Sheryl Recinos, MD

Sheryl Recinos is a hospitalist and author of Hindsight: Coming of age on the streets of Hollywood.

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Physician voices

Forgiveness vs. self-preservation: the difficult decision of caring for an abusive parent

Sheryl Recinos, MD

January 29, 2023Jan 29, 2023

"My parents abused me as a child. I went no contact with them over ten years ago, but now my dad is in the hospital with a serious diagnosis and the discharge planner keeps asking me to be involved. I…

“My parents abused me as a child. I went no contact with them over ten years ago, but now my dad is in the hospital with a serious diagnosis and the discharge planner keeps asking me to be involved. I don’t want to. What are my rights?”

I read the lengthy message several times, feeling an overwhelming sense of dread. I was in the same “no contact” situation with my own …

Physician voices

A physician volunteers with migrants. Here’s what she saw.

Sheryl Recinos, MD

June 26, 2019Jun 26, 20192

“At least seven children are known to have died in immigration custody since last year,” according to a NBC News report last month. I recently spent a Saturday working with amnesty-seekers that had been detained at California detention centers in…

“At least seven children are known to have died in immigration custody since last year,” according to a NBC News report last month.

I recently spent a Saturday working with amnesty-seekers that had been detained at California detention centers in the desert. They were dropped off at bus and train stations in the desert in Southern California, most with no money and no ability to …

Physician voices

The story of how a homeless teen became a physician

Sheryl Recinos, MD

May 31, 2019May 31, 20195

An excerpt from Hindsight: Coming of age on the streets of Hollywood. During my medical school clerkships, an attending recognized a truth within me that I'd hidden for many years. Just a few hours into my pediatrics rotation, the attending…

An excerpt from Hindsight: Coming of age on the streets of Hollywood.

During my medical school clerkships, an attending recognized a truth within me that I’d hidden for many years. Just a few hours into my pediatrics rotation, the attending asked me, “You had a rough childhood, didn’t you?”

I was astonished. How had he known? I asked him, …