diff --git a/modules/turnero/views/chat.php b/modules/turnero/views/chat.php
index cf7e389..37e2e38 100644
--- a/modules/turnero/views/chat.php
+++ b/modules/turnero/views/chat.php
@@ -1038,6 +1038,7 @@ function cancelRecording() {
 const nuevoMensaje = (() => {
     let _phone = '';
     let _destLabel = '';
+    let _patientName = '';
     let _tpl = null;
     let _buscarTimer = null;
 
@@ -1048,7 +1049,7 @@ const nuevoMensaje = (() => {
     }
 
     function abrir() {
-        _phone = ''; _destLabel = ''; _tpl = null;
+        _phone = ''; _destLabel = ''; _patientName = ''; _tpl = null;
         document.getElementById('nv-pac-search').value = '';
         document.getElementById('nv-phone-input').value = '';
         document.getElementById('nv-phone-hint').textContent = '';
@@ -1082,6 +1083,7 @@ const nuevoMensaje = (() => {
             _setDest('', '');
         }
         // Clear patient selection if typing a phone
+        _patientName = '';
         document.getElementById('nv-pac-search').value = '';
         document.getElementById('nv-pac-results').innerHTML = '';
     }
@@ -1113,6 +1115,7 @@ const nuevoMensaje = (() => {
                     div.onclick = () => {
                         const phone = (p.telefono || '').replace(/\D/g,'');
                         if (!phone) { alert('Este paciente no tiene teléfono registrado.'); return; }
+                        _patientName = p.nombre_completo;
                         _setDest(phone, p.nombre_completo + ' · ' + tel);
                         document.getElementById('nv-pac-search').value = p.nombre_completo;
                         el.innerHTML = '';
@@ -1177,8 +1180,10 @@ const nuevoMensaje = (() => {
                     const row = document.createElement('div');
                     row.className = 'tpl-var-row';
                     const ph = v.example || v.placeholder || v.label;
+                    const varName = (v.placeholder || '').replace(/\{\{|\}\}/g, '').trim();
+                    const autoVal = (varName === 'name' && _patientName) ? _patientName : '';
                     row.innerHTML = `<label>{{${v.index}}} — ${escHtml(v.label)}</label>` +
-                        `<input type="text" data-var-index="${v.index}" data-var-placeholder="${escHtml(v.placeholder || '')}" placeholder="${escHtml(ph)}">`;
+                        `<input type="text" data-var-index="${v.index}" data-var-placeholder="${escHtml(v.placeholder || '')}" placeholder="${escHtml(ph)}" value="${escHtml(autoVal)}">`;
                     varsBody.appendChild(row);
                 });
             }