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 350 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 9/10/2026

    Samaha J, Le NM, Iyyangar AS, Lee E, Abdelkhaleq R, Haussen DC, Dolia J, Grossberg JA, Mohammaden M, Hassan AE, Tekle W, Miller S, Saei HM, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Galecio-Castillo M, Céspedes J, Brito A, Reddi P, Fifi JT, Majidi S, Koneru M, Zhang L, Khalife J, Abdalkader M, Klein P, Dabus G, Linfante I, Mehta BP, Sessa J, Zaidi S, Saleemi MA, Linares G, Al-Bayati AR, Liebeskind DS, Nogueira R, Sheth SA. Racial disparities in off-guideline endovascular treatments for acute ischaemic stroke. Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2026 Sep 10. PMID: 42727963.

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  • Published 9/8/2026

    Andrade Fernandes JV, Tudella GCN, Reischoffer do Nascimento L, Ramos JVO, Abdalkader M, Dmytriw AA. Tenecteplase for anterior-circulation vessel occlusion at 4.5-24 hours across reperfusion paradigms: A meta-analysis. Neuroradiol J. 2026 Sep 08; 19714009261487616. PMID: 42708962.

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  • Published 8/17/2026

    Du K, Liu S, Nguyen TN, Pan S, Baron JC, Xu Y, Abdalkader M, Luo L, Wang S, Chen J, Dou Y, Liu S, Ji X, Wei M. Intra-arterial human serum albumin therapy following mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: the AMASS pilot trial. J Neurointerv Surg. 2026 Aug 17; 18(9):1842-1848. PMID: 40921621.

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  • Published 8/12/2026

    Li R, Nguyen TN, Tao C, Sun J, Xu P, Luo C, Wang L, Liu T, Song J, Jing X, Wang A, Qureshi AI, Abdalkader M, Saver JL, Nogueira RG, Hu W. Endovascular thrombectomy alone versus intravenous thrombolysis plus endovascular thrombectomy on acute basilar artery occlusion (ATTENTION IV): study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2026 Aug 12; 16(8):e116898. PMID: 42586736.

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  • Published 8/5/2026

    Ismail M, Abu Qdais A, Almallouhi E, De Havenon A, Zaino B, Inoa V, Capasso F, Nahhas M, Starke RM, Fragata I, Bender MT, Moldovan K, Maier I, Grossberg JA, Jabbour P, Samaniego EA, Burkhardt JK, Abdalkader M, Blalock E, Hassan AE, Altschul D, Mascitelli J, Regenhardt RW, Wolfe S, Ezzeldin M, Limaye K, Jehani HA, Niazi MH, Goyal N, Jumaa M, Grandhi R, Nguyen TN, Yaghi S, Kasab SA. Collateral status and outcomes in ICAS-LVO: insights from the RESCUE-ICAS registry. Neuroradiology. 2026 Aug 05. PMID: 42554836.

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Education

  • Lebanese University, MD

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