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. She co-led a global study with Dr. Nogueira to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stroke, mechanical thrombectomy and subarachnoid hemorrhage care.
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 380 peer-reviewed publications, contributed to national guideline statements and book chapters. 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 and is the American Heart Association Board of Director for the Boston area 2018-2021.
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
Education
- McGill University, MD
- Marianopolis College, DEC
Publications
- Published on 4/18/2024
Dolia JN, Mohammaden MH, Tarek MA, Damiani M, Grossberg JA, Pabaney A, Frankel M, Jillella DV, Hassan AE, Tekle WG, Georgiadis A, Saei H, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Vivanco-Suarez J, Galecio-Castillo M, Rodriguez-Calienes A, Majidi S, Fifi J, Matsoukas S, Siegler JE, Penckofer M, Rana A, Sheth SA, Salazar Marioni SA, Nguyen TN, Abdalkader M, Linfante I, Dabus G, Mehta BP, Sessa J, Jumaa M, Sugg R, Linares G, Al-Bayati AR, Liebeskind DS, Nogueira RG, Haussen DC. Structural Analysis of Aspiration Catheters and Procedural Outcomes: An Analysis of the SVIN Registry. Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. 2024; (0):e001214.
Read at: Custom - Published on 4/16/2024
Zhang J, Long L, Li J, Zhang H, Yan W, Abulimiti A, Abulajiang N, Lu Q, Nguyen TN, Cai X. Impact of obesity-related indicators on first-pass effect in patients with ischemic stroke receiving mechanical thrombectomy. Neuroradiology. 2024 Apr 16. PMID: 38625617.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/12/2024
Zheng L, Nie X, Wang M, Liu X, Duan W, Zhang Z, Liu J, Wei Y, Wen M, Yang Z, Leung TW, Ma G, Huo X, Pan Y, Nguyen TN, Leng X, Miao Z, Liu L. Endovascular therapy in acute ischaemic stroke with large infarction with matched or mismatched clinical-radiological severities: a post-hoc analysis of the ANGEL-ASPECT trial. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Jun; 72:102595. PMID: 38638180.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/11/2024
Klein P, Shu L, Lindgren E, de Winter MA, Siegler JE, Simpkins AN, Omran SS, Heldner MR, de Havenon A, Abdalkader M, Al Kasab S, Stretz C, Wu TY, Wilson D, Asad SD, Almallouhi E, Frontera J, Kuohn L, Rothstein A, Bakradze E, Henninger N, Zubair AS, Sharma R, Kerrigan D, Aziz Y, Mistry EA, van Kammen MS, Tatlisumak T, Krzywicka K, de Sousa DA, Jood K, Field TS, Yaghi S, Coutinho JM, Nguyen TN. External Validation of the SI2NCAL2C Score for Outcomes Following Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024 Apr 11; 107720. PMID: 38614162.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/10/2024
Cai L, Wang L, Campbell BCV, Wu Y, Abdalkader M, Alemseged F, Kaesmacher J, Puetz V, Nagel S, Strbian D, Knapen RRMM, Li C, Ye S, Tian P, Chen J, Li R, Hu W, Qiu Z, Nguyen TN, Schonewille WJ, Guo Q, Dai Z. Endovascular thrombectomy with versus without intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurol. 2024 Apr 10. PMID: 38597945.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/9/2024
Coutinho JM, van de Munckhof A, Aguiar de Sousa D, Poli S, Aaron S, Arauz A, Conforto AB, Krzywicka K, Hiltunen S, Lindgren E, Sánchez van Kammen M, Shu L, Bakchoul T, Belder R, van den Berg R, Boumans E, Cannegieter S, Cano-Nigenda V, Field TS, Fragata I, Heldner MR, Hernández-Pérez M, Klok FA, Leker RR, Lucas-Neto L, Molad J, Nguyen TN, Saaltink DJ, Saposnik G, Sharma P, Stam J, Thijs V, van der Vaart M, Werring DJ, Wong Ramos D, Yaghi S, Yesilot N, Tatlisumak T, Putaala J, Jood K, Arnold M, Ferro JM. Reducing the global burden of cerebral venous thrombosis: An international research agenda. Int J Stroke. 2024 Apr 09; 17474930241242266. PMID: 38494462.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/4/2024
Scutelnic A, van de Munckhof A, Miraclin AT, Aaron S, Hameed S, Wasay M, Grosu O, Krzywicka K, Sánchez van Kammen M, Lindgren E, Moreira T, Acampora R, Negro A, Karapanayiotides T, Yaghi S, Revert A, Cuadrado Godia E, Garcia-Madrona S, La Spina P, Grillo F, Giammello F, Nguyen TN, Abdalkader M, Buture A, Sofia Cotelli M, Raposo N, Tsivgoulis G, Candelaresi P, Ciacciarelli A, Mbroh J, Batenkova T, Scoppettuolo P, Zedde M, Pascarella R, Antonenko K, Kristoffersen ES, Kremer Hovinga JA, Jood K, Aguiar de Sousa D, Poli S, Tatlisumak T, Putaala J, Coutinho JM, Ferro JM, Arnold M, Heldner MR. Characteristics and outcomes of cerebral venous thrombosis associated with COVID-19. Eur Stroke J. 2024 Apr 04; 23969873241241885. PMID: 38572798.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/27/2024
Cui Y, Chen YN, Nguyen TN, Chen HS. Duration of Remote Ischemic Conditioning and Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Apr 02; 13(7):e033609. PMID: 38533936.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/22/2024
Sathya A, Nguyen TN, Klein P, Finitsis S, Setty BN, Dmytriw AA, Fargen KM, Hui FK, Weber P, Amans MR, Abdalkader M. Endovascular vs surgical treatment of sigmoid sinus diverticulum causing pulsatile tinnitus: A systematic review. Interv Neuroradiol. 2024 Mar 22; 15910199241231325. PMID: 38515373.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/14/2024
Zedde M, Napoli M, Moratti C, Pavone C, Bonacini L, Di Cecco G, D'Aniello S, Grisendi I, Assenza F, Boulouis G, Nguyen TN, Valzania F, Pascarella R. Tumor-like Lesions in Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System: The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Differential Diagnosis. Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Mar 14; 14(6). PMID: 38535038.
Read at: PubMed
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