Ruisi Chen is pursuing an MS in Media, Medicine, and Health at Harvard Medical School. Born in China and educated across Copenhagen, Berlin, New York, and Boston, Ruisi brings an interdisciplinary perspective on health, technology, and systems. She completed her BBA in Strategic Design and Management at Parsons School of Design.

Her research focuses on how clinical, institutional, and communication infrastructures influence care access, patient-provider experience, and marginalized health needs. Her current work explores barriers to LGBTQIA+ sexual health information access and broader questions of representation in healthcare.

In her free time, Ruisi enjoys skiing, indie films, classical piano, and perfecting her banana bread recipe.