The Sunstone Health Podcast

Joshua Resnikoff and Justin Starbird

Stop paying for the chaos. Welcome to the Sunstone Health Podcast with Justin Starbird and CEO Joshua Resnikoff. This isn’t a polite chat about "innovation," it’s a frontline report on the battle to END the Diagnostic Odyssey. For millions, healthcare is a loop of systemic failure. We’re proving you can do well by doing good, pairing fierce advocacy with technical precision to solve genetic challenges. We dive into the grit of biotech and smart systems built to compress 7 years of uncertainty into 12 weeks. The system isn’t delivering. We are. 🛡️ Tune in. Join the fight. 🧬

  1. Engineering Longevity and the End of the Wait

    Feb 27

    Engineering Longevity and the End of the Wait

    Today, Josh Resnikoff and Justin Starbird sat down with Dr. Clint Phillips, the visionary founder of Medi.ci and  2nd.MD. After his daughter, Gabby, was paralyzed by a stroke at birth and his family was met with a grueling four-month wait for the wrong specialist, Clint dedicated his life to removing the friction from healthcare. We explore the transformation from providing virtual second opinions for Fortune 500 companies to launching Dr. Gabi. The first AI capable of performing clinical-grade face scans, reading vitals, and writing prescriptions. Josh and Clint discuss why the diagnostic odyssey is a failure of architecture and how the future of medicine lies in the technical glue of AI and prevention. Key Highlights: Clint shares the heartbreaking reality of waiting months for a specialist who didn't treat his daughter’s condition. That same frustration that drove Josh to begin the engineering behind Sunstone. A look at the technology behind Dr. Gabi, an AI that reads blood flow through a smartphone camera to detect blood pressure, stress, and stroke risk. Why the current system spends $10,000 on a crisis but refuse to spend $1,000 on the love and data required to prevent it. How 2nd.MD scaled to 9 million members by proving to 300 Fortune 500 companies that getting the right diagnosis early is the ultimate ROI. The launch of the first AI-driven prescription platform and how it’s being positioned to help everyone from high-end executives to Medicaid recipients. "We aren't just managing symptoms; we are building the loop that gets people exactly the care they need, 20 times faster than the status quo."

    42 min
  2. The FoxWatch Audit and the Art of the Broker Breakup

    Feb 24

    The FoxWatch Audit and the Art of the Broker Breakup

    "Once you see the gears of the system moving against the patient, you can’t unsee them. You either stay part of the machine, or you start engineering the alternative." – Emma Fox, Founder of FoxWatch In this episode of the Sunstone Health Podcast, we are joined by Emma Fox, the Founder of FoxWatch and one of the industry's most vocal advocates for employer transparency.  After two decades on the dark side of major carriers, Emma pivoted to a mission of neutral interrogation. She began auditing the waste, hidden kickbacks, and misaligned incentives that keep the diagnostic odyssey alive. Josh and Emma strip away industry jargon to discuss the humanitarian problem hidden in balance sheets. From the moral whiplash of $5 million industry parties to the clinical cost of denied autism treatments, this conversation is a briefing on how to spot the ick in your health plan and why the broker breakup is often the first step toward clinical clarity. Key Highlights: Emma recounts the moment she realized premium dollars were being diverted to naming rights while members were being forced through step therapy for life-saving meds. Why curiosity is the most dangerous trait an employee can have in a system built on opacity. The accidental origin of the YouPowered Symposium and how a guerrilla force of ethical advisors is building the alternative to the status quo. Why a 48% increase in premiums is a failure of leadership, and how to reclaim ownership of health plan data. Emma and Josh discuss the personal toll of navigating autism diagnoses and why ‘wait and see’ is a failed clinical strategy.

    47 min
  3. Integrating Clinical Expertise and AI to End the Diagnostic Odyssey

    12/08/2025

    Integrating Clinical Expertise and AI to End the Diagnostic Odyssey

    In this episode of the Sunstone Health Podcast, we are joined by TMA Precision Health CEO Josh Resnikoff and the internationally recognized physician, engineer, and TMA Advisor Dr. Paul Carney for a conversation about confronting the systemic failures in rare disease diagnostics. Together, we explore the moral imperative behind TMA’s work, the crucial role of AI, and how combining elite clinical expertise with technology is reshaping the standard of care. Dr. Carney shares his decades of experience on the clinical front lines, providing chilling examples of patients, from those with severe epilepsy to a child with brain leukemia, whose lives were severely impacted because vital diagnostic information was present but misinterpreted. He argues that traditional medical training is now obsolete for handling the 15,000+ known rare diseases, concluding that the 6 to 7 year diagnostic odyssey is due to systemic throughput failure. Josh connects this clinical struggle to his personal journey as a parent, explaining why building TMA became a moral crusade to ensure other families don't face the same emotional and financial uncertainty. They reflect on the powerful and rare convergence of data and opportunity currently driving the field. Dr. Carney details how he acts as the "doctor in the box," viewing TMA's advanced AI and genetic data platform as the necessary extension of his clinical practice. This fusion allows TMA to handle the vast computational task of pattern recognition, freeing up human doctors to focus on judgment, empathy, and decision-making. The goal is to establish genetic testing as a routine front-line tool, bringing actionable precision medicine to scale. This episode is an inspiring and deeply strategic look at the clinical urgency and engineering ingenuity behind TMA Precision Health, and the leaders working every day to bring clarity to families who have been searching for years. Tune in to understand the strategic and ethical reasoning behind TMA’s mission to end the diagnostic odyssey.

    40 min
  4. Epilepsy Awareness Day Reflections

    11/25/2025

    Epilepsy Awareness Day Reflections

    In this special wrap-up episode of the Sunstone Health Podcast, TMA Precision Health CEO & Co-Founder Josh Resnikoff, Director of Operations Sofia Giraldo, and Co-Host Justin Starbird come together for a heartfelt conversation about their recent experience at Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland. What begins as a lighthearted catch-up quickly unfolds into one of the most emotional and inspiring discussions yet. Together, the team reflects on the incredible energy, courage, and community they witnessed as they met families navigating rare epilepsies, many of whom have spent years searching for answers. Josh and Sofia share deeply personal takeaways from being face-to-face with patients and caregivers, often for the first time in this capacity. From families traveling across states just to access genetic testing, to young advocates who view their condition as a superpower, the event provided a powerful reminder of why TMA’s mission matters. Listeners will hear: What made Epilepsy Awareness Day unlike any other event the team has attendedHow it felt to provide on-site genomic testing, a first in the event’s 12-year history!The emotional impact of hearing families’ diagnostic journeys firsthandWhy this experience renewed the team's commitment to accelerating answers for rare disease communitiesThe significance of community, advocacy, and hope in the rare epilepsy space This episode is a moving reflection on purpose, humanity, and the real-world impact of bringing precision medicine directly to families in need.

    25 min

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Stop paying for the chaos. Welcome to the Sunstone Health Podcast with Justin Starbird and CEO Joshua Resnikoff. This isn’t a polite chat about "innovation," it’s a frontline report on the battle to END the Diagnostic Odyssey. For millions, healthcare is a loop of systemic failure. We’re proving you can do well by doing good, pairing fierce advocacy with technical precision to solve genetic challenges. We dive into the grit of biotech and smart systems built to compress 7 years of uncertainty into 12 weeks. The system isn’t delivering. We are. 🛡️ Tune in. Join the fight. 🧬