The Opportunity
A common condition. A delayed, costly workup.
Dizziness and vertigo account for roughly 5.6 million clinic visits per year across primary care, the emergency department, and otolaryngology. When the underlying cause is not immediately apparent, the prudent path is a wide differential and a broad workup — imaging, vestibular testing, audiometry, and specialist consultation. The patient is well served. The system bears substantial cost and delay.
The Platform
An integrated differential workflow, not a chatbot.
Two clinical capabilities and two operational benefits, built into a single encounter.
Conversational Patient Interview
A guided, structured pre-visit history that captures the elements needed for a vestibular differential — without consuming clinician time at the point of care. It asks the uncommon questions and never forgets to check for central vertigo findings.
Bayesian Differential Engine
Likelihood ratios computed empirically from a four-decade subspecialty dataset — not generic LLM inference. Validated against expert clinical adjudication.
Time Saved at the Bedside
Approximately 8 minutes saved per new dizzy patient and 4 minutes per follow-up — roughly 50 hours per year. A full week back.
Stronger E/M Documentation
The breadth of structured detail captured by the interview supports higher-tier E/M coding — particularly Level 4 documentation — in a significant share of vestibular encounters.
Why Now
The first defensible AI differential for vestibular medicine.
The data, the regulatory pathway, and the clinical demand are aligned for the first time.
- Proprietary training data. A structured four-decade clinical dataset that competitors cannot replicate.
- Clear regulatory path. Positioned as non-device clinical decision support under the 21st Century Cures Act.
- Direct economic value. Supports higher-tier E/M coding, more focused testing, and stronger documentation of medical decision-making.
- Clinician-built. Designed inside a neurotology practice — not retrofitted from a generalist AI tool.
Clinical Leadership
VertigoAssist is led by Philip F. Anthony, MD, a neurotologist in Fort Worth, Texas. The platform's differential logic and clinical workflow are derived from his vestibular subspecialty practice.
Interested in learning more?
We are speaking with investors, strategic partners, and ENT practices interested in early pilots. Reach out for a briefing.
philip@vertigoassist.com