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 6/26/2025

    Al Kasab S, Mierzwa AT, Tahhan IS, Yaghi S, Jumaa M, Inoa V, Capasso 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 Stents and Self Expanding Stents in Rescue Stenting for Large Vessel Occlusion: Secondary analysis of the RESCUE-ICAS Registry. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Jun 26. PMID: 40550702.

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  • Published 6/26/2025

    Kerwin CM, HonShideler C, Abdalkader M, Setty BN. An imaging potpourri of uncommon traumatic scalp injuries. Emerg Radiol. 2025 Jun 26. PMID: 40569341.

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  • Published 6/24/2025

    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. 2025 Jun 24. PMID: 40555475.

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  • Published 6/21/2025

    Prandin G, Foschi M, Valente M, Zhang L, Malhotra P, Sacco S, Ornello R, Toraldo F, Maisano D, Del Regno C, Komauli F, Gartner Jarmillo A, Al-Karadsheh H, Zahid H, Klein P, Abdalkader M, Manganotti P, Lobotesis K, Nguyen TN, Gigli GL, Banerjee S, Merlino G, D'Anna L. Sex-based differences in inflammatory predictors of outcomes in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy: an inverse probability weighting analysis. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2025; 18:17562864251345719. PMID: 40547862.

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  • Published 6/16/2025

    Prandin G, Valente M, Zhang L, EdoardoPirera, Malhotra P, Sacco S, Foschi M, Ornello R, Levee V, Chulack K, Sheikh F, Fayez F, Toraldo F, Maisano D, Del Regno C, Komauli F, Jarmillo AG, Al-Karadsheh H, Zahid H, Klein P, Abdalkader M, Manganotti P, Lobotesis K, Nguyen TN, Banerjee S, Gigli GL, Merlino G, D'Anna L. The impact of inflammatory markers on clinical outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients following mechanical thrombectomy: A multicentre study. J Neurol Sci. 2025 Jun 16; 475:123587. PMID: 40554173.

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Education

  • Lebanese University, MD

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