Cartiva’s FDA Win for Approval of First Synthetic Cartilage Signals Change for Orthopedics

Tim is the President, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Cartiva. Tim has over 30 years of successful leadership experience in general management and product commercialization in the medical device industry. Prior to founding Cartiva, Tim was President and CEO of Proxima Therapeutics, Inc., a medical device company that developed and marketed innovative local radiation delivery systems for the treatment of solid cancerous tumors. Proxima was acquired by Cytyc Corporation in March 2005.

Prior to co-founding Proxima Therapeutics in 1996, Tim was President of Gesco International, the leading manufacturer of peripherally inserted central venous catheters, acquired by C.R. Bard. Before serving as President of Gesco International, he ran two high growth divisions for McGaw Inc., an infusion equipment and drug delivery company which was acquired by B. Braun. He also held a number of sales and sales management positions at American Hospital Supply Corporation.

Tim has served on the Board of Directors of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the Board of the Georgia Tech Coulter Grant Committee and on the Board of Georgia Bio. Tim is an inventor on a number of medical device patents. He earned his BA in Zoology from Miami University in Ohio.