VAD may refer to:

Physiology, medicine etc.

  • Vascular dementia (VaD), dementia caused by problems in the supply of blood to the brain
  • Vertebral artery dissection, the development of a flap-like tear in the vertebral artery
  • Ventricular assist device, a mechanical circulatory device used to replace the function of a failing heart
  • Vitamin A deficiency, a lack of vitamin A in humans
  • Vincristine, Adriamycin (doxorubicin), Dexamethasone; a chemotherapy regimen used for multiple myeloma
  • Voluntary assisted dying

Other

  • Voluntary Aid Detachment, a voluntary organisation providing field nursing services in the British Empire
  • VÄD (vodka), an American vodka
  • Voice activity detection, a technique in which the presence or absence of human speech is detected
  • Voice-Activated Dialling, speech recognition to identify the destination for a telephone call in interactive voice response
  • Velocity-Azimuth Display, a technique used to estimate vertical and horizontal components of atmospheric wind vectors from a radar

See also

  • Vad (disambiguation)