Craig Thomas

"Breathe, Dr. Yang. Don't be crass. You're skulking. Women of your generation are graceless. It's an affront to nature. Mediocre surgeons will see you and feel themselves wilting in your shadow. Do not shrink to console them. Do not look for friends here. You won't find them. None of these people have the capacity to understand you. They never will. If you're lucky, one day when you're old and shriveled like me, you will find a young doctor with little regard for anything but their craft. And you'll train them like I trained you. Until then, read a good book. You have greatness in you, Yang. Don't disappoint."

- Craig Thomas to Cristina

Dr. Craig Thomas was a Cardiothoracic surgeon who worked at the Mayo Clinic with and mentored Cristina Yang.

Vietnam
He was the sole survivor of a plane crash in Vietnam.

Familial
He had no family and no children.

Cristina Yang
He was a mentor for Cristina Yang until his death.

Career
He was a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic for an undetermined amount of time until his death.