2014 National Doctors' Day

Stony Brook Medicine and Stony Brook Children's Hospital encouraged our patients, families of patients and supporters to send a "thank you" to their favorite doctor or team of doctors in honor of National Doctors' Day. We were overwhelmed by the extreme gratitude of everyone who shared their experience with us!

Below are some excerpts from the Thank You's we received:  

"To Dr. Christine Rizk - a super awesome and amazing THANK YOU to one of my biggest supporters! My angel sent from up above to help me make it through anything that I am confronted with! I am truly blessed and thankful that I have you by my side and to have you in my life makes me the luckiest lady ever!" 

"Dr. Thomas Bilfinger - a great big THANK YOU to you for being there to support me thru my upcoming adventure! Your support and caring is much needed!" 

"To Dr. William Lawson - a great big THANK YOU for being so kind and for helping me make it through a rough day! I had never met you prior to my cardiac cath but your caring and support was wonderful and much needed! Thank you again." 

"To Dr. William Moore - a very big and sincere THANK YOU to you for being part of my biopsy and helping me to find that conclusion that I needed!" 

"The first time I saw you, I got angry. The second time I saw you, you told me my son had cancer and I fell on the floor and cried. You picked me up and promised to do everything you could!Three years later and you won my trust. You examine my son like no other doctor, you care not only for him but the whole family. You listen to my concerns and you don't push me away! You helped me to make a right decision. Even when my son relapsed, you helped me get other opinions, you told me that you cared and that you wanted to treat him. You worked with others to make the best protocol for him!. I trust you and THANK YOU Dr. Laura Hogan. My son loves you, and we love you. P.S. - he still wants to marry you."

"To my 'Angel Squad' -  Dr. Melissa Henretta, Dr. Tara Huston, Dr. Christine Rizk, and of course Janet Trabosh. THANK YOU all for all of your caring and support. You are a wonderful team and I am so thankful for having met all of you! I have been so blessed!"

"I started seeing Dr. Jeffrey Porte when he was just a resident and I was an employee in the early 1980s. He delivered all three of my children. Not only is he an excellent doctor, he has the best bedside manner of any physician that I know."

"As a grad student of Stony Brook University, as well as a patient of Stony Brook University Hospital for almost three years, I want to say THANK YOU to the many faculty and staff working on this amazing campus. I especially want to thank my cardiologist Dr. Lloyd Lense, my endocrinologist Dr. Joshua Miller, my neurologist Dr. Oded Gerber, my dermatologist Dr. Peter Klein, and all the doctors working in the E.R. who have been so dedicated to providing a high quality of care to me, which enables me to conduct my graduate study with energy. I feel so blessed to be treated under these hands, and I'm also very proud to be part of this amazing community. Happy Doctors' Day to you all!"

"Denise Wittpenn, THANK YOU for helping me see clearly again, and for always making me feel confident that I am in the best of hands!"

"To Dr. Melissa Henretta - one of my greatest supporters. THANK YOU so much for everything! I've been blessed to have met you but to have you as part of my life has been one of my biggest accomplishments!! You have always been there to support me, care for me and to pick me up when I fall down! Thank you for being such a special part of my life!"

"To Dr. Tara Huston - a great big warm and sincere THANK YOU to you! You have been so supportive and caring and have helped me make it through so much this past year!! You have been wonderful! Thank you!"

"Dr. Mark Marzouk and Dr. Edward Valentine, THANK YOU for getting the monster out of my jaw, hopefully never to return. Your patience and smiles made a tough situation much easier!"

"I would love to thank the pediatric oncology group for saving my sons life. He is receiving the BEST care! THANK YOU Dr. Devina Prakash, Dr. Robert Parker, Dr. Edward Chan, Dr. Rina Meyer and Dr. Laura HoganOur family is forever grateful."

"THANK YOU to my team - Dr. Brian O'Hea, Dr. Noshir Dacosta and Cathy Tuppo"

"Dr. Alexander Dagum - your skilled hands, knowledge, and compassion allowed you to work a miracle on me. I THANK YOU for your time and patience."

"Dr. Sherry Sussman, THANK YOU for your above and beyond care, skill and compassion. "

"THANK YOU Dr. Michael Schuster for allowing me to see the sun rise in the sky with new feelings of hope each day. You are my hero!"

"Dr. Lloyd Lense, THANK YOU for always being there for me and my whole family!"

"THANK YOU Dr. Christine Rizk and the team at the Breast Care Center. Dr. Christine Rizk is an awesome doctor and very caring. She goes above and beyond, and her team at the Breast Center do an awesome service for the women that come there."

"Lynette LeePack did so much to help me get what I needed to get done. In general, the Breast Care Center did a great job. THANK YOU all."

"Dr. Gideon Schneck, THANK YOU for your kindness to me and to my entire family! "

"Dr. Wayne Waltzer and Dr. Heather McCaffrey saved my life two years ago when they removed a cancerous tumor from my kidney. I thank my lucky stars for their skilled hands and their supportive staff.  I am two years cancer free. THANK YOU for my health and a second chance at life."