Christian de Laszlo

I make complex
neurotechnology
usable at scale.

Global Training & Education Development Lead at Medtronic Neuromodulation. Ten years building the bridge between breakthrough brain technology and the clinicians who use it worldwide. That technology includes the first DBS system that senses the brain, and the first that adapts to what it senses. Lately, much of that work is shaping how AI belongs in neuromodulation.

Currently
Medtronic Neuromodulation
Based in
Little Silver, New Jersey
Contact
christian.delaszlo@gmail.com
5
Major DBS platform launches as training lead
70%+
Of the current US DBS sales force trained
2,000+
Healthcare professionals trained globally
9
Patented automation tools, 6 as lead inventor

Experience

2011–present · 13 years
2018–present

Global Training & Education Development Lead

Medtronic Neuromodulation Current

Training architect for Deep Brain Stimulation. I design how the world's most advanced neurostimulation systems get learned by sales forces, surgeons, and programming clinicians across the globe.

  • Training lead for five major DBS platform launches, including the largest commercial brain-computer interface launch in history
  • Trained 70%+ of the current US DBS sales force; 2,000+ healthcare professionals trained globally
  • Invented 9 patented automation tools (6 as lead inventor) solving real-world usability and scaling problems
  • Led the BrainSense Virtual Patient simulator, which delivers 5–10× ROI and is now a critical competitive advantage
  • Primary subject-matter expert for Medical Safety on programming, BrainSense, Adaptive DBS, and surgical procedures
  • Recognized voice on where AI fits in neuromodulation, from clinician-facing tools to how the field learns and scales
2016–2018

DBS Clinical Specialist

Medtronic Neuromodulation
  • Technical support for DBS implants and programming alongside neurosurgeons and neurologists
  • Managed top DBS implanters in territory; promoted within first year on performance
2015–2016

Navigation Clinical Specialist

Medtronic
  • Cranial navigation technology in surgical settings; foundation in neuromodulation
2013–2015

ProCare Specialist

Stryker Endoscopy · Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Clinical support for $6M of surgical equipment across 50 operating rooms
  • Selected for Stryker Technology Council as a top performer
2011–2013

Engineering Intern

Angel Medical Systems
  • Tested implantable cardiac device software; built hardware to FDA specifications

Five launches

Training lead · global scale
2020
Percept PC
The first DBS system able to sense brain signals.
2021
SenSight
Directional leads, guided by what the brain reports.
2024
Percept RC
Rechargeable platform with the same sensing fidelity.
2025
Adaptive DBS
Therapy that adjusts itself. The largest commercial BCI launch in history.
TIME Best Inventions 2025
2025
Electrode Identifier
Automation that removes a fiddly cognitive task from the clinic.

Things I build

Personal · nights & weekends
OngoingAnalog audio
Mesh Audio
Boutique, handbuilt guitar effects pedals — including the JuiceJawn envelope filter with custom-wound optocouplers. End-to-end product work from circuit design through enclosure fabrication, sold on Reverb and by commission to players in Phish, Dopapod, Muscle Tough, and Grammy-winning studios.
Analog circuit design Manufacturing E-commerce
OngoingLocal-first AI
HomeVoice
A privacy-first home voice assistant built on Home Assistant, exploring the split between intent recognition and command execution. Custom AI orchestration with hard validation and graceful edge-case handling — running in production for a household, security and family interactions included.
AI orchestration Home Assistant Voice AI Privacy-first

Skills

Three disciplines · one bridge
Technology Adoption at Scale

Clinical workflow design · Curriculum architecture · Certification program development · Global training deployment · Medical education for HCPs and field teams · Virtual simulation design

Neuromodulation & Brain-Computer Interfaces

Deep brain stimulation programming · BrainSense neural sensing · Adaptive/closed-loop DBS · LFP signal interpretation · Implantable pulse generators · Movement disorder therapeutics

Automation & Applied AI

Workflow automation (9 patents) · Process optimization for scale · LLM application for training and documentation · Tool development for clinical operations

How I work

Dream what adoption looks like. Simplify what blocks it. Communicate until the bridge is built.

Patents

9
6 as lead inventor

Patented automation tools born from watching clinicians work. Each one removes a specific usability or scaling bottleneck in how DBS therapy gets programmed, taught, and delivered.

Details available on request.

Education

Cornell University
B.S. Human Biology, Health & Society · 2013
Where biology and engineering stopped being separate subjects, and where a career translating between them began.

Recognition

Recognition
One of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025

BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS earned a spot on TIME's annual list. I designed and led the global training that carried it into clinics worldwide.

Read on TIME.com →
There are very few people that have the amount of impact on the therapy today as much as Christian does.
Medtronic Manager
The Medtronic training on workflow took the detailed ADAPT workflow and made it simple for the commercial platform. It is impressive.
Physician · First commercial Adaptive DBS site
The way he delivers ideas and analogies in a simple way makes the training the best in the field.
KOL & Medical Educator
His product knowledge of the software and implantable devices is excellent, nearing that of the system design engineers.
Medtronic Engineering Leadership
He delivered clear, concise, and well thought out training. It is not easy to take source material and translate it so well to such digestible content.
Percept RC Launch Co-Lead
His ideas are creative and expansive, and his respect and professionalism brings others together to form innovative ideas.
Medtronic Manager

Awards Technical Fellows Award · Bakken Fellow endorsement · 4 consecutive years top ratings, culminating in "Exceptional Impact"