# Rutvij Merchant Non-resident Tutor Resident, BIDMC ![Rutvij headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum5006/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/2026-09/Headshot%20%285%29.jpg?itok=ZatqJ7uy) email Hi Lowell! I'm Rutvij, an Internal Medicine resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. I grew up in Mumbai and Dubai and came to the US for college in 2012. I studied Political Science and Economics at Northwestern, then worked as a healthcare consultant, before completing my MPH at the Harvard Chan School and my MD at Mount Sinai. My clinical interests are in hematology/oncology, and my research interests are in health policy and healthcare delivery, with a focus on cancer care in low-resource settings. Please reach out if you would like to talk about non-linear paths as a pre-med, applying as an international student, careers in public policy or healthcare consulting, or anything else that is on your mind. Outside of medicine, I write about sports, politics, and the places I have lived, and I enjoy visiting national parks, watching Test cricket and soccer, and learning about Indian history. I am also a good source for coffee shop recommendations in Cambridge and Boston. - ## Interests [Biology](/interests/biology) [Economics](/interests/economics) [Government](/interests/government) [Public Health](/interests/public-health) [Sports](/interests/sports) [Soccer](/interests/soccer) [Medicine](/interests/medicine) - ## Role [Senior Common Room](/role/senior-common-room) [Non-Resident Tutors](/role/non-resident-tutors)