Andrew Napier, MD, FAAEM
andrewnapiermd@gmail.com | (408) 657-0357 | San Ramon, CA
https://napiermd.me
https://www.linkedin.com/in/napiermd/
https://github.com/napiermd

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Board-certified emergency physician, Army veteran, healthcare founder, and physician-engineer working in
clinical AI, medical devices, and physician-facing systems. Current work focuses on clinical documentation
reliability, evaluation frameworks for healthcare AI, decision support in acute care, and airway device
design for prehospital and resource-constrained settings.

CURRENT POSITIONS

Sayvant
Co-Founder and Head of Clinical AI | Oct 2023 - Present | Emeryville, CA
- Leads development of clinical AI documentation systems used in emergency and hospital medicine.
- Focuses on evaluation design, extraction-first workflows, and safeguards for physician-facing AI.
- Developed structured approaches to documentation quality, legal defensibility, and billing completeness.

IntuBlade
Founder and CEO | Oct 2018 - Present | San Ramon, CA
- Leads development and commercialization of single-use video laryngoscopy hardware and related procedural software.
- Invented and commercialized a lens-clearing video laryngoscope with FDA-compliant development and multiple issued patents.
- Raised more than $1.7M in seed funding and launched to market in January 2025.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Emanuel Medical Center
Vice Chair, Assistant Medical Director | Dec 2021 - Sep 2023 | Turlock, CA
- Oversaw quality and performance for a 70,000-visit emergency department.
- Led a sepsis initiative that improved compliance through protocol redesign and multidisciplinary coordination.
- Directed operational improvements related to patient experience, throughput, and departmental performance.

Regional Medical Center
Emergency Medicine Physician | Sep 2020 - Dec 2021 | San Jose, CA
- Practiced emergency medicine at a Level 2 Trauma Center with annual volume exceeding 100,000 visits.

Kendall Regional Medical Center
Emergency Medicine Resident Physician | Jul 2017 - Jul 2020 | Miami, FL
- Completed emergency medicine residency at a Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center.

United States Army National Guard
Sergeant (E-5), Combat Medic Specialist | Jun 2006 - Jun 2012 | Ashland, KY
- Led battalion-level medical operations and supervised a team of medics.
- Treated more than 300 documented casualties alongside a forward surgical team in Afghanistan.
- Awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Medical Badge, and Combat Action Badge.

EDUCATION

Stanford University School of Medicine
Master of Science, Clinical Informatics Management | Jun 2025 - Present | Stanford, CA

University of South Florida College of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine | Aug 2013 - May 2017 | Tampa, FL

Eastern Kentucky University
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Science | May 2009 - Dec 2012 | Richmond, KY

PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS

Napier A., Zitek T. Decreased time to intubation by experienced users with a new lens-clearing video
laryngoscope in a simulated setting. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Feb 2021. PMID: 33632548.

Napier A. Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Pocketbook Guide. Independently published, 2020.
ISBN-13: 979-8656959858.

PRESENTATIONS

From Napkin Sketch to Reality: Your Path to the Creation of a Medical Device.
Entrepreneurship and Networking for Doctors Conference, SoMeDocs. Jan 2023.

Establishing Gestational-Specific D-dimer Value Ranges.
Abstract presentation, ACEP National Conference, Denver, CO. Oct 2019.

PATENTS

- US 11,103,130 and US 11,627,873: Disposable Video Laryngoscope with Fluid Spray System
- US 12,465,206: Laryngoscope and Methods of Use
- US 63/548,015: Individualized Physician Clinical Documentation Tools
- US 63/619,785: AI-Enhanced Depth Perception and Anatomical Highlighting System for Video-Assisted Medical Procedures

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

- Emergency Medicine Board Certification, expires 2027
- California Medical License, active since Aug 2020

RESEARCH INTERESTS

- Clinical AI evaluation frameworks
- Physician oversight and failure analysis for documentation systems
- Decision support in emergency medicine
- Risk stratification using clinical conversation data

SELECTED HONORS

- VetsInTech Pitch Competition, First Place, $25,000 Prize (2024)
- EMS World Innovation Award, Finalist (2024)
- NorCal Powerlifting Fall 2023, First Place, Submasters Division (2023)
- MassChallenge HealthTech Participant (2023)
- Warrior Rising Pitch Competition, First Place, $20,000 Prize (2023)
- InnovatorMD Startup Showcase, First Place (2022)
- EMS World Innovation Award, Finalist (2020)
- Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Award, KRMC (2020)
- Tillman Military Scholar (2012)

MILITARY AWARDS

- Purple Heart
- Combat Medical Badge
- Combat Action Badge
- Joint Meritorious Unit Award
- Valorous Unit Award
- Kentucky Governor's Outstanding Unit Citation