Dr. Frank Wille
Curriculum Vitae
Name: Frank Wille
Date of birth: May 1st, 1963
Formal Education:
1975 – 1981 High school (A-level) Amstelveen
1981 – 1982 Royal Netherlands Naval College Den Helder
1982 – 1989 Medical school (Artsexamen) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1995 – 2001 Postgraduate training Anesthesiology University Hospital Utrecht, Certificate ATLS, APLS, SAVER
2000 - 2001 Fellowship Pain Medicine University Hospital Utrecht
Experience:
1990 Senior house officer general surgery West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen, Wales
1990 – 1991 Medical Officer Surgery Kennemer Gasthuis Haarlem
1992 – 1993 Medical Officer Cardiology Kennemer Gasthuis Haarlem
1993 – 1995 Medical Officer Cardio-pulmonary Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis Surgery Amsterdam
1995 – 2001 Resident Anesthesiology Anesthesiology department University Hospital Utrecht
2001 – Present Anesthesiologist – Pain Specialist Diakonessenhuis Utrecht and Zeist
Memberships and positions:
Member NVA (Dutch Society of Anesthesiologists)
Member IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain)
Chair NVA Chapter Pain Medicine
Member general board NVA
Medical manager department of Pain Medicine Diakonessenhuis
Medical advisor Janssen-Cilag, Pfizer, Smith & Nephew, Medtronic
Projects:
1993 -1995 Research on treatment of liver injury Free University of Amsterdam
1996 -1997 Co-investigator in research on bladder function after spinal anesthesia (University Hospital Utrecht)
1998-2001 two clinical trials on paravertebral blockade (University Hospital Utrecht)
2002 – 2005: Co-investigator multi center RCT Nucleoplasty vs placebo.
2002 – Present: Principal Investigator several contract research pharmacological trials
2003 – Present: Principal Investigator multi center trial on Spinal Endoscopy
2005 – 2008: Principal Investigator on case-series trial Targeted Disc Decompession
2007 – Present: Pricipal investigator several neuromodulation trials
Publications:
Surgical treatment of liver injury with an absorbable mesh: an experimental study. Bakker FC, Wille F, Patka P, Haarman HJ. J Trauma. 1995 Jun;38(6):891-4.
Paravertebral blockade in major breast surgery: potential benefits in a combined technique. F. Wille, M.A.M.B. Terheggen, A. Kerst, Tr.I. Ionescu, J.T.A. Knape. BJA
vol. 82 suppl. 1, 1999; 104
The efficacy of thoracic paravertebral blockade for minor breast surgery. M.A.M.B. Terheggen, F. Wille, I.H.M. Borel Rinkes, T.I. Ionescu, and J.T.A. Knape. BJA vol. 82 suppl. 1, 1999; 104
Paravertebral blockade for minor breast surgery. Michel A. Terheggen, MD, Frank Wille, MD, Inne H. Borel Rinkes, MD, PhD, Trian I. Ionescu, MD, PhD and Johannes T. Knape, MD, PhD. Anesth Analg. 2002 Feb;94(2):355-9.
Effect of chronic nonmalignant pain on highway driving performance. Pain.2006 May;122(1-2):28-35. Veldhuijzen DS, van Wijck AJ, Wille F, Verster JC, Kenemans JL, Kalkman CJ, Olivier B, Volkerts ER.