Dr van der Velde is not only a top surgeon in Cape Town but also remains an active member in a number of other roles and organisations.
- South African born and trained Plastic Surgeon (MBChB FCS Plast. SA – University of Cape Town)
- A Fellow of the South African College of Surgeons
- A member of the Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons of South Africa (APRASSA)
- A member of The South African Society for Surgery of the Hand (SASSH)
- A member of the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
- Registered with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa and The Irish Medical Council
- In Private Practice at Cape Town Mediclinic. This is where his office is located and where he performs most of his cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
- Examiner for The College of Plastic Surgeons of South Africa
- Exco Committee member for APRASSA (Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons of South Africa)
- Chairman of the Mediclinic Clinical Hospital Committee
- Clinical Head of The Cosmetic Surgery Institute
- Honorary Consultant Plastic Surgeon – Red Cross Children’s Hospital Congenital Hand Unit
- Senior Lecturer in Plastic Surgery – University of Cape Town