Cherisa Sandrow
I am a board-certified Family Medicine physician licensed in 30 states, a telemedicine clinician, coach, and digital health consultant. After years of full-spectrum practice, personal trauma, and professional upheaval, I found myself reckoning with burnout, identity loss, and a healthcare system that no longer reflected why I entered medicine.
My work now sits at the intersection of healing, leadership, spirituality, and healthcare transformation. Through writing, coaching, and collaboration, I support physicians in reclaiming themselves, their expertise, and their sense of purpose — while continuing to practice medicine in ways that are humane, sustainable, and aligned.
This blog is a reflection on that journey.
Latest Posts
Who Has Access to Your CAQH and PECOS Profiles?
Credentialing. Payer enrollment. The administrative work that happens behind the scenes while you focus on patient care. But to get that work done, someone needs access to your information. And too often, that access is given in ways that put you at risk.
Hampuy — Calling My Soul Back Home
At one point, most of us knew our why. We wrote it into our personal statements. Before the pager. Before the metrics. Before the slow erosion of meaning that gets disguised as professionalism.
The Overwhelm No One Sees
The overwhelm is almost impossible to explain. Most physicians are so overwhelmed that even describing it feels inadequate, like trying to explain color to someone who has never seen it. It isn’t just being busy or tired. It’s a sustained level of pressure that, over time, starts to feel irrational.