With each passing year, birthdays seem to feel “just like another day”, but despite my disdain for celebrating random days, this one was special as I recalled some major milestones. I got engaged. I got promoted to Associate Professor. I’ve continued to grow my career, taking on more work at…
Katie and I took a two-week vacation to Japan for the Japanese Grand Prix (my favorite track of the year) and to visit other popular tourist attractions. I catalog our adventures in this post. Day 1: Flight from Houston to Narita-Tokyo The day of our nonstop flight to Narita started…
I’ve been renting apartments since my days as an anesthesiology resident; however, I didn’t discover the original Bilt card until very late in the game, and to be honest, it seemed a little too good to be true. A card that lets me put a fixed monthly expense (not to…
I don’t normally deviate from medical/tech-related topics, but today was an important milestone in my life. I got engaged! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rishi Kumar, MD | RK.MD (@rishimd)
2025 was an interesting year for me as an academician. I’m still balancing clinical time as an attending cardiac anesthesiologist and cardiovascular ICU intensivist; however, I’ve also been humbled to receive leadership opportunities as the medical director of our organ donor care center (DCC) and will be serving on the…
This post was updated in January 2026 based on the IRS limits for 2026. A Roth individual retirement account (IRA) allows annual contributions of up to $7,500 for 2026. Contributions are made with post-tax funds, which can be invested in individual stocks, REITs, index funds, etc. Withdrawals after age 59 1/2 are tax-free on capital gains, leveraging…
2024 has been a whirlwind of milestones and growth, both professionally and personally. This year, I was inducted into the Academy of Master Educators and became the medical director of our organ donor specialty care unit (DSCU). As an associate medical director, I’ve also been heavily involved in our Master…
I started my career as an attending cardiac anesthesiologist and intensivist on October 1, 2019. Beginning in January 2020, I started using Empower (referral link) to track my income, expenses, and net worth. Roughly five years later, I’m analyzing my net worth (y-axis) over time (x-axis) and have seen three…
As I look back on the last year, I’ve been humbled by the opportunities given to me by my colleagues, trainees, and, above all, my patients — the opportunity to learn and expand professionally as a physician, the opportunity to mentor and guide, and the opportunity to continue growing the…
Earlier this week, southeast Texas, including the greater Houston area, was struck by Hurricane Beryl. For the first time since Hurricane Alicia in 1983, the eastern portion of a hurricane’s eyewall passed through the city, leaving over two million people without power, significant wind/water damage, and questions regarding the city’s…