Team

Dr. Thistle has over 3 years of experience working as a tissue recovery specialist and recovering corneas. He saw the opportunity to improve cornea recoveries and worked hard to develop a device that could reduce the high discard rate. He submitted a patent for our device which was granted in 2018.

In addition to her medical degree, Dr. Prete has a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology in International Design and a Bachelors of Science from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She has years of experience working as a medical researcher where she has published several peer-reviewed papers and submitted several successful grants. Dr. Prete’s combination of design, marketing, medical research, grant writing, and medical knowledge give her a creative approach to problem solving and securing funding.

Michael has over 7 years of experience working as a tissue recovery specialist and recovering corneas. Additionally, he has experience as a Director of Donor Services at a medical device company where he provided tissue surgical recovery training and was integral for several sales contracts with tissue banks. His connection with tissue bank leaders, sales experience, and years recovering corneas allow us to better meet tissue bank needs.