Management Team
Mark T. Wagner President and CEO
Mr. Wagner joined Celleration in July of 2009 with decades of leadership experience in the medical device field. Prior to joining Celleration, he cofounded Orasi Medical, a spinout from the University of Minnesota that is developing a diagnostic tool for neurological diseases. Prior to co-founding Orasi, Wagner served as CEO at multiple companies including: ProVation Medical, Survivalink and Altiva. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wagner held positions of Vice President and General Manager of Nellcor’s Global Sleep Solutions Group and executive positions with GE Healthcare. Mr. Wagner currently serves on the board of directors of BioMedix Inc. and Orasi Medical. Mr. Wagner holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Christopher R. Geyen Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Geyen has over 15 years of medical device experience. Prior to joining Celleration, Mr. Geyen served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Restore Medical. Prior to 2006, Mr. Geyen served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc., and as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of Urologix, Inc., where he also served as the Controller from 1998 to 1999. Previously, Mr. Geyen held positions as Controller at SurVivaLink Corporation and as a Senior Auditor for Ernst & Young, LLP. Mr. Geyen received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of St. Thomas and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Julie Higginson Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Joining the company in 2010, Julie Higginson brings over 25 years of medical device sales and marketing experience to her role at Celleration. Her relationships with physicians and clinicians from all over the world bring a relevant perspective to her position of driving awareness and clinical acceptance of MIST Therapy. After 12 years of positions with increasing responsibility at Boston Scientific, she brought her expertise as a consultant to a variety of med-tech companies in all stages of development from clinical trial to commercialization. These companies include CoAxia, Hemosphere, Torax and EV3. With her unique skill set of strategic vision, proven results, and hands-on sales experience, Julie is a welcome new member of the Celleration team. Ms. Higginson holds a BS in Marketing from Ohio State University.
Pamela G. Unger Vice President of Medical Affairs
Ms. Unger joined Celleration in October 2006. She has been actively practicing for the past 34 years, mostly specializing in wound care and management across all care settings. During this time, Pam created a physical therapy-based multidisciplinary wound care clinic, developed a management model for acute care, and continues to pursue clinical research. As a wound care leader, Pam has been published over 25 times. Ms. Unger serves as the immediate past President of the Section on Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management for the APTA. She has previously served as the American Physical Therapy Association’s liaison to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and as a board member of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care. Ms. Unger holds a BS in Physical Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania.
Douglas J. Duchon Vice President of Research and Development
Mr. Duchon joined Celleration in January 2011 with over 25 years experience in the development of new products in the computer, industrial, consumer goods and medical industries. His most recent experience includes working at Hemosphere Inc. as Vice President of R&D after serving as Director of Stent Development & Technology at ev3 and managing a Drug Eluting Stent Program for Boston Scientific as Sr. Program Manager. He has held senior management positions at several emerging medical companies including Advanced Bio-Surfaces, Impres Medical, and Acist Medical. Prior to becoming involved in medical product development, Mr. Duchon managed a design consultancy engineering group at Worrell Design and held various Engineering positions at Kallestad Diagnostics, Logitech, Alps Electric and Apple Computer. Mr. Duchon holds over 39 domestic and numerous international patents. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.