List of characters from Grey's Anatomy
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Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...

is an American television
Television in the United States
Television is one of the major mass media of the United States. Ninety-nine percent of American households have at least one television and the majority of households have more than one...

 series created by Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes is an American screenwriter, director and producer. Rhimes is best known as the creator, head writer, and executive producer of acclaimed television series Grey's Anatomy and its spin-off Private Practice. In May 2007, Rhimes was named one of Time magazine's 100 Time 100 people who...

, and is broadcast by ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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. The show features an ensemble cast of regular characters, with nine main characters in its first season. Since the first season, many characters have left the show or have been written off it, with new main characters having been both written in and out of the series.

Main characters

The following is a list of all current and previous main characters who have featured in Grey's Anatomy. The characters are listed in alphabetical order.
Name Actor/actress Starring seasons Recurring seasons Occupation at Seattle Grace Job Title
Theodora 'Teddy' Altman
Teddy Altman
Theodora "Teddy" Altman, is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy portrayed by actress Kim Raver. She is the new cardiothoracic surgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital.-Background:Dr...

 
Kim Raver
Kim Raver
Kimberly Jayne "Kim" Raver is an American actress.She is best known for her numerous roles on TV: as Kim Zambrano on Third Watch, Audrey Raines on 24, Nico Reilly on Lipstick Jungle, and, most recently, Teddy Altman on Grey's Anatomy.-Personal life:Raver was raised in New York City by her mother,...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 6)
Season six of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 24, 2009 on ABC, and finished airing on May 20, 2010.-Cast:-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

 
Attending Surgeon Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax —generally treatment of conditions of the heart and lungs .-Cardiac / Thoracic:...

Dr. Altman is the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Seattle Grace. She previously served in Iraq with Owen Hunt. Although a skilled surgeon, her teaching methods might appear somewhat unorthodox. Her arrival at Seattle Grace, followed by her profession of love to Owen has caused some friction between Owen and his girlfriend, Cristina Yang.
Jackson Avery
Jackson Avery
Jackson Avery is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Jesse Williams. He was a recurring character in the sixth season before being made an official series regular for season seven...

 
Jesse Williams
Jesse Williams (actor)
Jesse Williams is an American actor and model. He is known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC series Grey's Anatomy and as Lena's boyfriend Leo in the film sequel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

, 8
Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 6)
Season six of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 24, 2009 on ABC, and finished airing on May 20, 2010.-Cast:-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

 
Surgical Resident M.D.
A surgical resident from Mercy West Hospital, he is also called "pretty boy," especially by Cristina Yang. He is a grandson of the famous surgeon, Dr. Harper Avery. He develops a crush on Cristina, and while inebriated he kisses her at a party, but Cristina breaks the kiss. In the 6th season finale, he is told by Dr. Shepherd that there is a lockdown in the hospital and is later left by Dr. Hunt and Dr. Altman in the OR with 2 nurses and 1 anesthesiologist. He is the one who decides that Yang should operate on Shepherd in order to save him. When Mr. Clark (the shooter) takes the OR hostage, he disconnects Shepherd in order to make everyone believe that he is dead until Mr. Clark leaves the room. It is also revealed later in season 7 that Avery suffers from traumatic nightmares.
Miranda Bailey
Miranda Bailey
Dr. Miranda Bailey is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actress Chandra Wilson, who won a 2007 Screen Actor's Guild Award for the role...

 
Chandra Wilson
Chandra Wilson
Chandra Danette Wilson is an American actress and director, best known as Dr. Miranda Bailey in the ABC television drama, Grey's Anatomy.-Early life:...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 4)
Season four of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 27, 2007 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2008. Only 17 episodes were produced during this season due to the 2007-08 writers strike...

, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
- Attending Surgeon M.D.
An attending general surgeon at Seattle Grace hospital, Miranda Bailey initially gave a cold, domineering impression, earning her the nickname "The Nazi". However her attitude has since softened and she has developed a maternal role towards the residents in the hospital. She has recently undergone a divorce which led her to turn down a fellowship in pediatric surgery.
Preston Burke
Preston Burke
Preston Xavier Burke, more commonly known as Burke, is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character was portrayed by actor Isaiah Washington, up until the third season.-Storylines:...

 
Isaiah Washington
Isaiah Washington
Isaiah Washington IV is an American actor. A veteran of several Spike Lee films, Washington is best known for his role as Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2007.-Personal life:...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 2
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 3
Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

 
- Former Attending Surgeon M.D.
Preston Burke was the Former Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He began a romantic relationship with Cristina Yang, which came under strain when Burke was shot and his right hand's nerve supply was disrupted. With his career threatened he had Yang perform some of his surgeries, a situation which resolved when Derek Shepherd repaired Burke's nerve supply. Burke and Yang continued their relationship which ultimately ended on their wedding day, when he left her at the altar. Burke graduated at the top of his class from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Alexandra 'Lexie' Grey
Lexie Grey
Alexandra Caroline Grey, more commonly known as Lexie Grey, is a fictional surgeon from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by Chyler Leigh, and was created by Shonda Rhimes. She was made an official series regular for season four...

 
Chyler Leigh
Chyler Leigh
Chyler Leigh is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Dr. Lexie Grey on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. She also portrayed Janey Briggs in Not Another Teen Movie.-Early life:...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

, 8
Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

 
Surgical Resident M.D.
Resident and half-sister of Meredith Grey, Lexie, was in relationships with Mark
Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan is a British professional wrestler. Sloan is best known for his work with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance due to founding the promotion and being head trainer in the company's training academy, FWA Academy....

, Alex
Alex Karev
Alexander "Alex" Michael Karev, is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by actor Justin Chambers. The character was not included in the original pilot script, but was added in after the pilot was shot, meaning initial scenes with him were either reshoots or...

, and Jackson
Jackson Avery
Jackson Avery is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Jesse Williams. He was a recurring character in the sixth season before being made an official series regular for season seven...

. Known for her photographic memory, she has earned the nickname Lexipedia. Initially she had a distant, contentious relationship with Meredith, but they have since grown closer. She is often called "Little Grey" by other doctors on staff.
Meredith Grey
Meredith Grey
Meredith Grey is a fictional surgeon and the series protagonist on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actress Ellen Pompeo. In 2007, Pompeo was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Meredith...

 
Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Kathleen Pompeo is an American actress, known for playing the title role of Meredith Grey on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.-Early life:...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

, 4
Grey's Anatomy (season 4)
Season four of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 27, 2007 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2008. Only 17 episodes were produced during this season due to the 2007-08 writers strike...

, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
- Surgical Resident M.D.
Resident Meredith Grey is the central protagonist of the show, and narrator of the majority of episodes. She began the series as an intern and has since progressed along her career path. Her character is defined by her romantic relationships as well as the lingering effects her mother's affair with Richard Webber has had on her life. She is best friends with Cristina Yang and following a long romance, she has married neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd.
Erica Hahn
Erica Hahn
Erica Hahn is a fictional character from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by actress Brooke Smith. Hahn was a recurring character through the show's second and third seasons, and joined the main cast in the fourth season...

 
Brooke Smith
Brooke Smith (actress)
Brooke Smith is an American actress. She is best known for her role on the TV show Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Erica Hahn and for her role as Catherine Martin in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs.- Early life :...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 3
Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

 
Former Attending Surgeon M.D.
Following Preston Burke's departure, Erica Hahn took his position as Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Seattle Grace. Her brusque, somewhat harsh personality was tempered by Callie Torres, with whom she began a relationship. Her time at Seattle Grace ended abruptly, however, when she became discontent with Izzie Stevens, and the lack of disciplinary action following the Denny Duquette incident. Dr. Hahn attended the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she was in the same class as Dr. Burke.
Owen Hunt
Owen Hunt
Owen Hunt is a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Kevin McKidd. He was introduced in season five as a US Army trauma surgeon who served in war-torn Iraq, and consequently joins Seattle Grace to teach medicine as a surgical attending, sometimes with...

 
Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd is a Scottish television and film actor and director. Before playing the role of Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy, McKidd starred as Lucius Vorenus in the historical drama series Rome, and provided the voice of Captain John "Soap" Mactavish in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and the sequel...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

, 8
Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

 
Attending Surgeon Chief of Surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...

Owen Hunt, Chief of Trauma Surgery, is the husband of Cristina Yang. Suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, he has struggled with the horrors he experienced whilst serving with the army in Iraq. He invited former colleague Teddy Altman to work alongside him at Seattle Grace, a decision which caused some friction between himself and Cristina. In the season 7 premiere he marries Cristina. Later, he is also offered the position by Richard Webber to choose the next chief resident at Seattle Grace. He was later promoted to Chief of Surgery after Webber resigned.
Alex Karev
Alex Karev
Alexander "Alex" Michael Karev, is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by actor Justin Chambers. The character was not included in the original pilot script, but was added in after the pilot was shot, meaning initial scenes with him were either reshoots or...

 
Justin Chambers
Justin Chambers
Justin W. Chambers is an American actor and former Calvin Klein male fashion model. As of 2005, he is starring in the ABC drama series Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Alex Karev....

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 2
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

, 4
Grey's Anatomy (season 4)
Season four of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 27, 2007 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2008. Only 17 episodes were produced during this season due to the 2007-08 writers strike...

, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
- Surgical Resident M.D.
Hard-headed and often discourteous Resident, Alex Karev has had a series of unfortunate relationships throughout his life beginning with his mother. At an early age he had to become her defender from an abusive father and later her caretaker. While working as a doctor he was involved with a patient, Ava, but her mental instability strained their relationship and Alex once again adopted a caretaker role before Ava's admission to a psychiatric hospital. Subsequently he embarked on a relationship with Izzie Stevens and they wed, however Izzie asked for a divorce following her dismissal from Seattle Grace.
April Kepner
April Kepner
April Kepner is a fictional character from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Sarah Drew. She was a recurring character in the show's sixth season, before being promoted to a series regular in season seven...

 
Sarah Drew
Sarah Drew
Sarah Drew is an American actress. She is known for her role as Hannah Rogers in Everwood and for her role as Dr. April Kepner on Grey's Anatomy .-Personal life:...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 6)
Season six of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 24, 2009 on ABC, and finished airing on May 20, 2010.-Cast:-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

 
Surgical Resident Chief Resident
A surgical resident from Mercy West Hospital, she was fired in Episode 6.06 by Chief Webber, but later rehired by Dr. Shepherd in Episode 6.13 due to his believing her dismissal was unfair. Later it is revealed that she has a crush on Dr. Shepherd in Episode 6.19. In the season six finale, she informs him that her best friend Dr. Reed Adamson has been shot and killed. She later runs into Mr. Clark (the shooter) when Shepherd was shot. Clark lets her go when she emotionally tells him everything about her life. In the third episode of season 7, April reveals that she is a virgin. In the season 7 finale, April becomes Chief Resident.
Addison Montgomery
Addison Montgomery
Addison Adrienne Forbes Montgomery , was a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, and is currently starring on its spin-off show Private Practice. Addison is a world-class neonatal surgeon with board certifications in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Maternal and Fetal...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 3
Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

 
1
Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 2
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

 
Former Attending Surgeon M.D.
Former Chief of OB/GYN and Neonatal Surgery, and the ex-wife of Derek Shepherd, Addison transferred to Seattle Grace, seeking reconciliation with Derek. After achieving a degree of understanding with Derek and realizing that he was in love with Meredith Grey, Addison left Seattle Grace. The character is now the protagonist of ABC series Private Practice and continues to make guest appearances on Grey's Anatomy.
George O'Malley
George O'Malley
George O'Malley was a fictional surgeon from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by actor T. R. Knight. Knight appeared as George from the beginning of the show until its fifth season finale. Knight will not be returning to the show and has been released from his contract...

 
T.R. Knight  1
Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 2
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 3
Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 4)
Season four of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 27, 2007 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2008. Only 17 episodes were produced during this season due to the 2007-08 writers strike...

, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

 
- Former Surgical Resident M.D.
George O'Malley had a less aggressive personality compared with his fellow residents. He once had an infatuation with Meredith Grey which ended when they slept together, and halfway through Meredith began to cry, humiliating George. He also had a strong friendship with Izzie Stevens and later Lexie Grey. He was once married to Callie Torres, but their marriage came to an end when George slept with Izzie
Izzie Stevens
Isobel 'Izzie' Katherine Stevens is a fictional character from the medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy, which airs on ABC in the United States. The character was created by series producer Shonda Rhimes, and was portrayed by actress Katherine Heigl from 2005 to 2010...

. George and Izzie tried a relationship but decided to remain as friends when they realized their relationship lacked chemistry. Inspired by Dr. Hunt's experiences, George decided to leave Seattle Grace and enlist in the Army. But on his way to tell his mother about joining the Army, tragically, George died when rescuing a girl from being hit by a bus, sacrificing himself instead.
Arizona Robbins
Arizona Robbins
Arizona Robbins is a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Jessica Capshaw. She was introduced in the show's fifth season as an attending surgeon and the new head of pediatric surgery.Originally contracted to appear in three episodes, Capshaw's contract was...

 
Jessica Capshaw
Jessica Capshaw
Jessica Brooke Capshaw is an American actress. She is known for her role as Jamie Stringer in The Practice and for her role as Dr...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

 
Attending Surgeon Chief of Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric surgery
Pediatric surgery or paediatric surgery is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults...

Arizona Robbins, pediatric surgery attending, has a cheery disposition but gets upset when challenging authority. She has embarked on a relationship with Callie Torres. She comes from a military family and graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has been revealed to harbor great emotional intelligence; her insight and advice have been used to defuse several situations, such as Callie's dispute with her father. In season 7, she wins a prestigious award, and she and Callie plan to move to Malawi, Africa and work there. However, she breaks up with Callie and leaves her at the airport. They reconcile soon after, and ultimately get married.
Derek Shepherd
Derek Shepherd
Derek Christopher Shepherd, also referred to as McDreamy, is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actor Patrick Dempsey, who was nominated in 2006 and 2007 Golden Globe for the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series Drama for...

 
Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Galen Dempsey is an American actor, known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Prior to Grey's Anatomy he made several television appearances and was nominated for an Emmy Award...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 4)
Season four of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 27, 2007 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2008. Only 17 episodes were produced during this season due to the 2007-08 writers strike...

, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
- Attending Surgeon Chief of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...

As Chief of Neurosurgery, Derek Shepherd earned the nickname McDreamy by the female staff of Seattle Grace. The lead male character, he is known for his complicated love-life. Initially he moved to Seattle from New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 to get away from his adulterous ex-wife Addison Montgomery whom he discovered was having an affair with his best friend, Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan is a British professional wrestler. Sloan is best known for his work with the Frontier Wrestling Alliance due to founding the promotion and being head trainer in the company's training academy, FWA Academy....

. He subsequently began a long romance with Meredith Grey which resulted in their marriage. Recently he had a somewhat antagonistic relationship with Richard Webber whom he believed wasn't governing the hospital appropriately. He took over as the Chief of Surgery after going to the hospital board about Chief Webber's drinking problem, but resigned after nearly dying from being shot.
Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy)
Mark Sloan is a fictional surgeon from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Eric Dane.-Storylines:Mark first appears in season two, introduced as a highly-respected otolaryngologist sub-specialized in plastic surgery and the former best friend of neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd...

 
Eric Dane
Eric Dane
Eric Dane is an American actor. After appearing in television roles throughout the 1990s and 2000s, he became known for playing Dr...

 
3
Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 4)
Season four of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 27, 2007 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2008. Only 17 episodes were produced during this season due to the 2007-08 writers strike...

, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

, 8
Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

 
Attending Surgeon Chief of Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...

Mark Sloan, Chief of Plastic Surgery, has a playboy personality that nearly jeopardized his friendship with Derek by having an affair with his wife, Addison Montgomery. He knew both Derek and Addison Shepard from when all three lived in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. Derek and Mark managed to resolve their issues and reaffirm their friendship. He has been given the nickname "McSteamy" by the female staff. Sloan had a relationship with Lexie Grey which ended due to strain when Mark's 18 year old daughter from a one night stand appeared at the hospital and subsequently moved in with them. The girl's mother had named her Sloan and never told Mark about her. She arrived in Seattle unannounced, and Mark found out she was pregnant. Mark wanted to keep the baby but Sloan decided to give it up for adoption. After that, Mark and Lexie retake their relationship, but it ends when Mark got Callie Torres pregnant, and Lexie started dating Jackson Avery.
Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens
Izzie Stevens
Isobel 'Izzie' Katherine Stevens is a fictional character from the medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy, which airs on ABC in the United States. The character was created by series producer Shonda Rhimes, and was portrayed by actress Katherine Heigl from 2005 to 2010...

 
Katherine Heigl
Katherine Heigl
Katherine Marie Heigl is an American actress and producer. She is possibly best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series in 2007...

 
1
Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 2
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 3
Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

, 4
Grey's Anatomy (season 4)
Season four of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 27, 2007 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2008. Only 17 episodes were produced during this season due to the 2007-08 writers strike...

, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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- Former Surgical Resident M.D.
Growing up in a trailer park and putting her newborn daughter up for adoption at age 16, Izzie managed to progress along medical school by paying her bills through modeling. She put her career as doctor on the line in a risky bid to get her lover Denny Duquette a new heart by cutting his LVAD wires. Denny subsequently died but Izzie managed to keep her job. Izzie began a relationship with Alex Karev, but their relationship came under strain when she was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. She survived the condition following treatment with Interleukin-2 but after restarting work she accidentally induced hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia
Hyperkalemia refers to the condition in which the concentration of the electrolyte potassium in the blood is elevated...

 in a patient listed for renal transplant. Subsequently she lost her job, and has since disappeared from Seattle Grace. Originally, it was planned that character would have a proper closure to her relationship with Alex in season 7, but this did not happen.
Calliope 'Callie' Torres
Callie Torres
Calliope Iphegenia "Callie" Torres, M.D., is a fictional character from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by actress Sara Ramírez...

 
Sara Ramirez
Sara Ramírez
Sara Ramírez is a Mexican-American singer/songwriter and actress. She is known for her role as Callie Torres in Grey's Anatomy and as the original Lady of the Lake in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.-Early life:Ramírez...

 
3
Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

, 4
Grey's Anatomy (season 4)
Season four of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 27, 2007 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2008. Only 17 episodes were produced during this season due to the 2007-08 writers strike...

, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

, 8
Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
2
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

 
Attending Surgeon M.D.
Introduced as an orthopedic
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...

 surgical
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...

 resident
Residency (medicine)
Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident physician or resident is a person who has received a medical degree , Podiatric degree , Dental Degree and who practices...

, and then promoted to an attending, Callie was once married to George O'Malley, but divorced after he developed feelings for Izzie Stevens. Later, she had a lesbian affair with Erica Hahn which was cut short by Hahn's departure from Seattle Grace. She was in a happy relationship with Arizona Robbins but they broke up because Arizona did not want to have kids. At the end of the 6th season, however, after doing a surgery on a small girl while a shooter is loose in the hospital, Callie tells Arizona in a round about way that she loves her and the two end up getting back together and decide that they are going to have children. In season 7, while about to move to Africa with Arizona, Arizona breaks up with her and leaves her at the airport in Seattle. Later on, Callie gets horribly injured in a car crash with Arizona and ultimately ends up marrying Arizona.
Richard Webber
Richard Webber
Richard Webber is a fictional surgeon from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actor James Pickens, Jr., and was created by Shonda Rhimes...

 
James Pickens, Jr.
James Pickens, Jr.
James Pickens, Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC drama television series Grey's Anatomy, and for his supporting role as Deputy Director Alvin Kersh on later seasons of the Fox Network science fiction series The X-Files.- Early life...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 4)
Season four of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 27, 2007 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2008. Only 17 episodes were produced during this season due to the 2007-08 writers strike...

, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
- Attending Surgeon M.D.
Authority figure and ex-Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace, Richard has had a difficult past characterized by affairs and alcoholism. His relationship with Meredith Grey is at times volatile because he had an affair with her mother. Recently Richard has struggled with managing the finances of Seattle Grace and has merged the hospital with Mercy West Hospital. The merger has caused him much stress, strained his relationship with Derek Shepherd and ultimately contributed to the collapse of his sobriety. He stepped down as Chief of Surgery in season 8.
Cristina Yang
Cristina Yang
Cristina Yang is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actress Sandra Oh, who won a Golden Globe and a SAG Award in 2006 for the role...

 
Sandra Oh
Sandra Oh
Sandra Oh is a Canadian actress. She is best known for the role of Dr. Cristina Yang on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, for which she has won a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award. She also played notable roles in the feature films Under the Tuscan Sun and Sideways, and had a supporting role on the...

 
1
Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 2
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 3
Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

, 4
Grey's Anatomy (season 4)
Season four of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 27, 2007 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2008. Only 17 episodes were produced during this season due to the 2007-08 writers strike...

, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 8)
Season eight of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, premiered on September 22, 2011, with a special two-hour episode...

 
- Surgical Resident M.D.
Skilled Resident Cristina Yang has an indomitable passion for cardiothoracic surgery, and is almost ruthless in pursuit of her desired specialty. She is best friends with Meredith Grey, and has previously been in a relationship with Preston Burke, which ended suddenly when he left Cristina on their wedding day. Since then she has entered into a relationship with Owen Hunt, whom she marries in season 7.

Other medical professionals

Name Actor/Actress Season(s) Episode count
Nurse Olivia Harper Sarah Utterback
Sarah Utterback
Sarah Utterback is an American actress, most notable for her role as Nurse Olivia Harper on ABC's medical drama series Grey's Anatomy. She is also a film and theater producer.-Life:...

 
1
Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

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A nurse at the hospital. She had relationships with George and Alex. Alex gave her syphilis
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; however, it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis...

 which she then unknowingly gave to George after breaking up with Alex (which was part of a hospital-wide syphilis epidemic among the doctors and nurses). After that, Alex began a relationship with Izzie, who then found him cheating on her with Nurse Olivia. The female interns occasionally insultingly refer to her as "Syph Nurse." She was also in the club 'Nurses United Against Mark Sloan' which implies she has had sexual relations with him. During the merger, she is fired and Derek offers to give her a recommendation.
Nurse Tyler Christian Moe Irvin
Moe Irvin
Maurice "Moe" Irvin is an American television and film actor best known for his role as Nurse Tyler Christian in the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy....

 
1
Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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Nurse Tyler is one of the members of the nursing staff at Seattle Grace. He attended the nurse strike in season 2.
Patricia Robin Pearson Rose  1
Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 2
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 3
Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

 
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Patricia is Richard Weber's assistant/secretary and had previously worked as a nurse.
Dr. Sydney Heron Kali Rocha
Kali Rocha
-Early life:Rocha was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, graduating from Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 1993.-Career:...

 
2
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

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A fifth-year general surgery resident
Residency (medicine)
Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident physician or resident is a person who has received a medical degree , Podiatric degree , Dental Degree and who practices...

 at Seattle Grace, known for her extremely perky personality. She initially appeared as Bailey's substitute when Bailey was on maternity leave and clashed with Cristina, who finds Sydney's positive attitude unbearable. She later served as Izzie's peer counselor and revealed that her perky persona actually originated from a nervous breakdown she suffered after losing a patient of her own. She was also in the running to become chief resident, but lost to Callie, who was later replaced by Bailey. Sydney also went on one date with Dr. Shepherd, but dumped him when she decided he wasn't ready for the kind of relationship she needs.
Dr. Katharine Wyatt Amy Madigan
Amy Madigan
Amy Marie Madigan is an American actress who is known for her role as Annie Kinsella in the 1989 film Field of Dreams and Iris Crowe in the HBO television series Carnivale...

 
4, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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A psychiatrist at the hospital, she was Dr. Meredith Grey's and Dr. Erica Hahn's therapist. As of "Sweet Surrender", Dr. Owen Hunt has begun sessions with her.
Dr. Steve Mostow Mark Saul
Mark Saul (actor)
Mark Adam Saul is an American actor who is best known for appearing on the popular Nickelodeon show All That in the final two seasons of the show's first era. Saul was born and raised in Los Angeles, California...

 
4, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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A surgical intern of Dr. Cristina Yang, who calls him "2". In "There's no 'I' in Team", Dr. Yang considered "giving" him to George O'Malley when he finally passed his medical exams. Later on, Steve allowed the other interns to practice an epidural anesthesia on him, and introduce a catheter onto his male organs; because of this he couldn't move for a while and thus was not present at Sadie's operation. Dr. Yang found him immobilized and thus found out about the operation. Steve was put on probation along with the other interns. Later in the season, Steve slept with fellow intern Pierce's girlfriend Megan, and she got pregnant. It's revealed in the 6th season that Steve and Megan got married, and concluding that he was the father. During the merger Megan is fired, but Steve keeps his job, although she's later hired back by Derek Shepherd. According to his blog, he has aspirations to go into neurosurgery as a specialty.
Dr. Graziella Guzman Gloria Garayua
Gloria Garayua
Gloria Garayua is a film and television actress. She made her major film debut in 2005 with a small role in the comedy release Fun with Dick and Jane...

 
4, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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A surgical intern of Dr. Izzie Stevens, who considered giving her to George O'Malley because she charts like crap, but kept her because she can put in a line. Graciella is a nervous student, who eats a lot of chocolate when nervous. In the episode "In The Midnight Hour", she was the only one who quit the interns' operation on Sadie because she felt it was wrong; nevertheless, she was put on probation with the other interns.
Intern Pierce Joseph Williamson
Joseph Williamson
Joseph Williamson may refer to:*Joseph Williamson , American politician in Maine*Joseph Williamson , English politician...

 
4, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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A surgical intern of Dr. Alex Karev, who considered to give him to George O'Malley just because he hates how his name sounds. Pierce has confronted Dr. Karev in at least one occasion, when he met his punishment along with the other interns in the episode "In The Midnight Hour" and commented that Dr. Stevens killed a man and was forgiven; Dr. Karev responded by physically attacking him. Later on the season, Pierce and Steve fought over Megan, Pierce's girlfriend who slept with Steve during a break up, and now she's pregnant without knowing who is the father to her baby.
Dr. Ryan Spalding Brandon Scott  5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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15
A surgical intern of Dr. Cristina Yang, who considered giving him to George O'Malley, first appeared in "Life During Wartime" and was subsequently named "4.2". In the episode "In The Midnight Hour" Ryan was one of the surgical interns operating on Dr. Sadie Harris. He was left on his own in an OR, while the others went to get help. He was put on probation with the other interns, after Sadie nearly died in the operation.
Dr. Megan Mostow Molly Kidder  4, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

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nee Nowland. Resident and former intern of Dr. Meredith Grey's, who she considered giving to George O'Malley. She had a relationship with Intern Pierce which ended when she had an affair with Steve that resulted in a pregnancy. During the hospital merger The Chief fired her by e-mail. Later she decided to sue the hospital, believing her dismissal was related to her pregnancy. She was later rehired by Derek Shepherd, who believed she was fired unjustly and deserved a "fighting chance."
Intern Laura Candice Afia  4, 5
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Former surgical intern under Dr. Alex Karev. Laura was rebuked by Izzie Stevens when she made fun of a patient with a facial deformity.
Dr. Raj Sen Anjul Nigam
Anjul Nigam
Anjul Nigam is an established character actor.Nigam was born in Kanpur, India. He is a graduate of Cheshire High School and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and is known for his recurring role as "Dr. Raj, the Psych Doc" on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy...

 
1
Grey's Anatomy (season 1)
Season one of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 22, 2005, after 9 episodes aired. Season one regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

, 2
Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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A psychiatric resident at Seattle Grace. He sometimes provides consults for the surgeons.
Dr. Virginia Dixon Mary McDonnell
Mary McDonnell
Mary Eileen McDonnell is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role as Stands With A Fist in Dances with Wolves, and she is also very well known for her performance as President Laura Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, the President's wife...

 
5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
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3
An exceptional cardiothoracic surgeon who has Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...

, and served as the interim Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Dr. Swender Kimberly Elise
Kimberly Elise
Kimberly Elise is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role in the films Set It Off, Beloved, John Q, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, and For Colored Girls...

 
5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

 
3
A surgical oncology
Surgical oncology
Surgical oncology is the branch of surgery which focuses on the surgical management of cancer.The specialty of surgical oncology has evolved in steps similar to medical oncology, which grew out of hematology, and radiation oncology, which grew out of radiology...

 attending assigned to oversee Izzie Stevens' cancer treatment. She is said to be the best surgical oncologist in the state of Washington. Swender is a proponent for IL-2
Interleukin 2
Interleukin-2 is an interleukin, a type of cytokine immune system signaling molecule, which is a leukocytotrophic hormone that is instrumental in the body's natural response to microbial infection and in discriminating between foreign and self...

-use as treatment for cancer; she reasons its success when a patient, initially given only three months to live, uses the therapy and survives an additional two years. The patient, however, succumbs to complications due to the inherent nature of the IL-2. This has shown to affect Swender's otherwise authoritarian and impartial persona, and casts doubt on this treatment-protocol.
Dr. Margaret Campbell Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway is an American actress.Dunaway won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Network after receiving previous nominations for the critically acclaimed films Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown...

 
5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

 
1
A general surgery
General surgery
General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland . They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft...

 attending
Attending physician
In the United States, an attending physician is a physician who has completed residency and practices medicine in a clinic or hospital, in the specialty learned during residency. An attending physician can supervise fellows, residents, and medical students...

 and Seattle Grace's first female surgeon. With forty-years of surgical experience, she is considered a pioneer and one of the hospital's most respected surgeons; it is implied that, in that time, Richard Webber was taught by her as she recalls an incident involving a clamp dropped into an open body cavity, and has worked with Ellis Grey. More recently, Cristina Yang has been vocal about her objections and criticisms of Campbell's continued long-standing service. Due to a complication caused by a lacerated bowel during a routine cholecytectomy, Campbell shortly retires after performing her last surgery to repair the "careless mistake."
Dr. Sadie Harris
Sadie Harris
Dr. Sadie Harris is a fictional character from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character was portrayed by Melissa George, and was created by Shonda Rhimes. Harris was a recurring guest-star for season five before leaving the series...

 
Melissa George
Melissa George
Melissa Suzanne George is an Australian film and television actress who has worked in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Melissa is perhaps best known for her role as Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera Home and Away...

 
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An intern and former best friend of Meredith. She reveals self-harm tendencies and later quits Seattle Grace after her medical knowledge and expertise are called into question.
Dr. Colin Marlowe Roger Rees
Roger Rees
Roger Rees is a Welsh actor. He is best known to American audiences for playing the characters Robin Colcord on the American television sitcom show Cheers and Lord John Marbury on the American television drama The West Wing...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

 
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A professor at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

 and brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon (noted for pioneering a procedure called the Marlowe transplant), Colin Marlowe had a three-year relationship with Cristina Yang before she graduated and began her residency at Seattle Grace. He appeared months later as a candidate for Chief of Surgery, and ultimately withdrew as his true purpose to rekindle his relationship with Cristina failed.
Dr. Norman Shales Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann
Edward Kirk Herrmann is a U.S. television and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayals of Franklin D...

 
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An elderly surgical
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...

 intern assigned to second year Dr. Alex Karev. Dr. Shales is a former pharmacist
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...

 who because of his age is often mistaken by patients as the senior physician. He has since transferred into Psych
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...

.
Nurse Rose Lauren Stamile  4, 5
Grey's Anatomy (season 5)
Season five of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2008 on ABC. The season concluded on May 14, 2009 after 24 episodes had aired.- Cast :- Main cast :...

 
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A nurse at the hospital. She works often with Dr. Derek Shepherd. She has been the attending nurse on over 30 of Dr. Derek Shepherd's surgeries, as Rose stated in "Forever Young" (Season 4, Episode 8). Derek and Rose shared a kiss and were dating, much to Meredith's distress as she tried to get over him. Despite their seemingly happy relationship, Rose was soon bothered by comments made by hospital personnel about Meredith and Derek's breakup only being temporary which ended up being true when Derek and Meredith got back together for good. For example, Addison Montgomery sarcastically called Rose the "McRebound," unaware that Rose was in the room. Her prediction proved correct when in the season finale, "Freedom," Derek and Meredith make up and share a kiss. Derek abruptly leaves this kiss to break up with Rose, signaling the end of their relationship. Afterward, Rose was hostile towards Derek whenever she saw him but when she accidentally cut his hand during a surgery, she apologized and transferred to peds.
Dr. Finn Dandridge Chris O'Donnell
Chris O'Donnell
Christopher Eugene "Chris" O'Donnell is an American actor. He has played Robin in two Batman films, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman, Finn Dandridge in Grey's Anatomy, Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit, and more recently, Jack McAuliffe in The Company. O'Donnell...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 2)
Season two of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 25, 2005 on ABC. The season concluded on May 15, 2006, after 27 episodes aired. Season two regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin...

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Grey's Anatomy (season 3)
Season three of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 21, 2006 on ABC. The season concluded on May 17, 2007, after 25 episodes aired. Season three regular cast members include Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl,...

 
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The former veterinarian of Meredith and Derek's dog, Doc. He was also the newest love interest for Meredith for some time before she broke up with him because she was still in love with Derek. His wife, Liz, died in a car accident. The interns have given him the nickname "McVet," in accordance with Derek Shepherd's nickname, McDreamy. He dated Meredith throughout the end of the second season, and the beginning of the third season. He competed with Derek Shepherd for Meredith's heart and ultimately lost to Derek because Meredith was still in love with him (Derek). Meredith realized that he may be the "best guy," but he wasn't "her guy." After she told him this, he replied by saying, "He'll break your heart again Meredith, and when he does, I won't be here" and walked out for the last time.
Dr. Ben Warren Jason George  6
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Season six of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 24, 2009 on ABC, and finished airing on May 20, 2010.-Cast:-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

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Anesthesiologist from Mercy West Hospital and boyfriend of Dr. Bailey until she broke up with him because he went golfing the day of the shooting.
Dr. Reed Adamson Nora Zehetner  6
Grey's Anatomy (season 6)
Season six of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 24, 2009 on ABC, and finished airing on May 20, 2010.-Cast:-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

 
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Surgical resident, formerly at Mercy West Hospital. She was close friends with Dr. Charles Percy and Dr. April Kepner. She seemed to be attracted to Alex Karev, and she had a one night stand with Mark Sloan. She was shot in the head by Gary Clark in the season six finale.
Dr. Charles Percy Robert Baker
Robert Baker (actor)
Robert Baker is an American actor known for his roles in Valentine, Grey's Anatomy, Out of Time and a supporting role in the film Special.-Credits:- External links :...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 6)
Season six of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 24, 2009 on ABC, and finished airing on May 20, 2010.-Cast:-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

 
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Surgical resident, formerly at Mercy West Hospital. He was often referred to as "the big guy." He was in love with Dr. Reed Adamson. Percy was shot by Gary Clark in the season six finale, and despite Miranda Bailey's efforts, he died.
Dr. Robert Stark Peter MacNicol
Peter MacNicol
Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He may be best known in films for his roles of Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II, Stingo in Sophie's Choice, Thomas Renfield in Dracula: Dead and Loving It and David Langley in Bean...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
Season seven of Grey's Anatomy, an American medical drama television series developed by Shonda Rhimes, began airing on September 23, 2010 on ABC. The season concluded on May 19, 2011.-Main cast:*Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey...

 
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An incompetent pediatric surgery
Pediatric surgery
Pediatric surgery or paediatric surgery is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults...

 attending
Attending physician
In the United States, an attending physician is a physician who has completed residency and practices medicine in a clinic or hospital, in the specialty learned during residency. An attending physician can supervise fellows, residents, and medical students...

 brought on as the interim Chief of Pediatric Surgery when Arizona Robbins
Arizona Robbins
Arizona Robbins is a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Jessica Capshaw. She was introduced in the show's fifth season as an attending surgeon and the new head of pediatric surgery.Originally contracted to appear in three episodes, Capshaw's contract was...

 gave her notice to oversee a pediatric surgery program in Malawi, Africa. Under contract for a year, Stark continues to serve as the department chief when Robbins returns. Described as a lazy doctor and a complacent and self-satisfied attending, Stark represents the antithesis of attending surgeons commonly employed at Seattle Grace/Mercy West Hospital. Stark has an antagonistic disposition with most of the hospital staff, especially Alex Karev
Alex Karev
Alexander "Alex" Michael Karev, is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by actor Justin Chambers. The character was not included in the original pilot script, but was added in after the pilot was shot, meaning initial scenes with him were either reshoots or...

. April Kepner
April Kepner
April Kepner is a fictional character from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Sarah Drew. She was a recurring character in the show's sixth season, before being promoted to a series regular in season seven...

 is the only exception to his behavior, whom he later attempted to date with little success.
Dr. Lucy Fields Rachael Taylor
Rachael Taylor
Rachael Taylor is an Australian actress and model. She made her leading role debut in the short-lived Australian program headLand. She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in the films Transformers, Shutter, and Splinterheads.-Personal life:Taylor was born in Launceston, Tasmania, the...

 
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Grey's Anatomy (season 7)
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An OB/GYN attending
Attending physician
In the United States, an attending physician is a physician who has completed residency and practices medicine in a clinic or hospital, in the specialty learned during residency. An attending physician can supervise fellows, residents, and medical students...

 and maternal-fetal medicine
Maternal-fetal medicine
Maternal-Fetal medicine is the branch of obstetrics that focuses on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. Management includes monitoring and treatment including comprehensive ultrasound, chorionic villus sampling, genetic amniocentesis, and fetal surgery or treatment....

 fellow
Fellowship (medicine)
A fellowship is the period of medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program . During this time , the physician is known as a fellow...

 at Seattle Grace Mercy West. Self-proclaimed as being "damn good at her job," Fields attended Harvard Medical School and completed her OB/GYN residency
Residency (medicine)
Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident physician or resident is a person who has received a medical degree , Podiatric degree , Dental Degree and who practices...

 at Duke University Medical Center. Fields is also Callie Torres
Callie Torres
Calliope Iphegenia "Callie" Torres, M.D., is a fictional character from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by actress Sara Ramírez...

's obstetrician and shows that she is equal parts tough, ironic, and empathetic, especially when dealing with Torres and her support team: Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy)
Mark Sloan is a fictional surgeon from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Eric Dane.-Storylines:Mark first appears in season two, introduced as a highly-respected otolaryngologist sub-specialized in plastic surgery and the former best friend of neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd...

 and Arizona Robbins
Arizona Robbins
Arizona Robbins is a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Jessica Capshaw. She was introduced in the show's fifth season as an attending surgeon and the new head of pediatric surgery.Originally contracted to appear in three episodes, Capshaw's contract was...

. It also seems that she has a slight crush on Alex Karev
Alex Karev
Alexander "Alex" Michael Karev, is a fictional surgeon on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by actor Justin Chambers. The character was not included in the original pilot script, but was added in after the pilot was shot, meaning initial scenes with him were either reshoots or...

, and in Episode 18 they start to form a relationship. Also, Doctor Addison Montgomery comes back and is told that she is not up to key with dealing with traumatic pregnancy cases.(Ex: Callie being pregnant in a car accident).Alex Karev breaks off the relationship he had with her in the season 7 finale.

Family members

Meredith and Lexie's family
  • Ellis Grey (Kate Burton
    Kate Burton (actress)
    -Personal life:Burton was born in Geneva, Switzerland, the daughter of producer Sybil Burton and actor Richard Burton . She was thus the stepdaughter of actress Elizabeth Taylor and of Sybil's second husband Jordan Christopher. In 1979, Burton earned a bachelor's degree in Russian studies and...

    , Sarah Paulson
    Sarah Paulson
    -Career:She was a series regular on the cult television show American Gothic and the WB series Jack & Jill , playing the character "Elisa Cronkite"...

     (1982 flashback)): Meredith's mother. She was a highly respected surgeon who trained at Seattle Grace with Dr. Webber. During their residency, she and Webber had an affair; she left her husband Thatcher for him, but he could not bring himself to leave his wife. After her residency, she left Seattle to take a position at Massachusetts General. She also worked at the Mayo Clinic. She won the Harper Avery Award twice, and she invented the laprascopic Grey method. She developed early onset Alzheimer's shortly before Meredith started medical school, and at the start of the show she had been placed in Roseridge Home for Extended Care, a nursing home. She died in the middle of Season 3 of cardiac arrest. In "Drowning on Dry Land" she appears to her daughter encouraging her to go back and live her life.
  • Thatcher Grey (Jeff Perry): Father of Meredith and Lexie Grey. He was married to Ellis Grey, Meredith's mother, for about seven years. They divorced after she had an affair with Richard Webber. Thatcher blames Ellis somewhat for his estrangement from Meredith, saying Ellis was "cold" and wouldn't let him get to know his daughter. After the disintegration of his first family, Thatcher remained in Seattle and married his second wife, Susan. They had two daughters, Lexie and Molly. After Meredith moved to Seattle for her residency, Susan encouraged Thatcher and Meredith to develop a relationship. However, Susan's sudden death devastated Thatcher, and he blamed her death on Meredith. He became an alcoholic, and Lexie had to give up a residency at Massachusetts General Hospital to move to Seattle to care for her father. He eventually went to rehab and apologized to his daughters; however, his alcoholism had destroyed his liver, and Meredith had to give him a portion of hers to save his life.
  • Susan Grey (Mare Winningham
    Mare Winningham
    Mare Winningham , born Mary Megan Winningham, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Drama Desk, 7 times for Emmy Awards , and has also won an Independent Spirit Award and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.She is...

    ): The second wife of Thatcher Grey, and mother of Lexie Grey and Molly Grey Thompson. Susan was always aware of Thatcher's first wife and daughter, but she didn't meet Meredith until Molly was a patient at Seattle Grace. She reached out to Meredith and encouraged her to develop a relationship with Thatcher. At first, Meredith resisted Susan's attempts to mother her, but eventually she came to think of Susan as a surrogate mother. Susan died suddenly, following a rare complication from a routine procedure to treat her acid reflux and hiccups. Thatcher was devastated by her death and became an alcoholic.
  • Molly Grey-Thompson (Mandy Siegfried): Daughter of Thatcher and Susan Grey, and Lexie's younger sister and Meredith's half-sister. She proposed to her husband, Eric, before he was shipped out by the military to be stationed in Iraq. Originally a patient at Mercy West, Molly transferred to Seattle Grace when she was 32 weeks pregnant and Addison operated to repair a congenital diaphragmatic hernia
    Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
    Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a congenital malformation of the diaphragm. The most common type of CDH is a Bochdalek hernia; other types include Morgagni's hernia, diaphragm eventration and central tendon defects of the diaphragm...

     on Molly’s baby. She later gave birth to a daughter, whom she named Laura.
  • Laura Thompson: Daughter of Molly Grey and Eric Thompson.
  • Zola Shepherd: Adoptive daughter of Meredith and Derek.


Derek's family
  • Carolyn Maloney Shepherd: Derek's mother. Cared for Derek and his sisters after her husband was murdered.
  • Addison Montgomery
    Addison Montgomery
    Addison Adrienne Forbes Montgomery , was a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, and is currently starring on its spin-off show Private Practice. Addison is a world-class neonatal surgeon with board certifications in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Maternal and Fetal...

    : Derek's ex-wife who cheated on him with Mark. She comes to Seattle at Richard's request and the two attempt to reconcile. She ultimately moves to Los Angeles.
  • Kathleen Shepherd: One of Derek's sisters.
  • Nancy Shepherd: One of Derek's sisters. She slept with Mark as stated in the episode "Let The Angels Commit" when she told him, "Come on Derek. Everyone sleeps with Mark."
  • Amelia Shepherd
    Amelia Shepherd
    Dr. Amelia Shepherd is a fictional character on the ABC medical drama Private Practice, portrayed by Caterina Scorsone. The character also appeared on Grey's Anatomy in its 7th Season. After Amelia visited her former sister-in-law, Addison Montgomery, she becomes a partner at the Oceanside Wellness...

    (Caterina Scorsone
    Caterina Scorsone
    Caterina Scorsone is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Amelia Shepherd, sister of Derek Shepherd, on Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy and for her role as Alice Hamilton in Alice.-Early life:Scorsone was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is the middle child of five in her family...

    ): Derek's sister and the youngest Shepherd child. She and Derek witnessed their father being murdered along with Derek. She became addicted to prescription medication before crashing Derek's car while under the influence. Amelia works with Addison in Los Angeles and Amelia also slept with Mark as did Nancy and Addison before her.
  • Zola Shepherd: Adoptive daughter of Meredith and Derek.


Cristina's family
  • Helen Yang Rubenstein (Tsai Chin
    Tsai Chin (actress)
    Tsai Chin , also known as Irene Chow, is a Chinese-born actress living in England.-Early life, family & education:Chin was born to Peking Opera actor Zhou Xinfang in 1936. She spent her early life in Shanghai. She had two short marriages which both ended in divorce. Her brother is Michael...

    ): Cristina's mother. Helen and Cristina's father divorced, and she remarried Dr. Saul Rubenstein, an oral surgeon, when Cristina was three. She thinks Cristina should focus more on getting married and less on her career.


Izzie's family
  • Robbie Stevens (Sharon Lawrence
    Sharon Lawrence
    Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence is an American television actress. She is best known for the role of Sylvia Costas Sipowicz in the Television series NYPD Blue...

    ): Izzie's mother. She works as a waitress.
  • Hannah Klein (Liv Hutchings): Izzie's biological daughter, born when Izzie was sixteen years old. In the third season, Hannah is admitted to Seattle Grace Hospital with leukemia, and Izzie donates bone marrow to her. However, Hannah refuses to see her.


Dr. Webber's family
  • Adele Webber (Loretta Devine
    Loretta Devine
    Loretta Devine is an American stage, film and television actress known for her roles on Boston Public, Grey's Anatomy, and Eli Stone. She also provided her voice for the stop motion animated television series The PJs. Devine is a NAACP Image Award and Emmy award winning actress.-Early life:Devine...

    ): Dr. Webber's wife. She was frequently frustrated by his devotion to the hospital, and she eventually left him. She became pregnant with his child but had a miscarriage. They have since reconciled. She was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
  • Camille Travis (Tessa Thompson
    Tessa Thompson
    Tessa Lynne Thompson is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for the role of Jackie Cook on the TV series Veronica Mars.-Personal life:...

     / Camille Winbush
    Camille Winbush
    Camille Simoine Winbush is an American television actress and recording artist. Her work in television has earned her three Image Awards and a Young Artist Award.-Life and career:...

    ): Daughter of Adele's sister Arlene and Dr. Webber and Adele's niece. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was fourteen, and the cancer returned when she was a senior in high school. Dr. Bailey ordered the interns to plan a prom in the hospital for her.
  • Arlene Travis (Shelley Robertson): Adele's sister and Camille's mother.


George's family
  • Harold O'Malley (George Dzundza
    George Dzundza
    George Dzundza is an American television and film actor.-Personal life:Dzundza was born in Rosenheim, Germany, to a Ukrainian father and Polish mother who were forced into factory labour by the Nazis. He spent the first few years of his life in displaced persons camps with his parents and one...

    ): Father of George O'Malley. He was a truck driver with a passion for vintage cars. He was married for forty years to his wife, Louise, and they had three sons: Jerry, Ronny, and George. He was very proud of all of his sons, but he often had trouble relating to George. He was admitted to Seattle Grace with esophageal cancer
    Esophageal cancer
    Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma . Squamous cell cancer arises from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus...

     that had spread to his stomach
    Stomach cancer
    Gastric cancer, commonly referred to as stomach cancer, can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver...

    , as well as a leaking aortic valve. He underwent surgery to replace his aortic valve, which was successful, and later had a second surgery to determine the extent of the cancer. Prior to the second surgery, he had asked Dr. Webber and Dr. Bailey to remove the tumor regardless of the risk in order to give him a chance to fight the cancer. The surgery proved too much for his body, and after several days, he went into multi-system organ failure, which prompted the family to take him off life support.
  • Louise O'Malley (Debra Monk
    Debra Monk
    Debra Monk is an American actress, singer, and writer.Monk was born in Middletown, Ohio. She was voted "best personality" by the graduating class at Wheaton High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. She graduated from Frostburg State University in 1963...

    ): George's mother. She works as a teacher. George seems to find her a little overbearing, and is often embarrassed by her good-natured gestures, such as setting out breakfast for the interns during rounds and offering to iron his scrubs. She is a devout Catholic, and she is very upset when George and Callie get divorced.
  • Jerry O'Malley (Greg Pitts
    Greg Pitts
    Greg Pitts is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Drew in the film Office Space. He has taken bit roles in films and television series, including Grey's Anatomy and Sons & Daughters, and was featured as "Vincent" in Allstate Insurance advertisements with sidekick Andrew Hawtrey as...

    ): George's brother. He works at a dry cleaners.
  • Ronny O'Malley (Tim Griffin): George's brother. He works at the post office.


Alex Karev's family
  • Aaron Karev: Alex's younger brother. He works as a mover. He is very nice and polite, which is why Cristina named him "Angel Spawn" while she calls Alex "Evil Spawn". He comes to Seattle Grace with a hernia, which Dr. Bailey successfully repairs. He's very chatty and tells the doctors about his and Alex's troubled childhood. He is later diagnosed with schizophrenia after he suffers a psychotic break and tries to kill his younger sister, Amber. As a result, he has been committed to a psychiatric ward.
  • Amber Karev: Alex's younger sister. She is a high school student. Aaron is trying to convince her to go to college, but she doesn't see the point.


Miranda Bailey's family
  • Tucker Jones: Miranda's ex-husband who divorced her because she spent more time working than at home with him and Tuck. Tucker was operated on by Derek when he got into a car accident on his way to the hospital for their son's birth.
  • William George Bailey Tucker "Tuck" Jones: Miranda's son with her ex-husband Tucker.


Mark Sloan's family
  • Sloan Riley( Leven Rambin): Mark's biological daughter. As an 18-year old, she gives birth to Mark's grandson and puts him up for adoption.
  • Sofia Torres: Mark's daughter with Calliope "Callie" Torres
    Callie Torres
    Calliope Iphegenia "Callie" Torres, M.D., is a fictional character from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by actress Sara Ramírez...

    . She was born prematurely as Sofia Robbin Sloan Torres on March 31, 2011 (Song Beneath the Song). She was conceived after Mark and Callie had a one night stand.


Teddy Altman's family
  • Henry Burton (Scott Foley
    Scott Foley
    Scott Kellerman Foley is an American actor. He is known for roles in television shows such as The Unit and Felicity, and in films such as Scream 3...

    ): Husband of Dr. Teddy Altman. She meets and marries him in season 7 so that he can use her health insurance to cover the ongoing costs of his treatment for Von Hippel-Lindau disease
    Von Hippel-Lindau disease
    Von Hippel–Lindau is a rare, autosomal dominant genetic condition in which hemangioblastomas are found in the cerebellum, spinal cord, kidney and retina. These are associated with several pathologies including renal angioma, renal cell carcinoma and pheochromocytoma...

    . He dies in season 8 while undergoing surgery.

Other minor characters

  • Joe the Bartender (Steven W. Bailey
    Steven W. Bailey
    Steven W. Bailey is an American actor.Bailey is best known for taking on the character of Steve Williams in the TV show My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance in 2004, and for playing the recurring character of Joe on Grey's Anatomy...

    ): The owner of the Emerald City Bar, located across from the hospital, where the doctors often go for a drink. Joe collapsed due to an aneurysm in "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head," and Derek and Burke performed a stand-still surgery to repair it. Joe and his boyfriend Walter attended the Thanksgiving Izzie hosted at Meredith's house, and they went on a camping trip with Dr. Shepherd, Burke, Webber, Karev and O'Malley. During this trip, Joe revealed during a discussion with the Chief that although he and Walter had been "on-and-off" for about ten years, they were now committed and considering the possibility of children. They are one of two couples being considered as adoptive parents for a young mother's twins.

  • Walter (Brian Reid/Jack Yang): Joe's boyfriend. Walter has been played by Jack Yang in all of his appearances except in the episode "Let It Be
    Let It Be (Grey's Anatomy)
    "Let It Be" is the eighth episode of the second season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode was written by Mimi Schmir and was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter. It originally aired on November 13, 2005, running for 43:06 min.-Starring:...

    ", where he is played by Brian Reid.

  • Bonnie Crasnoff (Monica Keena
    Monica Keena
    Monica C. Keena is an American actress, known for her roles as Abby Morgan on Dawson's Creek, Rachel Lindquist on the short-lived comedy Undeclared, Kristin on HBO's Entourage, and as Lori Campbell in Freddy vs. Jason....

    ): A patient admitted to Seattle Grace Hospital after being in a train crash. She and another passenger, Tom, were connected by a large metal pole passing through their bodies. Since moving the pole would kill them, the doctors decided to move one of the patients off the pole, then operate around the pole to repair the damage in the other patient. Since her injuries were more severe, they decided to move her, and she died almost immediately. Bonnie reappeared in Season 3 as part of Meredith's dream after drowning.

  • Dennison "Denny" Duquette, Jr.
    Denny Duquette
    Dennison Duquette, Jr., more commonly known as Denny Duquette, is a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and was created by Shonda Rhimes...

    (Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan is an American actor, best known to television and movie audiences as Denny Duquette on Grey's Anatomy, patriarch John Winchester on Supernatural, and as The Comedian in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen....

    ): A patient waiting for a heart transplant. He developed a close relationship with Izzie Stevens
    Izzie Stevens
    Isobel 'Izzie' Katherine Stevens is a fictional character from the medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy, which airs on ABC in the United States. The character was created by series producer Shonda Rhimes, and was portrayed by actress Katherine Heigl from 2005 to 2010...

    , and he eventually proposed to her. Izzie risked her career to save him by cutting his LVAD wire, insuring that he would become so ill that he would get a new heart. He died shortly after the transplant from a blood clot. He reappeared in Season 3 as part of Meredith's dream after drowning. In Season 5 Izzie began to see Denny everywhere, which was eventually revealed to be a symptom of her brain tumor.

  • Dylan Young (Kyle Chandler
    Kyle Chandler
    Kyle Martin Chandler is an American film and television actor best known for his roles in the television shows Early Edition as Gary Hobson, Deputy Jackson Lamb in the film Super 8, and as Coach Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead...

    ): The commanding officer of the Seattle PD bomb squad that responded to the bomb scare. He helped to keep Meredith calm as she held the bomb located inside a patient's body. She removed the bomb safely from the patient, but it exploded while Dylan carried it out of the OR. He reappeared in Season 3 as part of Meredith's dream after drowning.

  • Amanda (Shannon Lucio
    Shannon Lucio
    Shannon Lucio is an American actress who played Lindsay Gardner on The O.C..Lucio is a graduate of the University of Southern California and was cast in the lead female role of the CBS television drama Moonlight , but was replaced by Sophia Myles in April 2007...

    ): A young woman saved from being hit by a bus by George, who was subsequently dragged several yards by the bus. Amanda was extremely concerned about him, and she stayed with him in the ICU and referred to him as "her prince." She attended George's funeral and cried harder than his own mother. Amanda kept a daily vigil outside the hospital until Izzie confronted her, pointing out that she was still alive thanks to George, and that she should honor him by living her life.

  • Rebecca Pope or "Ava" (Elizabeth Reaser
    Elizabeth Reaser
    Elizabeth Ann Reaser is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films Stay, The Family Stone, and The Twilight Saga and the TV series Saved, Grey's Anatomy and The Ex-List....

    ): A patient suffering from amnesia after being badly injured in the ferry crash. At the time of the crash, she was in the third trimester of pregnancy. She was discovered by Dr. Alex Karev, and they developed a very close relationship. While at Seattle Grace, she delivered a baby girl and underwent extensive facial reconstruction surgery, performed by Dr. Mark Sloan
    Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy)
    Mark Sloan is a fictional surgeon from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Eric Dane.-Storylines:Mark first appears in season two, introduced as a highly-respected otolaryngologist sub-specialized in plastic surgery and the former best friend of neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd...

    . She eventually regained her memory and went home with her husband Jeff, although before leaving she pleaded with Alex to "give [her] a reason to stay." She returned to Seattle Grace to be with Alex, and he ended up getting suspended for sneaking her into the OR gallery to watch him perform surgery. She left, but returned six weeks later claiming to be pregnant with his child. Although initially upset, Alex eventually became excited about having a baby with her; however, it was revealed that she was suffering from a hysterical pregnancy. When she learned that she was not actually pregnant, she became severely depressed, and Alex neglected his duties at the hospital to take care of her. But when she attempted suicide, Izzie intervened and had her admitted to the psychiatric ward. It's revealed that she had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder
    Borderline personality disorder
    Borderline personality disorder is a personality disorder described as a prolonged disturbance of personality function in a person , characterized by depth and variability of moods.The disorder typically involves unusual levels of instability in mood; black and white thinking, or splitting; the...

     several months earlier, and her husband had taken their daughter and left her. Alex visited her after she was admitted and told her that he couldn't take care of her anymore, and that she would be transferred to a psychiatric facility. Elizabeth Reaser
    Elizabeth Reaser
    Elizabeth Ann Reaser is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films Stay, The Family Stone, and The Twilight Saga and the TV series Saved, Grey's Anatomy and The Ex-List....

     was nominated Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series at the 2007 Emmy Awards for her role on the show.

  • Gary Clark (Michael O'Neill
    Michael O'Neill (actor)
    Michael O'Neill is an American actor.With a career stretching through three decades, he usually portrays senior law enforcement or military officers. He is perhaps best known for his role as Special Agent Ron Butterfield, the head of President Josiah Bartlet's Secret Service detail, on The West Wing...

    ): Husband of a patient at Seattle Grace. His wife was treated by Dr. Lexie Grey and Dr. Webber. After surgery his wife went into a coma, and since she had earlier signed a DNR, she was taken off life support. Clark filed a lawsuit against Dr. Shepherd for wrongful death, but lost. In the Season 6 finale, he returned to the hospital intending to kill Dr. Shepherd, Dr. Lexie Grey, and Dr. Webber. He ended up shooting several other people, including Derek Shepherd, Owen Hunt, Reed Adamson, Charles Percy, and Alex Karev. After a tense standoff with Dr. Webber, he used his last bullet to commit suicide instead of killing Dr. Webber.

  • Mary Portman (Mandy Moore
    Mandy Moore
    Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...

    ): She was Miranda Bailey's patient during the Seattle Grace shooting. She is the wife of Bill Portman. She helped Miranda attempt to save the life of Charles Percy and despite their efforts he died. She returned to the hospital six months later to have the colostomy reversal she was supposed to have the day of the shooting. The surgery was successful, but sadly, Mary never woke up. She was taken off life support one month later and died.

  • Bill Portman (Ryan Devlin
    Ryan Devlin
    Ryan Patrick Devlin is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role opposite Calista Flockhart on the ABC show Brothers & Sisters where he played her younger boyfriend Seth. In addition, he recurs in the role of Smith in the ABC-TV comedy Cougar Town...

    ): Husband of Mary Portman.

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