Background and Education
Dr. Vande Garde is a Topeka native and earned his bachelor’s degree and medical doctorate from the University of Kansas.

Medical Credentials
Following internship in Internal Medicine at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, Dr. Vande Garde completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Eye Foundation Hospital. In addition he completed a year-long fellowship specializing in refractive surgery, and participated in numerous FDA studies involving new technology and devices.

Dr. Vande Garde has earned many honors including his election to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Phi Beta Kappa and being name Chief Resident at the Eye foundation Hospital. He has lectured at national meetings on refractive surgery and has published scientific articles and textbook chapters on his specialty. Dr. Vande Garde is Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.