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Adriana Navarro Sainz · PhD in HCI · San Francisco
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I research what breaks in healthcare, then I design what fixes it.

10 years in clinical environments. PhD in HCI. Currently building AI health tools that earn clinical trust.

20+ labs served·12 products shipped 0-to-1·6 publications·1 patent
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In progress
Currently building
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Women’s Health, Computed — Translating 4 years of menopause app research into insights for designers and skeptical consumers
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AI Animation Library — Interactive tools making tokenization, embeddings, and RAG legible to designers
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DIS 2026 submission — Publishing somaesthetic design principles from dissertation research
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Natera UX ROI framework — Proving research value in lab operations across 50+ facilities
Latest writing
From the Substack
Women’s Health, Computed
What 40 Women Taught Me About Tracking Menopause

What four years of diary studies revealed about how women actually want to track their health.

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Women’s Health, Computed

Academic HCI research translated into accessible analysis. Perimenopause wearables, femtech landscape, whose bodies health tech serves.

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Published
Papers, patent, talks
MTXPK.org: A Clinical Decision Support Tool Evaluating High-Dose Methotrexate PharmacokineticsCPT
Crafting Digital Experiences for Feminine Stress-care: An Exploratory ApproachCHI EA 2020
Usability of human-computer interaction in neonatal careEarly Human Dev.
Unified Patient Portal: Engaging patients throughout the genetic testing journeyNatera
Caring through Conversations: Voice User Interfaces For Everyday Stress CareDIS 2022
Systems and methods for in-flight crew assistanceUS Patent US10775793
Women’s Health Digital Interventions in Latin AmericaDIS 2026 ✱
HCI for Women’s Health: Digital Interventions for Navigating MenopauseDissertation
UX in Pediatric Biomedical InformaticsTalk · 2021
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More about me and my work
Portfolio
Work
Case studies from 10 years designing in clinical environments.
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Experiments
Playground
Experiments and tools built to understand things I couldn’t learn by reading about them.
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Essays
Thinking
Working positions on healthcare design, AI health products, and femtech.
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Bio
About
Researcher who ships products, designer who publishes research.
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How my worlds connect
NateraCCHMCClaudeFigmaDiaryOuraSara A.Web3WineLatAmMusicHealthcareUXAI +BuildingWomen'sHealthEmbodiedDesignCommunity+ LifeWriting +CultureAdrianaPhD · Builder · SF
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Live
Crissy Field, San Francisco
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Places
Places I've Called Home
GuadalajaraMexico CityCincinnatiPortlandSan FranciscoMontrealValencia

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Life dashboard
Things I'm working toward
44%
Publish in a top HCI venue (DIS 2026)
Ship a consumer health product
1,000 Substack subscribers
Keynote a design or health conference
Work at a company shaping how AI meets health
Reading
Books and articles that shaped how I think
Books
Designing for the Digital AgeKim Goodwin
Design
The Design of Everyday ThingsDon Norman
Design
Technically WrongSara Wachter-Boettcher
Tech ethics
Invisible WomenCaroline Criado Perez
Health equity
Doing Things with WordsJ.L. Austin
Philosophy
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman
Psychology
Articles & essays
The Moral Economy of TechMaciej Ceglowski
Essay
Research as CeremonyShawn Wilson
Methodology
Somaesthetic Appreciation DesignKristina Höök
HCI
The Oregon ExperimentChristopher Alexander
Systems
Who Gets to Be Healthy?Virginia Eubanks
Health equity

Building something in health and AI? Let's talk.

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Made in San Francisco · Built with curiosity and too much coffee · v2.2026