Astrid
Bernaga

Physician & Applied AI Specialist

Building at the intersection of clinical medicine, machine learning, and digital health. CTO at Unephra. MD + MSc Applied AI.

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Astrid Bernaga
Physician Applied AI CTO · Unephra NLP Research ACL 2025 Digital Health Data Science Healthtech Physician Applied AI CTO · Unephra NLP Research ACL 2025 Digital Health Data Science Healthtech
About

I'm a physician and applied AI product leader working at the intersection of clinical medicine, machine learning, and digital health.

Currently serving as CTO at Unephra, where I lead data infrastructure, clinical pilot design, and the application of large language models to translate biomarker data into meaningful health insights.

My background spans clinical practice, AI/ML development, and startup product operations, with a focus on building systems that make healthcare more proactive, personalized, and accessible.

MD from Universidad de Guadalajara · MSc Applied AI from Tecnológico de Monterrey · Co-author, ACL 2025 in collaboration with UTSA.

Focus areas

What I do

01
AI & Health Tech
Building ML and LLM systems that translate clinical data into actionable health insights.
02
Clinical Research
Designing pilots and studies that bridge clinical workflows with digital health systems.
03
Product & Startup Ops
Leading cross-functional execution from concept to deployment in early-stage environments.
04
Speaking & Research
Presenting at international AI and health conferences. Published in ACL 2025.
Featured work

Selected projects

Current · CTO
Unephra Health Monitoring Platform
Leading data infrastructure and LLM integration for a passive urine-monitoring device enabling at-home health monitoring.
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Research · ACL 2025
Dialect Bias in LLMs: Multi-Agent Framework
Co-authored peer-reviewed research on reducing dialect bias in privacy policy QA systems using multi-agent LLMs. Accepted to ACL 2025 Main Conference.
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ML · Healthcare
Cardiovascular Risk Calculator
Developed an ML-based tool to predict cardiovascular risk, integrating clinical guidelines and patient data for preventive care initiatives at Fundación Carlos Slim.
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Speaking

Talks & conferences

Upcoming · May 2026
May 12–15 · Women in Tech Network · attending
7th Annual Women in Tech Global Conference
Virtual & in-person · 150,000+ women · AI, leadership & innovation
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May 12 · Women in AI · attending
Women Healing Women: AI × Health
Panel & networking · AI in women's health · founders, investors & operators
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May 14 · Workato · attending
Agentic Healthtech Night
AI builders & practitioners in healthtech · agentic AI systems
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May 19 · Latinas in Tech · attending
LIT Leadership Summit: AI & The Future of Work
Executive panels · AI literacy · leadership & career acceleration
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Past talks
2024
Digital Mental Health Transformation using AI
International AI Symposium · PUC Chile
2021
Gaming and Mental Health
Dis-Connected Conference · Colombia
2017
Women's Health
Women's Health Conference · Consulado General de Mexico, San José CA
Contact

Let's connect

Open to collaborations, speaking invitations, advisory roles, and conversations about AI in healthcare.

hi@astrid.mx