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Citizen Health Uses AI to Transform Rare-Disease Care

4/12/2026

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Citizen Health, co-founded by Farid Vij and Nasha Fitter, uses AI to aid rare-disease patients.
Fitter says her daughter's FOXG1 syndrome diagnosis motivated her.
Fitter established the FOXG1 Research Foundation before launching Citizen Health in 2023.
The platform uses agentic AI to help with scheduling, insurance navigation, and clinical-trial connections.
It serves over 8,000 patients across 350 diseases, has reduced treatment timelines by 30–50%, and raised $44 million.

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Story summary

Citizen Health, co-founded by Farid Vij and Nasha Fitter, uses AI to aid rare-disease patients.
Fitter says her daughter's FOXG1 syndrome diagnosis motivated her.
Fitter established the FOXG1 Research Foundation before launching Citizen Health in 2023.
The platform uses agentic AI to help with scheduling, insurance navigation, and clinical-trial connections.
It serves over 8,000 patients across 350 diseases, has reduced treatment timelines by 30–50%, and raised $44 million.