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:
"A special THANK YOU to Dr. Melissa Henretta. I thank you with all my heart for being so kind, caring and supportive! This past year has been a bit complicated for me and yet through it all you have been there for me — to support me, to guide me, and most of all just listen when I needed to talk! You are just so wonderful and I am so lucky to have you in my life!"
"A super THANK YOU to Dr. Christine Rizk for all of her awesome and amazing care! Dr. Rizk — I could never thank you enough for all of the positive energy, support and reassurance that you have given me in this past year! You have always been by my side through good and bad and for this I am thankful! I thank God every day for my little heaven sent angel!!"
"Happy Doctors' Day to a wonderful physician — Dr. Michael Pearl! You truly care about your patients!"
"THANK YOU to Dr. Christine Rizk, Dr. Tara Huston and Dr. Jules Cohen! You have all made my journey in dealing with breast cancer easier. Your positive attitudes and personalities are a true blessing! You not only address my physical well being, but my emotional well being as well, and for that I am truly grateful! You are very special people! I couldn't have made this journey without you."
"To the Docs at Stony Brook — I would like to take this moment to thank Dr. Michael Egnor for removing a cavernous angioma almost 11 years to the day. He saved my brain and my life! Thanks to him and all the wonderful people there."
"THANK YOU, Dr. Michael Pearl, for your care and compassion, for your skill, and for being my partner on this journey!"
"THANK YOU Stony Brook Doctors and Dr. Joseph DeCristofaro! Without your help and the team of Stony Brook nurses and doctors I would not be alive. Almost 20 years ago being born 3 1/2 months early and weighing only two pounds, my life was filled with many hardships and obstacles but I am very thankful for being healthy and strong today. Seeing your sincere heart and passion for medicine in the NICU department has inspired me to become a physician even more. As I volunteer in Pediatrics every week and see the compassion and intelligence provided to each patient, I realize what a true Stony Brook doctor represents. A doctor not only helps the patients, but those around them, and I hope one day to be able to serve the community with the same dedication and passion as a Stony Brook doctor."
"THANK YOU Dr. Christine Rizk for saving my life and for being the warmest most compassionate person I've ever met. You are my beautiful queen!"
"Dr. James Vosswinkel — no muss, no fuss, just great surgical skills. Perfect bedside manner and willingness to work with patient requests. Thanks for the fastest recovery and honesty."
"Dr. Brian O'Hea — a brilliant surgeon, compassionate physician and awesome human being. Thanks for everything."
"THANK YOU for taking care of my son Humberto for 28 years."