Thanh N. Nguyen, MD FRCPc FSVIN FAHA
Professor, Neurology
Biography
Thanh Nguyen, MD, FRCP, FSVIN, FAHA is the Director of Interventional Neurology/ Neuroradiology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine (BUSM). She is President of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN), the first woman in its 17-year history.
After receiving her medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Canada, Dr. Nguyen performed her neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Following her fellowship in vascular neurology and neurocritical care at Massachusetts General Hospital, she completed a fellowship in interventional neuroradiology (INR) involving more than 1,000 INR procedures at Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal with the internationally renowned experts Jean Raymond and others. She has now been involved in a total of more than 3,000 INR procedures, including more than 500 brain aneurysm interventions (coilings / flow diversion) and 400 acute stroke interventions.
Dr. Nguyen’s clinical and research interests include acute endovascular therapies for stroke, brain aneurysm coiling and flow diversion. She is Principal Investigator of the CLEAR (CT for Late EndovasculAr Reperfusion) study, the primary results published in JAMA Neurology (2022) and Neurology (2024). She co-led a global study to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stroke, mechanical thrombectomy, subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral venous thrombosis care. She is co-PI of the SUMMIT MAX and PICASSO randomized trials.
Other clinical interests include neurocritical care, diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of pulsatile tinnitus, pre-operative embolization for head and neck tumors, carotid and intracranial stenting, subarachnoid hemorrhage, spinal vascular interventions, traumatic carotid and vertebral dissection, subdural hematoma embolization, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for acute spinal fractures.
Dr. Nguyen has authored more than 500 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to national guideline statements. She serves as Associate Editor of Stroke.
She was elected board member of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) in 2008, re-elected 2014-2017, Research Chair of the SVIN in 2013, and Secretary of the SVIN in 2019-2021. She was awarded Fellow of the SVIN (FSVIN) in 2012 based on her contributions to the field of Interventional Neurology. She was awarded Fellow of the AHA (FAHA) in 2018.
She was awarded Boston Magazine Top Doctor in Neurology for 2017-23, Be Exceptional Award for Boston Medical Center in 2018, and SVIN Distinguished Service Award in 2018. She received the Neurology Golden Brain Attending Award for BU medical student teaching in 2019.
Other Positions
- Associate Professor, Neuroradiology, Radiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Websites
- BU Profile
- Radiology Faculty
- Neurology Faculty
- Boston Medical Center Provider Profile
- Google Scholar
- ResearchGate
- Boston Imaging Core Lab
- LINNC Global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Stroke Hospitalizations and Mechanical Thrombectomy
- Balloon-guided catheters provide better blood flow following stroke interventions
- Littleton woman who suffered stroke gifted a little Fenway dirt
- Guidance for treating stroke patients during COVID-19 crisis developed
- Society of Vascular & Interventional Neurology Announces New Officers and Board Members
- EV Today: The Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stroke and Mechanical Thrombectomy Volumes
- 2021 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting Highlights
- Advanced Imaging Not Needed for Late-Stroke Thrombectomy?
- Interview by Dr. Gustavo Saposnik - World Stroke Academy Paper of the month, January 2022
- European Stroke Organization Paper of the Month
- Increased ruptured aneurysm coiling rate during COVID-19 pandemic suggests shift to endovascular techniques
- Neuro News Profile
Education
- McGill University, MD
- Marianopolis College, DEC
Publications
- Published on 4/24/2025
Mohammaden MH, Doheim MF, Dolia J, Abdelhamid H, Matsoukas S, Schuldt BR, Fifi JT, Kuybu O, Al-Bayati AR, Olive Gadea M, Rodrigo-Gisbert M, Requena M, Monteiro A, Siddiqui A, Ferreira F, Gamea A, Yu S, Siegler JE, Castillo-Galecio M, Cruz-Criollo L, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Cortez GM, Hanel RA, Hassan AE, Nguyen TN, Abdalkader M, Klein P, Salem MM, Burkhardt JK, Jankowitz B, Colasurdo M, Kan P, Hafeez M, Tanweer O, Peng S, Grossberg JA, Alaraj A, Nogueira RG, Haussen DC. Balloon guide catheter impact on angiographic and clinical outcomes in distal medium vessel occlusion stroke thrombectomy. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Apr 24. PMID: 40274405.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/17/2025
Liu C, Abdalkader M, Sang H, Sarraj A, Campbell BCV, Miao Z, Huo X, Yoo AJ, Zaidat OO, Thomalla G, Bendszus M, Yoshimura S, Uchida K, Li Q, Yuan Z, Siegler JE, Yaghi S, Sun D, Pujara D, Kaesmacher J, Zheng C, Ruan Z, Xu C, Yuan G, Yin C, Yi TY, Li M, Xie D, Yang Q, Qiu Z, Nguyen TN. Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Ischemic Core Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Neurology. 2025 May 13; 104(9):e213443. PMID: 40245349.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/15/2025
Chen D, Chen W, Nguyen TN, Yi T, Zhang L, Guo X, Chang Y, Bai X, Deng B, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Qiu T, Wang Y, Sui Y. Validation of a novel CT perfusion software compared to RAPID in stroke patients receiving endovascular therapy. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 15; 15(1):12907. PMID: 40234640.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/4/2025
Luo C, Nguyen TN, Li R, Tao C, Jing X, Xu P, Wang L, Wang A, Gao F, Cai M, Zhang K, Chen M, Jiang X, Shen N, Abdalkader M, Michel P, Saver JL, Nogueira RG, Liu X, Hu W. Association Between Collateral Status, Blood Pressure During Thrombectomy, and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Basilar Artery Occlusion. Neurology. 2025 May 13; 104(9):e213504. PMID: 40184589.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/2/2025
Shu L, Strelecky L, de Havenon A, Nguyen TN, Henninger N, Keser Z, Khan M, Siegler JE, Penckofer M, Omran SS, Field TS, Zhou L, Xiao H, Jacobson A, Goldstein ED, Stretz C, Khan F, Perelstein E, Furie K, Yaghi S. Incidence Trends and Risk of Recurrent Stroke of Cervical Artery Dissections in the United States Between 2005 and 2019. Neurology. 2025 May 13; 104(9):e213548. PMID: 40173376.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/2/2025
Luo C, Nguyen TN, Li R, Tao C, Jing X, Wang L, Wang A, Zhou Y, Gao F, Zhang K, Nogueira RG, Hu W. Computed Tomography Perfusion Parameters: A Potential Tool for Treatment Selection in Basilar Artery Occlusion. Ann Neurol. 2025 Apr 02. PMID: 40172084.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/31/2025
Launhardt N, Jesser J, Hasan D, May R, Nikoubashman O, Wiesmann M, Nguyen TN, Möhlenbruch MA, Kernbach J, Weyland CS. DWI Reversibility in Acute Ischemic Stroke Due to Basilar Artery Occlusion Following Successful Recanalization. Clin Neuroradiol. 2025 Mar 31. PMID: 40163187.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/28/2025
D'Anna L, Prandin G, Valente M, Zhang L, Malhotra P, Sacco S, Foschi M, Ornello R, Levee V, Chulack K, Sheikh F, Fayez F, Toraldo F, Maisano D, Delregno C, Komauli F, Gartner A, Alkaradsheh H, Zahid H, Klein P, Abdalkader M, Pirera E, Manganotti P, Lobotesis K, Nguyen TN, Gigli GL, Banerjee S, Merlino G. C-Reactive Protein elevation and subsequent atrial fibrillation detection after ischemic stroke treated with mechanical thrombectomy: an inverse probability weighting analysis. Int J Stroke. 2025 Mar 28; 17474930251332489. PMID: 40155805.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/28/2025
Yogendrakumar V, Campbell BCV, Johns H, Churilov L, Ng FC, Sitton CW, Hassan AE, Abraham MG, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Hussain MS, Chen M, Kasner SE, Sharma G, Guha P, Pujara DK, Shaker F, Lansberg MG, Wechsler LR, Nguyen TN, Fifi JT, Hill MD, Ribo M, Parsons MW, Davis SM, Grotta JC, Albers GW, Sarraj A. Association of Ischemic Core Hypodensity With Thrombectomy Treatment Effect in Large Core Stroke: A Secondary Analysis of the SELECT2 Randomized Controlled Trial. Stroke. 2025 Mar 28. PMID: 40151939.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/27/2025
Raymond J, Darsaut TE, Saleme S, Rouchaud A, Iancu D, Roy D, Weill A, Olijnyk L, Jabre R, Bojanowski MW, Chaalala C, Roberge D, Boubagra K, Heck O, Rempel JL, Papagiannaki C, Barreau X, Marnat G, Gentric JC, Ognard J, Nico L, Bintner M, Gauthier Lasalarie P, Veyrieres JB, Piotin M, Escalard S, Pereira VM, Abud DG, Zehr J, Chagnon M, Nguyen TN, Mathieu D, Gevry G, Klink R, Lorian E, Mounayer C. Transvenous Approach for the Treatment of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations: A Randomized Comparison With Transarterial Embolization. Stroke. 2025 Mar 27. PMID: 40143818.
Read at: PubMed
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