EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 41 MIN
Engineering Longevity and the End of the Wait
from The Sunstone Health Podcast · host Joshua Resnikoff and Justin Starbird
Today, Josh Resnikoff and Justin Starbird sat down with Dr. Clint Phillips, the visionary founder of Medi.ci and 2nd.MD. After his daughter, Gabby, was paralyzed by a stroke at birth and his family was met with a grueling four-month wait for the wrong specialist, Clint dedicated his life to removing the friction from healthcare.We explore the transformation from providing virtual second opinions for Fortune 500 companies to launching Dr. Gabi. The first AI capable of performing clinical-grade face scans, reading vitals, and writing prescriptions. Josh and Clint discuss why the diagnostic odyssey is a failure of architecture and how the future of medicine lies in the technical glue of AI and prevention.Key Highlights:Clint shares the heartbreaking reality of waiting months for a specialist who didn't treat his daughter’s condition. That same frustration that drove Josh to begin the engineering behind Sunstone.A look at the technology behind Dr. Gabi, an AI that reads blood flow through a smartphone camera to detect blood pressure, stress, and stroke risk.Why the current system spends $10,000 on a crisis but refuse to spend $1,000 on the love and data required to prevent it.How 2nd.MD scaled to 9 million members by proving to 300 Fortune 500 companies that getting the right diagnosis early is the ultimate ROI.The launch of the first AI-driven prescription platform and how it’s being positioned to help everyone from high-end executives to Medicaid recipients."We aren't just managing symptoms; we are building the loop that gets people exactly the care they need, 20 times faster than the status quo."
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Today, Josh Resnikoff and Justin Starbird sat down with Dr. Clint Phillips, the visionary founder of Medi.ci and 2nd.MD. After his daughter, Gabby, was paralyzed by a stroke at birth and his family was met with a grueling four-month wait for the wrong specialist, Clint dedicated his life to removing the friction from healthcare.We explore the transformation from providing virtual second opinions for Fortune 500 companies to launching Dr. Gabi. The first AI capable of performing clinical-grade face scans, reading vitals, and writing prescriptions. Josh and Clint discuss why the diagnostic odyssey is a failure of architecture and how the future of medicine lies in the technical glue of AI and prevention.Key Highlights:Clint shares the heartbreaking reality of waiting months for a specialist who didn't treat his daughter’s condition. That same frustration that drove Josh to begin the engineering behind Sunstone.A look at the technology behind Dr. Gabi, an AI that reads blood flow through a smartphone camera to detect blood pressure, stress, and stroke risk.Why the current system spends $10,000 on a crisis but refuse to spend $1,000 on the love and data required to prevent it.How 2nd.MD scaled to 9 million members by proving to 300 Fortune 500 companies that getting the right diagnosis early is the ultimate ROI.The launch of the first AI-driven prescription platform and how it’s being positioned to help everyone from high-end executives to Medicaid recipients."We aren't just managing symptoms; we are building the loop that gets people exactly the care they need, 20 times faster than the status quo."
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