Our Team

Our team is committed to improve the lives of women by delivering high quality, low impact surgical solutions that yield better health outcomes for women. Through our employees we intend to achieve these goals and help restore the quality of life for women with pelvic health disorders.

Leadership Team

Ian Stevens

Chief Executive Officer

Ian Stevens joined the company in November 2007 as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Mpathy Medical, Ian worked for Optos, a medical technology company specializing in devices that image the retina, from 1999-2007. He served as General Manager for North America where he had responsibility of all operations in the US and Canada. He also served as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations prior to his appointment as General Manager.

Ian began his career as an accountant to the Queen's Flight of Aircraft in the UK. In 1991, Mr. Stevens joined KPMG in the UK before being transferred to the Czech Republic in 1995 as a Manager in Corporate Finance. He later returned to the UK and worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Edinburgh in a similar role.

Ian holds a master's degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh and is a professionally qualified accountant.

James Browning, MD, MBA, FRCS, FRCOG

Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Dr. James Browning founded Mpathy Medical in 2003. James has a broad understanding of the surgical medical device development process, particularly in women’s health.

Prior to founding Mpathy Medical, James served as Research & Development Director for Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson in Edinburgh. Subsequently, he became Director of New Businesses with sales and marketing responsibility for two high growth medical device business units including Gynecare.

James received his Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery from University of Manchester, M.D. from the University of Bristol, and MBA from the Strathclyde Business School. From 1991-1994, he held posts as the Consultant Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Michael’s Hospital, Bristol, UK where he pioneered the development of the gyne endosurgery unit . He also served as Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist at the National Women’s Hospital, Auckland, NZ, where he set up the national incontinence unit. He completed his medical training at Manchester, Bristol, Southampton, and Oxford in the UK in 1980-1990. He also completed fellowships with the Royal College of Surgeons and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists during his training. James has published over 62 academic papers and 4 chapter books.

Karen Miller Gillis

Vice President, Sales & Marketing

In January 2008, Karen Miller Gillis joined Mpathy Medical as Vice President, Sales & Marketing bringing with her over 13 years of sales and marketing experience in the medical device industry. Prior to joining Mpathy Medical, Karen worked at Optos from 1999-2008 during which time she held positions as Director of Marketing and Director of National Accounts.

Prior to working for Optos, Karen worked for Haemonetics Corporation, firstly as a Business Analyst and latterly as Surgical Product Manager.

Karen holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from Brown University.

Caroline Stretton

Director of Operations

Caroline Stretton joined Mpathy Medical in 2003 bringing with her 15 years of management experience in the medical device industry. Caroline over sees all operations associated with new product introductions, manufacturing supply chain, quality systems, and regulatory filings. Prior to joining Mpathy Medical, Caroline held positions as a Project Manager, New Products Coordinator, and Production Supervisor at Norton Healthcare Limited.

Melissa Peloquin

Director of Administration

Melissa Peloquin joined Mpathy Medical as the Director of Administration in December 2007 bringing with her over 15 years of experience in administration and operations throughout a number of industry sectors including health care. Most recently Melissa worked at Optos where she oversaw all aspects of Administration and Human Resources from 2000 to 2007. Melissa is certified as a Professional in Human Resources from the Human Resources Certification Institute.