Our Team

We are a team who are on this mission together to help solve the Achilles heel of dialysis. Combined we have nearly a century of experience in healthcare.

Richard Cole

Richard was educated at Cornell University in Life Sciences (BS) and Boston University in Business (MBA). He has held senior management roles in the United States and Europe with Akzo, Ciba Giegy, and Johnson & Johnson. A majority of his career experience has been in extracorporeal therapies

Julia McCarthy

Julia has over 30 years of experience working in Dialysis and has held several senior nursing roles including Vascular Access Nurse Trainer and Practice development. Xtra-Med are grateful to have secured Julia's services to work as our Nurse training, supporting our customers to improve their vascular access programs.

Deborah Brady

Deborah started her career as a registered general nurse and then moved to the healthcare industry in 1985. She has worked in several clinical and business roles for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Baxter in both the UK and Mainland Europe

Steve Lane

Steve has worked in the medical technology industry for over 25 years, spending a significant proportion of his career working in dialysis. Steve has worked for large companies such as Baxter and numerous small companies focusing on niche medical segments.