Mr. Brasch is currently an executive-in-residence with Frazier Healthcare and President of EastPeak Medical, a Frazier-funded search effort focused on growth equity stage assets in the medical technology field. EastPeak is pursuing the acquisition or meaningful ownership of revenue generating, cash flow positive device assets with enterprise values ranging from $20-200MM.

Prior to forming EastPeak Medical, Mr. Brasch was a member of Frazier Healthcare’s medical device investment team. He joined Frazier Healthcare in 2006 as a Senior Associate and became a Vice President in 2008. Mr. Brasch played a significant role with the firm’s investments in Pivot Medical, Calibra Medical, Endocare, Barrx, and BaroSense among others and continues to serve on the board of BaroSense.

Prior to Frazier Healthcare, Mr. Brasch was with Medtronic, Inc. in their Minneapolis, MN and Switzerland offices. While at Medtronic, he served in global management roles for select products and therapies within the Gastroenterology and Urology business unit. His responsibilities included oversight of clinical and regulatory strategies, product development, marketing, and sales efforts for pre-commercial and commercialized products. Previously, Mr. Brasch held marketing and product management positions with venture backed healthcare start-ups, including Radiant Medical and Vitalz. Mr. Brasch began his career in the healthcare industry as a management consultant with APM / CSC Healthcare working primarily with hospital, physician group, and health care payor clients.

Mr. Brasch holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Feel free to contact him at sam@eastpeakmedical.com