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Don't die of heart disease. Empirical is the first AI-native heart…
Don't die of heart disease. While heart disease is the #1 killer worldwide, 80% of heart disease is preventable. Empirical's program starts with an advanced lab test with 100+ biomarkers, including ApoB, Lp(a), inflammation, and more. Then, we help you model your lifetime risk of heart disease and generate a plan to reduce your risk to an optimal level. Then we help you achieve that plan. Empirical is licensed, registered, and insured to deliver real medical care in 30+ US states covering 200m+ people. We're growing >25% monthly.
Empirical Health offers an AI-enabled heart health platform that measures 100+ biomarkers through lab testing, provides personalized nutrition and exercise plans, and offers medical care access for heart health management. The product centers on predictive risk assessment and actionable guidance to reduce heart disease risk for users who purchase a plan.
Customers receive a one-time or ongoing program that includes lab testing at 2,200 testing sites to measure 100+ biomarkers, an app-based risk monitoring interface, personalized nutrition and exercise plans, and access to Empirical Pro with premium metric tracking and historical data. The offering includes personalized action plans and in-app risk scores, with entries for lab results, nutrition tracking via photo of food, and tailored lifestyle recommendations. The program advertises a primary $190 payment for the Heart Health package, which covers lab testing, access to the app, and associated medical care options.
Who it’s for: Individuals seeking to assess and manage cardiovascular risk, improve heart health through personalized nutrition and exercise plans, and access clinician-supported care using biomarker data.
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AI in medicine. Co-founder at * Empirical Health (YC S23) - full stack preventive heart health scaled with AI * Cardiogram (acquired) - deep learning for heart disease * Sift - top 50 YC company, machine learning for fraud detection. Also: * HealthCare.gov rescue team * Google tech lead on machine learning for speech recognition * Head of Risk Engineering at Brex
Physician | Health Technology | Co-founder at Empirical Health | Previously Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF & Family Medicine at Kaiser
We use AI to scale great primary care for everyone.
Empirical Health offers proactive primary care via a fully licensed virtual practice, available in CA, TX, FL, and HI with global app access. It uses AI-enabled EMR to triage and manage chronic illness, provides immediate doctor access, and charges $9/month with insurance-covered video visits.
From the original launch (Jul 2023) — may be outdated.
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