Dr. Roy Carls, M.D., joined Navy and earned an MD degree at USUHS Bethesda, MD. After his Portsmouth Naval Hospital surgical internship, he became a Naval flight surgeon and was stationed with the Marines at Cherry Point, NC. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, and his foot and ankle fellowship at Union Memorial Hospital. After fellowship, he was an attending orthopedic surgeon at NNMC teaching hospital in Bethesda.
Dr. Roy Carls, M.D., joined Navy and earned an MD degree at USUHS Bethesda, MD. After his Portsmouth Naval Hospital surgical internship, he became a Naval flight surgeon and was stationed with the Marines at Cherry Point, NC. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, and his foot and ankle fellowship at Union Memorial Hospital. After fellowship, he was an attending orthopedic surgeon at NNMC teaching hospital in Bethesda.
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Great professionalism
(2 days ago)
Aug-2026
Excellent and caring treatment from a friendly doctor.
(4 days ago)
Aug-2026
I absolutely loved his personality and he listens. Took excellent care of me and just his presence has me looking forward to my follow up and treatment plan. Very knowledgeable individual.
(4 days ago)
Aug-2026
Great man ,easy to speak to ,explained everything about my injury well.
(1 week ago)
Aug-2026
He is simply one of the best doctors very pleasant very thorough 100% the best
(1 week ago)
Aug-2026
I received great services today! I thank you guys for your service and support!.
(3 weeks ago)
Jul-2026
Friendly and outgoing manner! Very thorough and professional and positive attitude. Listened carefully, and showed exceptional reassurance about what he could do to improve injury outcome. Explained in detail what to expect re: possible pros & cons of possible treatment options.
(1 month ago)
Jul-2026
Dr. Carls was very very kind! Very down to earth, easy to talk to and quick but not rushed! He heard my concerns and made sure all my questions were answered.
(1 month ago)
Jul-2026
I've been seeing Dr. Carls off and on for over 20 years now and I won't see anyone else but him. He is the best, period. He's friendly, caring, compassionate, and does what he can to help you and fix whatever problem you may have. If he can't fix it I'd be very surprised because again he's the best.
(1 month ago)
Jul-2026
Best dr ever
(1 month ago)
Jul-2026
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La Plata
16 North La Plata Court La Plata, MD 20646
Prince Frederick
220 Solomons Island Road N Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Dr. Roy Carls, M.D., trained at UCLA as a scholarship track and field decathlete, going on to earn a BS in kinesiology pre-med. He serves as Precision’s Chief of Orthopedics.
Dr. Carls joined Navy and earned an MD degree at USUHS Bethesda, MD. After his Portsmouth Naval Hospital surgical internship, he became a Naval flight surgeon and was stationed with the Marines at Cherry Point, NC. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, and his foot and ankle fellowship at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD with Drs. Mark Myerson and Lew Schon.
After fellowship, he was an attending orthopedic surgeon at NNMC teaching hospital in Bethesda, and then his last duty station in the Navy was as a team orthopedic surgeon, stationed at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.
After his Naval career, he was in private practice in Westminster, MD, and Cumberland, MD, from 2004-2019. He joined Precision Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in June 2019. He specializes in arthroscopic reconstruction of the shoulder, knee, foot and ankle, total knee and shoulder replacements, and complex reconstruction of the foot and ankle.
Great professionalism
Excellent and caring treatment from a friendly doctor.
I absolutely loved his personality and he listens. Took excellent care of me and just his presence has me looking forward to my follow up and treatment plan. Very knowledgeable individual.
Great man ,easy to speak to ,explained everything about my injury well.
He is simply one of the best doctors very pleasant very thorough 100% the best
I received great services today! I thank you guys for your service and support!.
Friendly and outgoing manner! Very thorough and professional and positive attitude. Listened carefully, and showed exceptional reassurance about what he could do to improve injury outcome. Explained in detail what to expect re: possible pros & cons of possible treatment options.
Dr. Carls was very very kind! Very down to earth, easy to talk to and quick but not rushed! He heard my concerns and made sure all my questions were answered.
I've been seeing Dr. Carls off and on for over 20 years now and I won't see anyone else but him. He is the best, period. He's friendly, caring, compassionate, and does what he can to help you and fix whatever problem you may have. If he can't fix it I'd be very surprised because again he's the best.
Best dr ever