Welcome to NarraMedical
Bringing you thoughtfully AI-powered, personalized medical conversations tailored to your needs
Every Patient Deserves to Understand their Health
Imagine leaving a doctor’s appointment with a serious diagnosis and feeling overwhelmed by unfamiliar medical terms, complex treatment options, and stacks of information you struggle to understand.
This happens every day.
Patients are expected to make life-changing healthcare decisions, yet many leave medical appointments confused, anxious, and uncertain about what comes next. Physicians face growing time constraints and often cannot provide the detailed education that patients need.
We believe there is a better way.
We are building NarraMedical, an AI-driven personalized medical narrative and communication platform designed to transform complex medical information into clear, understandable, and engaging conversations tailored to each individual patient.
Our mission is simple:
Help every patient understand their health, their treatment options, and their path forward.
Our Vision & Approach
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NarraMedical uses advanced artificial intelligence to combine:
Trusted medical literature
Evidence-based clinical knowledge
Physician-reviewed educational content
Professional Society’s Reports and Recommendations
Clinical trial results
Individual patient information
The result is a personalized medical conversation video avatar that explains:
What a diagnosis means
Causes, including genetics and environment
Treatments and why they are recommended
Benefits and risks of therapies
Expected outcomes
Questions patients should discuss with their healthcare team
Instead of reading complicated medical reports, patients can interact with a conversational AI guide that explains information in everyday language, and answers questions in real time.
Think of it as having a knowledgeable healthcare educator available whenever you need one.
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We envision a future where every patient receives:
Personalized Medical Education
Reliable information tailored to their specific diagnosis and circumstances.
Interactive Conversations
Patients can ask questions and receive understandable answers in real time.
Physician-Aligned Communication
Educational content that supports—not replaces—the physician-patient relationship.
Trusted Evidence
Built upon validated medical literature and clinical expertise.
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NarraMedical was founded in 2026 by Brian Van Ness, PhD, and Greg Thelen, M.D., MS.
Dr. Van Ness is a Professor, Emeritus in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development at the University of Minnesota Medical School, while Dr. Thelen is a Psychiatrist at the VA Medical Center. Read more about the minds behind NarraMedical.
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