Minimally Invasive Fellowship | The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Surgery
MIST

Biography

Department of Surgery,
Minimally Invasive and Elective General Surgery


Dominique Vande Maele, MD

Instructor In Surgery

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Université Catholique de Louvain
Brussels, Belgium
Cum Laude
1980 – 1987
Graduation July 18, 1987
Residency
General Surgery
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY
1990 - 1995
Fellowships
Colon and Rectal Surgery
St. Vincent Health Center
Erie, PA
1995 – 1996
Surgical Endoscopy
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY
1996-1997
Private Practice
General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Surgical Endoscopy
Brownsville, Texas
1997 to date
Brownsville Medical Center, Brownsville, Texas
Valley Regional Medical Center, Brownsville, Texas
Academic
Clinical Assistant Professor 2003- to date
Honors
Leon Ginzburg Award
1995 - 1996
Médaille de la Défense Nationale (Bronze)
(Bronze medal French national defense)
1988

Certifications

American Board of Surgery (Board certification 1996 and recertification 2007)
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (Certification 1998 and recertification 2008)
FLEX, Pittsburgh 1992
ECFMG, Paris 1990
ACLS
ATLS
Diver French Navy
Paratrooper French Army
Hyperbaric medicine, French Navy

Licenses

PA MD
TX

Memberships

Fellow of the American College of Surgeon (2001)
American Society of colon and rectal surgeons
Cameron county medical society
Texas medical association
Texas Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Military Service

Captain Medical Officer
Combat Diver Unit, Marine commando of the French Navy
1987 - 1988
French Navy Reserve
Sabbatical Year
1988-1989
Travelling Europe

Publications

H. Spivak, D. Vande Maele, I. Friedman, M. Nussbaum : Colorectal surgery in octogenarians. : Journal of the American
College of Surgeons ,1996, 183: 46-50
R. Amerling, D. Vande Maele, H Spivak, A. Y. Lo, P. White, H. Beaton, J. Rudick : Laparoscopic salvage of malfunctioning
peritoneal catheters : Surgical Endoscopy ,
1997 11:249-252
D.M. Vande Maele: Timing of Colectomy in Ulcerative colitis. Selected topics in Colon and Rectal Surgery,
1996, 9: 21-24
D.M. Vande Maele. J.C. Reilly. Bullous Pemphigoid at colostomy site. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ,
1997, 40: 370-371
M.A. Khan, A.Y. Lo, D.M. Vande Maele: Paraduodenal Hernia American Surgeon,
1998 64: 1218-22

Presentation

Multidisciplinary Colorectal Conference
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York
May 19, 1997
Anorectal pathology in HIV positive patients

Hospital Officer Position

Chief Emergency Department VRMC 2001
Chief Surgery Services VRMC 2002
Chief Emergency Department BMC 2002
Chief Surgery Services VRMC 2003
Chief Surgery Services BMC 2003
Chief Emergency Department BMC 2004
Chief Trauma VBMC 2001
Chief Surgery Services VBMC 2006
Secretary Treasurer VBMC 2007
Board Member VRMC 2008 to Present

Contact Information

Dominique Vande Maele, MD
  • Dominique Vande Maele, MD

  • Instructor In Surgery
    Minimally Invasive and Elective General Surgery
    The University of Texas Medical School at Houston

  • Department of Surgery

  • 6431 Fannin Street
    MSB 5.033
    Houston, TX 77030

  • Tel: (713) 500-7208
    e-mail: Dominique.M.VandeMaele
    @uth.tmc.edu