Our Team

Clinical Expertise Meets Innovation

Upstream Access was founded by practicing vascular surgeons who experience the limitations of current access devices every day in the operating room.

Leadership

Founded by Surgeons, for Surgeons

Katherine McMackin, MD

Katherine McMackin, MD

Chief Executive Officer

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Practicing clinician with firsthand experience of the limitations that inspired the Upstream Access system.

Jeffrey Carpenter, MD

Jeffrey Carpenter, MD

Chief Scientific Officer

Professor of Surgery and Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Previous exit with Embrella Cardiovascular Inc., bringing proven medical device commercialization experience.

Clinical Partner

Cooper University Hospital

As our primary clinical partner, Cooper University Hospital provides the infrastructure for device development, testing, and clinical validation.

In-house prototyping and testing facilities
Validation study capabilities
Cooper Innovation Center commercialization support

Cooper University Health Care

South Jersey's only Level 1 Trauma Center and academic medical center affiliated with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.

Competitive Advantage

Why This Team

Clinician-Founded

Born from real clinical frustrations experienced daily in the operating room. The founders understand the problem intimately because they live it.

Prior Exit Experience

Dr. Carpenter brings proven commercialization expertise from his previous successful exit with Embrella Cardiovascular Inc.

Institutional Support

Full backing of Cooper University Hospital and the Cooper Innovation Center, with access to research facilities, clinical expertise, and institutional funding.

Join Our Mission

We're looking for strategic partners, licensees, and investors who share our vision of safer, more efficient vascular procedures.

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