Doctronic Expands Into Pediatrics, Accelerating Its Vision for an AI-Native Primary Care Platform for the Entire Family

Acquisition of Summer Health brings leading text-based pediatric expertise to Doctronic, extending AI-powered primary care from birth through adulthood.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doctronic today announced its expansion into pediatric primary care, marking the next step in its mission to build a comprehensive AI-native primary care platform. To accelerate that vision, the company has acquired Summer Health, the leading platform for virtual, text-based pediatric care.

The expansion reflects a broader shift in healthcare: patients increasingly expect immediate, continuous access to trusted care, yet pediatric primary care remains difficult to access outside traditional office hours. For parents, questions about fevers, feeding, medications, sleep, or development rarely arise on a schedule. By extending its platform to children beginning at birth, Doctronic aims to make high-quality primary care more accessible during the moments families need it most.

Founded in 2022, Summer Health pioneered on-demand, text-based pediatric care, supporting more than 100,000 pediatric encounters for tens of thousands of families. Its conversational model and deep pediatric expertise closely complement Doctronic, which has supported more than 30 million health encounters in just two years through its proprietary AI doctor and nationwide network of licensed clinicians delivering personalized medical guidance and video visits for $39.

"Families don't experience healthcare in silos," said Dr. Adam Oskowitz, co-founder and co-CEO of Doctronic. "They simply want trusted answers when someone they love needs care. Rather than requiring families to navigate separate systems, we’re building a single, trusted front door to healthcare where families can access timely, affordable, AI-enabled care through one continuous experience.”

Beyond expanding its clinical offering, the acquisition significantly strengthens Doctronic's AI capabilities. Summer Health's repository of more than 100,000 real-world pediatric text conversations provides a unique foundation for developing pediatric-specific AI models. The dataset captures how parents describe symptoms, ask questions, and seek care in everyday situations, enabling Doctronic to build more accurate, clinically informed pediatric experiences while further differentiating its platform.

As part of the acquisition, Ellen DaSilva, founder and CEO of Summer Health, will join Doctronic as Senior Vice President of Partnerships, where she will lead the expansion of the company's B2B offering.

"As parents, we're constantly making decisions with incomplete information. When we started Summer Health, our goal was to give parents fast, reliable answers in the moments that matter most," said DaSilva. "The first years of a child's life generate thousands of questions. We've spent years learning how parents ask them, what worries them, and what guidance actually helps. Bringing that experience into Doctronic allows us to improve care for millions more families."

As AI reshapes how patients access healthcare, Doctronic is building a platform designed to serve families across every stage of life. The addition of Summer Health extends that vision to the earliest years of childhood, bringing together physician expertise, conversational AI, and one of the largest proprietary pediatric text datasets to create a more accessible model of primary care.

About Doctronic

Doctronic is the first AI system legally authorized to practice medicine in the United States. Built on a collective intelligence architecture, Doctronic provides free personalized health insights and connects users to licensed providers instantly, affordably, and securely. The company is headquartered in New York City and available across all 50 states. For more information, visit: https://www.doctronic.ai