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Within 24 hours of contacting Summus, Samantha's Summus MD led an intake call to gain a deeper understanding of her daughter's diagnosis, medical history, and determine which medical records to collect and store in Summus' secure portal.

Summus connected Samantha and her husband with a leading physician, Dr. Michael Duchowny, who established the world-class pediatric neurology program at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami.

Prior to their video consultation, Dr. Duchowny reviewed Liv's medical records in Summus' secure portal, including EEGs, an MRI, videos of the seizures, and lab work. During their video call – with Samantha and her husband at home in Atlanta — Dr. Duchowny walked through his analysis of Liv's data and clarified Liv's diagnosis.

Steve's Summus MD spoke with him in detail about his shoulder pain and treatments to date. He told his Summus MD that he was especially interested in exploring stem cell and other established alternative treatment options, in addition to his candidacy for partial shoulder replacement surgery. His Summus MD suggested that he speak with both a pain medicine specialist and an orthopedic surgeon, and laid out a series of questions to both consulting physicians. The team at Summus also collected Steve's most recent MRI and uploaded it to Summus' secure portal for his consulting physicians to review in advance of their virtual consultations.

Summus connected Steve with Dr. Thomas Buchheit, Chief of Pain Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, an institution with an innovative Regenerative Pain Therapies Program for chronic and acute pain, and Dr. Karen Sutton, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Head Team Physician for United States Women's Lacrosse.

Steven first engaged in a phone consultation with Dr. Buchheit, followed by a consultation with Dr. Sutton a few days later.

Within 24 hours of contacting Summus, John's Summus MD talked him through his diagnosis and helped him understand the solutions his other ENT doctors had proposed, which had not delivered desired results. Taking into account his personal circumstances, John's Summus MD prepared questions to guide his conversation with his consulting physician.

Because John did not live near a strong medical center and previously saw physicians unaware of the latest therapies, Summus was able to connect him with a leading physician familiar with the most progressive therapies for his condition – Dr. George Alexiades, Director of the Cochlear Implant Center at NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center.

John took the call from his living room, with his wife beside him. They engaged Dr. Alexiades for a 60-minute consultation by video, allowing for plenty of time to walk through his questions and understand different therapies.

Within 24 hours of contacting Summus, Alex's concierge scheduled an intake call with her Summus MD, who helped Alex determine she was in need of understanding her options for weight management and how to proceed. Summus arranged for Alex to speak with Dr. Alexandra Sowa, an internal medicine physician affiliated with NYU School of Medicine who focuses on preventive health, nutrition, and obesity medicine.

From her office in San Diego, Alex engaged in a 40-minute phone consultation with Dr. Sowa to discuss her history and options to meet her goals.

Within 24 hours of contacting Summus, Seth's Summus MD talked through his symptoms, synthesized his medical history and fleshed out questions to ask his consulting physician. Summus also collected Seth's medical records and uploaded them to the Summus portal for easy access and review by his consulting physician.

Summus matched Seth with Dr. Jeffrey Sharon, the Director of the Balance and Falls Center at UCSF, given his deep expertise in vertigo, Meniere's disease, and related conditions.

Seth engaged in a 43-minute virtual consultation with his consulting physician. Dr. Sharon clarified his diagnosis, and suggested medications and alternative therapies Seth could pursue.

Amir's Summus MD synthesized Amir's medical history, outlined medical records to gather, and prepared a list of data-driven questions Amir could use to frame his discussion with his consulting physician.

The Summus medical team identified a leading orthopedic surgeon with extensive experience in performing the cutting-edge surgery Amir was interested in exploring – Dr. Peter Whang of Yale Medicine.

Given some unexpected work travel, Amir needed to reschedule his virtual consultation while he was abroad. Amir's concierge worked closely with his consulting physician to schedule for a time in the evening when Amir's schedule cleared.

Jennifer's Summus MD helped her think more broadly and deeply about her diagnosis, and how it would impact her quality of life and care over time. Summus also collected Jennifer's most recent and previous bone density scans for her consulting physician to review prior to their virtual consultation.

Jennifer's Summus MD matched her with Dr. Kenneth Lyles, a metabolic bone disease specialist at Duke University Medical Center.

From their respective offices, Jennifer and Dr. Lyles engaged in a 45-minute video consultation at a mutually convenient time. Dr. Lyles provided easy-to-understand information on cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic options for Jennifer to consider.

Two hours after contacting Summus, Michael's Summus MD led an intake call to gain a deeper understanding of his dad's diagnosis and medical history. She identified medical records to collect and framed his set of questions.

Michael's Summus MD identified a leading expert in urology, Dr. Judd Moul of Duke University Medical Center, who specializes in the specific treatment options his dad was considering.

Michael and his dad engaged in a 60-minute video consultation — Michael from Los Angeles, his father from New Orleans, and Dr. Moul from Durham. Armed with questions to ask from their Summus MD, they developed a full understanding of his dad's diagnosis and the best treatment option for him based on his staging and PSA levels.

Brenda's Summus MD listened to Brenda's story and synthesized her medical history. With great compassion, Brenda's Summus MD discussed what Brenda was at risk for in the future. Given her diagnosis, Brenda was afraid of being active and felt that her symptoms increased with activity. Her Summus MD explained the importance of staying mobile and fit to provide a wide range of separate health issues in the future. They discussed ways to reduce the risk of future bouts and how to react to signs that, if ignored as she had in the past, could lead to ER visits and put her at risk for emergency bowel resection surgery.