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Jun 17, 2025

Counsel Health Deep Dive by Healthcare AI Guy

Counsel Health Deep Dive by Healthcare AI Guy

Written by: Counsel Health

Healthcare AI Guy kicked off their company deep dive series to understand how startups are actually building in healthcare AI, and they're starting with Counsel.

They sat down with Dr. Rishi Khakhkhar, Chief Medical Officer at Counsel, to explore how we’re pairing frontier LLMs with physician-led care to deliver continuous support without relying on video visits or virtual clinics.

As Rishi puts it:

AI is built into nearly every layer of what we do… It’s like having a resident who takes the first pass: asking history questions, summarizing the chart, and surfacing key info. It gets me to the decision point faster, and lets me focus on what matters most.

But we’re careful: unsupervised AI can heighten anxiety if left unchecked. We see our role as the translator—meeting patients where they are, then guiding them forward with clinical judgment and empathy.

Read the full article here.

About Counsel Health

Counsel is a virtual medical practice specializing in messaging-based care. We provide patients unlimited access to medical advice from expert physicians.

About Counsel Health

Counsel is a virtual medical practice specializing in messaging-based care. We provide patients unlimited access to medical advice from expert physicians.