A platform where Dr. Rishi Kumar shares his work in perioperative medicine, critical care, education, and technology while promoting curiosity, growth, and lifelong learning.


Rather than using a separate plugin or paid service, I opted to use macOS’s Automator application to create a folder…

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is routinely administered in IV and PO (pill) forms in perioperative and critical care medicine, but the debate…

Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) aromatherapy by means of inhaling the vapors from an IPA pad has been a simple bedside practice…

As a cardiac anesthesiologist and intensivist, vasoplegia following cardiopulmonary bypass is an issue I often face in the OR and…

The Batcave (my office) has had an eyesore of a cabinet which housed my original network attached storage (NAS), uninterrupted…

Mentors shape us in ways we often don’t appreciate until much later. They see potential when we doubt ourselves, offer…