, Bartolini B, Kaschner M, Weiss D, Alexandre AM, Pedicelli A, Machi P, Bernava G, Kuwahara S, Uchida K, Wenderoth J, Joshi A, Karwacki G, Bolognese M, Tessitore A, Vinci SL, Cervo A, Rollo C, Hui F, Mozumder AS, Romano DG, Frauenfelder G, Goyal N, Batra V, Inoa-Acosta V, Cognard C, Hoferica M, Rautio R, Kaiser DPO, Gerber JC, Clarke J, Levitt MR, Wolf MN, Othman AE, Uphaus T, Scarcia L, Kalsoum E, Melancia D, de Sousa DA, Ganimede MP, Semeraro V, Giordano F, Muto M, Bonala U, Tuladhar AM, Jenniskens SFM, Hellstern V, Kleffner I, Remida P, Diamanti S, Renieri L, Ballabio E, Valvassori L, Martin W, De Beukelaer F, Aebischer V, Hoang-Tho D, Rommers N, Katan M, Katsanos AH, Psychogios MN. Blood pressure management in patients receiving rescue stenting after failed endovascular treatment in large vessel occlusion acute ischaemic stroke: a multicentre registry. Eur Stroke J. 2026 May 06; 11(5). PMID: 42114130.

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  • Published 5/4/2026

    Zhang Z, Klein P, Setty B, Semaan P, Soares B, Nguyen TN, Bedi H, Sakai O, Abdalkader M. Prevalence and Radiologic Manifestations of Internal Jugular Venous Stenosis in Patients with Pulsatile Tinnitus: A Case-Control Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2026 May 04; 47(5):1320-1324. PMID: 41213814.

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  • 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 Jun; 57(6):1563-1573. PMID: 42017224.

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Education

  • Lebanese University, MD

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