Tommy Carls

Tommy Carls is the Vice President of Product Management & Marketing at Proprio, a spine-focused medical technology company. He most recently served as the Vice President of Research and Development at Medtronic Spine & Biologics where he was responsible for all engineering activities for the $2.8 billion medical technology group. Carls was formerly an independent medical device consultant, and served on Proprio’s Clinical Advisory Board before joining Proprio full-time in January 2022. He holds more than 80 patents, has led global teams of more than 150 engineers, and is held in high regard by the top clinical and industry leaders in the global spine market.