Samantha Bruckenthal and Matthew Bruckenthal welcomed their son Charlie to the world on New Year’s Day at Stony Brook University Hospital.
Weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces, the new baby boy was born at 3:16 a.m., just three hours into the start of 2025. Charlie was delivered by Leah Kaufman, MD, Eliza Hammes, RN, and Vanessa Boser, RN.
This is the first child for the couple who live in East Northport and the newborn is the grandson of Patricia Bruckenthal, the Dean of the School of Nursing at Stony Brook University.
About Stony Brook University Hospital:
Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) is Long Island’s premier academic health center. With 624 beds, SBUH serves as the region’s only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center, and is home to the Stony Brook University Heart Institute, Stony Brook University Cancer Center, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and Stony Brook University Neurosciences Institute. SBUH also encompasses Suffolk County’s only Level 4 Regional Perinatal Center, state-designated AIDS Center, state-designated Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, state-designated Burn Center, the Christopher Pendergast ALS Center of Excellence, and Kidney Transplant Center. It is home of the nation’s first Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center. To learn more, visit www.stonybrookmedicine.edu/sbuh.