Astrid Bernaga – AI & Healthcare

She/Her

🇲🇽 Medical Doctor | AI in Healthcare | Researcher | Streamer

About me

I am an International Medical Graduate with a Master’s degree in Applied Artificial Intelligence. My expertise lies in AI for healthcare, focusing on medical privacy, predictive modeling, and NLP applications in clinical data.

I have worked in private healthcare as a physician and health educator, and I am actively engaged in AI-driven projects that bridge the gap between technology and medicine.

Publications

Speaker in Scientific meetings

4 volunteering projects in the US

1 app launched

EDUCATION

  • Master’s in Applied AI – ITESM
  • Medical Doctor (MD) – Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Psychosomatic Medicine – Mexican Association of Mental Health
  • Psychoanalysis & Cinema – Mexican Association of Mental Health

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

  • Cardiovascular Risk Calculator: Co-led the development of an ML-based tool to predict cardiovascular risk, integrating clinical and AI insights.
  • NLP for Privacy Policies: Developed a collaborative multi-agent system to mitigate dialect biases in privacy policy QA systems.
  • COVID-19 Public Awareness & Response: Medical advisor and co-founder of Reporte MX COVID-19, delivering public health education.
  • Gaming & Mental Health Advocate: Speaker at international conferences on the intersection of gaming, AI, and mental health.

PERSONAL PROJECTS

I WAS HONORED TO VOLUNTEER AT:

  • Library Reference Associate, Stanford Health Care
  • Radio Host, Casa Circulo Cultural
  • Volunteer Coordinator, Casa Circulo Cultural
  • Board Director, Casa Circulo Cultural

Professional experience at LinkedIn

LANGUAGE

  • English: Fluent
  • Spanish: Native
  • Japanese: Beginner

HOBBIES

  • Photography
  • Cooking/Foodie
  • Travel
  • Movies
  • Videogames

PROFESSIONAL AFILLIATIONS AND CLUBS

Interested in collaborating or discussing AI in healthcare? Feel free to reach out at hi@astrid.mx

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