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 1/21/2026

    Zhang L, Liu Y, Chen F, Zhu H, Abdalkader M, Sun Y, Sun D, Nguyen T, Zhang Y, Miao Z. Factors associated with infarct volume growth after mechanical thrombectomy in large core infarction: ANGEL-ASPECT insights. Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2026 Jan 21. PMID: 41565354.

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  • Published 1/16/2026

    Scarcia L, Abdalkader M, Nguyen TN, Kikano R, Dmytriw AA, Elhoujeiry E, Azaki A, Rodriguez MJ, Geismar M, Farhat F, Bartolucci P, Tuilier T, Kalsoum E. Preventive coil embolization of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in adults with homozygous sickle cell disease. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 Jan 16. PMID: 41545205.

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  • Published 1/1/2026

    Tao C, Hu T, Chen Z, Wang H, Cui T, Chen W, Yi T, Mei B, Wang E, Zhu Y, Li R, Sun J, Hu H, Wang L, Zhang C, Liu T, Song J, Jing X, Qureshi AI, Abdalkader M, Nguyen TN, Nogueira RG, Saver JL, Hu W. Endovascular Therapy versus Medical Management for Basilar Artery Occlusion Presenting beyond 24 Hours. Radiology. 2026 Jan; 318(1):e250734. PMID: 41528228.

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  • 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 12/26/2025

    Romoli M, Molina CA, Zapata-Arriaza E, Jaikumar V, Jesser J, Heldner MR, Merlino G, Arba F, Giammello F, Radu RA, D'Anna L, Bigliardi G, Hanning U, Scarcia L, Puetz V, Abu Amara A, Zini A, Michel P, Aguiar De Sousa D, Al Kasab S, Casolla B, Kühne Escolà J, Da Ros V, Pezzini A, Candelaresi P, Alexandre AM, Toni D, Marto JP, Gabrieli JD, Sousa JA, Schwab R, Alpay K, Paciaroni M, Rapillo CM, Yeo L, Greisenegger S, Nolte CH, Caproni S, Anastasiou A, Tassi R, Maus V, Lattanzi S, Thanki SS, Sanna A, Naccarato M, Hawkes C, Abraham MG, Tudisco V, Requena M, Klein P, Ruggiero M, Lafe E, Medina-Rodriguez M, Monteiro A, Reiff T, Ringleb PA, Möhlenbruch M, Mujanovic A, Kaesmacher J, Peycheva M, Valente M, Taglialatela A, Toraldo F, Ferretti S, Toscano A, Ferraù L, Maffei S, Rosafio F, Schulte K, Kaiser D, Migliaccio L, Thévoz G, Soares MD, Abu Qdais A, Gardin A, Köhrmann M, Bellini L, Spina E, Andreone V, Nicolini E, Giacomozzi S, Sepe FN, Rosterman L, Aust A, Psychogios M, Selseth MN, Abdalkader M, Costalat V, Katsanos AH, Siddiqui AH, Longoni M, Tomasello A, Kristoffersen ES, Nguyen TN, Diana F. Emergent Carotid Stenting for Acute Anterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke With Tandem Lesions: The Multicenter CERES-TANDEM Study. Neurology. 2026 Jan 27; 106(2):e214528. PMID: 41453121.

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Education

  • Lebanese University, MD

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