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How Tono Brings Hospital-Level Specialty Care to You—Wherever You Are
June 25th, 2025
Jun 12, 2025
Bryson Tombridge
Co-founder of Tono
Imagine needing the world’s best chef to prepare a life-changing meal—but you don't live by the best restaurants, the great restaurants are hundreds of miles away. Now imagine that chef ships the ingredients, designs the recipe, and virtually guides a skilled local sous-chef in your kitchen, step-by-step, ensuring it’s executed perfectly.
That’s what Tono does for specialty medical care.
The Power of Expertise—Delivered Virtually
Tono connects patients nationwide with board-certified specialists often based in leading academic medical cities—New York, Boston, San Francisco, and beyond. These are the same doctors who practice in elite hospitals and research institutions. Through secure, face-to-face video visits, they provide the same level of diagnostic insight and care planning you’d expect in a top-tier in-person clinic. Our expert doctors deliver and oversee the care.
But we don’t stop at the screen.
Local Partnerships That Bring the Plan to Life
Tono works hand-in-hand with your local healthcare providers—whether that’s a primary care doctor, lab, infusion center, or home nurse team. If your treatment requires bloodwork, a skin biopsy, a daily dressing change, or even a PICC line placement, we coordinate with trusted local partners to make it happen.
You get both:
The best minds in specialty care
Hands-on support close to home
Why Patients Love It
Patients trust Tono because we take the time to listen, explain, and personalize care. We have access to your health records, we collaborate with your existing doctors, and we ensure your treatment plan is both world-class and realistic for where you live.
This model especially helps patients with:
Chronic inflammatory skin conditions
Allergies needing advanced evaluation
Cancer-related skin side effects
Rare or severe issues that typically require long wait times or academic centers
We’re not trying to replace in-person specialists. In fact, we work closely with them. But when you can’t wait months or travel hours for care, Tono ensures you don’t have to compromise.
A perfect example of the model and life-changing outcomes made possible by this model are shared in Jovette's story: From Flare-Ups to Freedom: Jovette’s Story of Triumph with Tono Health.
Making Advanced Care Feel Simple
Our goal is to remove the friction—the false belief that complex care must mean long drives and long waits. With Tono, you can get hospital-grade thinking and personalized treatment without ever leaving home.
Because when care is designed around you, distance doesn’t matter. Expertise does.
Need expert dermatology or allergy care—fast?
- Available in 30+ states
- Board-certified specialists
- Local care coordination included
Schedule today: https://www.tonohealth.com/search/
Bryson Tombridge
Co-founder of Tono
About the author
Bryson Tombridge is the co-founder and CEO of Tono Health, a virtual-first platform delivering advanced specialty care across the country. Tono is redefining specialty care for the modern era—starting with dermatology. Built on AI-enabled infrastructure and a patient-first design, Tono empowers top physicians to deliver world-class care with speed, precision, and compassion. The company partners with leading health systems, cancer centers, and employers to integrate subspecialty services, reduce burden on primary care, and improve patient outcomes. Prior to founding Tono, Bryson began his career at J.P. Morgan in New York and later joined the startup ecosystem in San Francisco. He went on to found New Atlas Partners in New York City, advising VC-backed healthcare companies and closing over $1 billion in transactions. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Bryson is passionate about building high-impact systems that expand access to next-generation care.