Famed is an Uber-like platform for radiology. A patient gets an MRI or CT scan at a clinic, and within an hour a qualified radiologist from another city writes up the report. I joined as a technical co-founder and built the entire stack from scratch.
The problem
When someone gets an X-ray, MRI, or CT scan, they walk away with a disc of images in the medical DICOM format and a written report from a radiologist. But what if you don't trust the local doctor's expertise? What if there's no specialist in your city? What if you got injured skiing in the Alps and can't understand the German report?
What we built
The platform connects three types of users: radiologists, clinics (as wholesale customers), and private patients. A clinic uploads DICOM images, the system picks a doctor with the right specialization, and the doctor writes a digitally signed PDF report that lands in the patient's account.
We support 400+ types of examinations — from simple chest X-rays to whole-body PET/CT scans. There's a rating system and regular testing to keep radiologist quality in check.
The hard parts
- DICOM: the medical image format is a world of its own. We had to study the standard in depth and build a viewer that works in the browser
- High load: several gigabytes of medical images flow through the platform daily
- Medical data laws: Russian regulations on personal health data are no joke — full compliance was mandatory
- Medical terminology: we had to learn enough radiology to build proper workflows
Where it is now
The platform is alive and growing. Famed serves major medical networks across Russia and is expanding into other CIS countries. What started as an MVP is now a full-scale telemedicine infrastructure.
