Theo Vander Velde, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology in the School of Medicine
Dr. Vander Velde is involved in studying and developing novel techniques in interventional oncology and pain management from the section of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention. His primary focus is in the rapidly expanding role of thermal ablation procedures for local tumor control and pain palliation. Traditional methods of tumor management have included surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Dr. Vander Velde’s team has shown thermal ablation to be an additional effective tool in the multidisciplinary approach to tumor control. Furthermore, selective thermal ablation of sensory nerves is increasingly recognized as effective for pain palliation in advanced cancer patients. He is also actively involved in the diagnostics of musculoskeletal neoplasms, infections, and injuries.
Dr. Vander Velde received a BS in chemistry from Calvin College and an MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine. His radiology training was at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University. Previously in private practice, he was on the board of directors and chief compliance officer for Midwest Radiological Associates before returning to his academic home at Washington University. Dr. Vander Velde is currently a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church with his wife Kimberly and two children, Joshua and Anneka.