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Physician trust is the only currency that matters
Every product decision, every partnership, every revenue opportunity is filtered through one question: does this maintain physician trust?
empiricaldx
Reticulated hyperpigmentation, bilateral calves, chronic heat…
Erythema ab igne
Dermatology
Livedo reticularis
Vascular
Peer-reviewed · 3 physician contributions
The reference platform for cases
that don't fit the textbook.
EmpiricalDx is a peer-reviewed clinical intelligence platform built by physicians, for physicians. Search rare cases. Collaborate across specialties. Make better decisions at the point of care.
Built on real cases. Reviewed by practicing physicians. Trusted by clinicians across specialties.
Every physician has seen a case
that didn't fit anywhere.
Not in the textbook.
Not in UpToDate.
The answer existed —
in another clinic, another career, another country.
EmpiricalDx puts those cases
in the same room as you.
How it works
Three modes, one platform. Each one designed to do less work than you'd expect, and more than your current tools.
Query at the point of care
Describe what you're seeing. Get a ranked differential grounded in peer-reviewed literature and real physician-contributed cases — in seconds.
Submit what you've seen
Contribute deidentified cases from your practice. Voice-to-text intake, structured automatically. Your clinical experience becomes permanent medical knowledge.
Confer across specialties
Enable collaboration on complex cases and receive input from verified physicians in relevant specialties. Expertise routes to where it's needed.
The tools you have now
- Static knowledge bases that don't learn from new cases
- General-purpose AI with no physician-contributed dataset
- EMR-integrated tools requiring IT procurement cycles
- Platforms that try to replace clinical judgment
EmpiricalDx
- A living atlas that improves with every contribution
- Clinical reasoning grounded in versioned real-world cases
- Zero EMR integration — adopt today, on your device
- Decision support that amplifies physician intelligence
EmpiricalDx exists because the right diagnosis
shouldn't depend on where you were born
or who treated you.
How we operate
The principles that govern every decision we make.
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The case atlas is a trust, not a product
Contributed case data will never be sold, licensed, or used as a training set for third parties. EmpiricalDx administers it — it does not exploit it.
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Evidence over convenience, always
Every treatment recommendation carries a cited source and a visible evidence grade. If peer review slows a feature launch, the feature waits.
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Prestige is earned here, not imported
EmpiricalDx recognizes clinical excellence through contribution, not credential. Where you trained does not determine your standing here.
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Privacy by architecture, not policy
It is structurally impossible to submit identifiable patient data. Deidentification is built into the submission form — not enforced by a rule physicians have to remember.
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Every case makes medicine smarter permanently
No submission disappears. A rare case documented in Windsor becomes a permanent signal a physician in Tokyo can find in ten years.
Two ways to participate
Contributor access is free. Reference access is affordable. Both are built for physicians, not administrators.
Recommended
Contributor
Free
2–4 case submissions per month
- Full platform access
- Search and reference the complete atlas
- Submit and version your cases
- Enable collaboration on your submissions
- Build your contribution profile
- Specialty-gated peer commentary
Reference
$299
per year
- Full search and reference access
- Save and follow cases
- Access peer-reviewed treatment guidance
- Upgrade to contributor anytime
Group and institutional pricing available. Academic site licenses from $15,000/year. Contact ahmadsamavia@outlook.com
What we commit to
EmpiricalDx will never sell, license, or commercialize contributed case data under its current ownership. Deidentification is structural — built into the submission architecture, not enforced by policy alone.
In the event of a company acquisition or merger, physicians will be notified and provided with appropriate data options in accordance with applicable privacy law. We believe you deserve to know this now, not after the fact.
Meet the team
Samavia Ahmad, MSc
University of Windsor
Samavia founded EmpiricalDx after four years working in clinical dermatology, where she witnessed firsthand the cost of delayed correct diagnosis — patients cycled through incorrect treatments for months before the right answer emerged. She holds an MSc from the University of Windsor and is building EmpiricalDx to give every physician access to the clinical intelligence that only the most experienced practitioners currently carry.
Advisory board coming soon — we are recruiting practicing physicians and researchers across specialties.