Background
Dr. Alexander Scheuermann serves as Medical Director with cross-program responsibility across RECO Health, bringing 20+ years of clinical experience that spans psychiatry, neurology, internal medicine, and emergency medicine. That unusual breadth makes him exceptionally well-suited to the RECO Health patient population, which routinely presents complex co-occurring conditions.
Dr. Scheuermann maintains active hospital affiliations with Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Broward Health Coral Springs, and his ongoing connection to acute medical settings is part of why he can confidently manage the medically complex cases that flow through RECO Health's various programs.
Approach to Care
Dr. Scheuermann treats addiction as a medical condition and treats medical conditions as part of the addiction picture — a stance that sounds obvious but is uncommon in practice. With his cross-trained background, he is unusually well-equipped to identify and manage the cardiac, hepatic, neurological, and metabolic complications that show up alongside substance use disorders.
For RECO Health, that means clients moving across programs receive psychiatric and medical care from a Medical Director who actually thinks across both domains. His treatment plans are individualized, evidence-based, and oriented toward long-term recovery — not just symptom management.
Education & Credentials
Dr. Scheuermann earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005. He is board-certified in psychiatry with specialization in addiction medicine, and maintains hospital affiliations with Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Broward Health Coral Springs.
What to Expect
Patients across the RECO Health network who work with Dr. Scheuermann describe a clinician who reads the full chart before walking into the room — and who follows up on medical questions other psychiatrists tend to leave for the primary care doctor. That integrated style is intentional: he believes that for the population RECO Health serves, separating psychiatric from medical care is a recipe for missed diagnoses.
