Share Your Gratitude

For a physician, nothing’s more powerful than hearing “thank you” from a grateful patient. That’s why we’re planning a special event to share our gratitude: Doctors Day, March 30. 

Please join our celebration by sending a note of thanks to a doctor who’s important to you. This outpouring of appreciation will be such a welcomed bright spot for our medical team. Last year we distributed thousands of messages, and our doctors were deeply moved by that incredible show of support. 

Dr. Stinger,

Thank you for decades of service to thousands of patients, always given in a professional and thorough manner. Thank you in particular for your surgical skills in caring for me, starting the diagnosis of my head & neck cancer, the care of Meredith’s aged mother and many of my friends. You are emblematic of what is the very best in a sacred profession.

– Tom

Dr. Mauro,

I am so grateful for you! From the moment we met and you said we’re going for the cure! I knew I could count on you to fight for me and be a true partner in this journey. Your honesty, enthusiasm, collaboration, and willingness to answer all my questions make me feel truly taken care of — like no matter what the news is we will get through it and take it on together. Thank you, thank you, thank you for everything you and your team have done for me. As strange as it seems I look forward to each visit. Here’s hoping for more celebratory visits with you!” (…makes me a little teary eyed to know our physicians fight for their patient’s lives every day)

– Terumi

Dr. Harnden,

Thank you for using your talents and efforts to help your patients fight for another day. I especially appreciate your innovative approach to medicine and your ability to help patients like me understand my condition but face it with optimism. You have been a strong and steady hand that helps me believe I can live with cancer. Thank you.

– Niko

Dr. H – You literally saved my life! You are part of the dream team — along with Dr. Edmiston and Dr. Hetelekidis — who took a scared patient and helped turn me into a resilient survivor. I love you treat me as a whole person and not just an illness. Having cancer sucks a lot; but, you have been a ray of sunshine and definitely one of the bright spots on this journey. Thank you so much for being just the best doctor ever!!!

– Pat

Dr. Ruiz,

It is a pleasure to send you this note thanking you for over 25 years of taking care of my assorted ailments along the way. On at last two instances, you literally saved my life by your rapid medical analysis and getting me to the Inova Fair Oaks Hospital emergency room for life saving intervention. I have utmost confidence in your outstanding medical care and I appreciate your calm humble demeanor with every visit. Again, thank you!

– John

Thank you Dr. Redding for having such compassion for your patients and taking time to talk to them not many doctor’s do that anymore and I thank you for that. Thank you for taking care of my brother and I all these years and being not only a doctor but a friend as well. Thank you with all my heart.

– Ramsey Anne

I am grateful to Dr. Kevin Fricka for my new knee!! Everything went well and l can now live my life fully!!!

– Paula

Dear Dr. Ecklund,

There is hardly a day that goes by that I don’t think of you and your team–but especially you personally! You literally saved my life 11 years ago with an extensive brain surgery and meningioma removal, from which I recovered quickly and completely. As far as I am concerned, you are the best doctor possible! And because of you, I have lived to see my daughter pregnant with my first grandchild, for which I will be forever grateful!! I wish you well, and hope you continue to impact lives with your unmatched surgical skills and bedside manor. (I still remember waking up to your smile after my surgery!!)

With the utmost regard,

– Teresa

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