Dr. Natasha Kathuria works as an emergency medicine physician, director of observation medicine, as well as the executive medical director & chief of staff for seven ERs across Austin, Texas. In 2020 she joined the board of directors for Global Outreach Doctors. Dr. Kathuria trained as a global health specialist, completing her fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center and her Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology at Columbia University. She has had extensive humanitarian experience in Ghana, Uganda, Mozambique, Nepal, India, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. In these regions Dr. Kathuria performed direct clinical work in hospitals and clinics, developed education initiatives with physicians and students, and worked with ministries of health on system development to improve access to emergency medical care. In 2006, Dr. Kathuria was previously the founder of a non-profit organization called Heal the World, which connects college students with hospitals, physicians, teachers, and community workers in underserved areas around the world. Dr. Kathuria also works as a freelance medical journalist and on-air medical expert, beginning her career in 2014 at ABC news in New York City. She was frequently on air covering the COVID-19 pandemic on BBC World News, ABC News, Fox News, CBS news, and Yahoo! finance. She also has had several print stories including the cover story for TIME Magazine, Business Insider, and Reuters. Kathuria continues to serve as a public health advocate through her journalism.
