EMRA Cast Host Natalie Hernandez Podcasts
Natalie Hernandez, MD, MPH
UCSF Medical Education Fellow, 2025
Harbor-UCLA EM Residency Class of 2025
EMRA*Cast Episodes
Bridging Health and Humanity: AI in EM
March 13, 2026
In this EMRA*Cast episode of Bridging Health and Humanity, host Natalie Hernandez speaks with Dr. Maya Yiadom, MD, MPH, MSCI, an associate professor and director of Precision Analytics and Data Integration in Emergency Medicine at Stanford, about how artificial intelligence is reshaping emergency care.
Bridging Health and Humanity:
Gender-Affirming Care Saves Lives
Dec. 1, 2025
In this episode of EMRA*Cast's "Bridging Health and Humanity," host Natalie Hernandez interviews Dr. Jailyn Avila about the importance of gender-affirming care in the emergency department.
Barriers and Borders
Aug. 15, 2025
When immigrants come to the ER for care, do you know their rights? Do you know your own rights - and your responsibilities? In this episode of EMRA*Cast's "Bridging Health and Humanity" series, hosted by Dr. Natalie Hernandez, we explore the effects of current immigration policies and enforcement tactics on the health of vulnerable communities. The discussion features Dr. Rose Diaz and Dr. Sarah Lopez, both advocates for immigrant health.
War Zone Emergency Medicine
May 1, 2025
In this episode of EMRA*Cast's "Bridging Health and Humanity" series, host Natalie Hernandez, MD, MPH, speaks with Aslam Akhtar, MD, PhD, a fourth-year EM resident at Harbor UCLA, about his experience volunteering on a medical mission trip to Northern Gaza.
Bridging Health and Humanity: Capacity and Consent
Jan. 15, 2025
Decision-making capacity is a key component of patient autonomy. In this episode, host Natalie Hernandez, MD, MPH, and guest Ilene Claudius, MD, discuss potential challenges to assessing capacity and obtaining consent - particularly among the pediatric population.
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Health Policy Journal Club: Healing at Home
Emergency physicians understand that hospital admissions are far from benign. Is it time to consider "home hospitals" that provide services traditionally reserved for inpatient care? A new randomized controlled trial evaluates their potential.
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Taking Action When the Tides Turn: Medical Student-Led PPE Redistribution During the COVID-19 Pandemic
When COVID-19 disrupted their medical training, medical students around the nation sought ways to help, from forming childcare networks to organizing drives for personal protective equipment. This article focuses on the PPE effort called Med Supply Drive.
