Virginia Dixon

Virginia Dixon is the cardiac surgeon the Chief is grooming to be his next head of Cardiac surgery.

Personal life
Dr. Dixon is described as "a little off" by Bailey, Karev and the Chief, however, she has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, which Bailey characterises as "significant impairment during social situations" and is characterised by specific and repetitive behaviours and interests, in this case, the heart being Dr. Dixon's interest.

She demonstrates her knowledge of the heart by relaying many facts, usually trivial, to people and explaining surgical procedures technically, even if the patient is unable to understand. She also refuses to let Alex refer to a heterotopic transplant by it's colloquial name (piggy-back transplant).

Dr. Dixon dislikes physical contact, shown when a patient hugs her she has a panic attack, and retreats into a lounge trying to apply pressure, asking Bailey and Yang to do so as well, effectively hugging her, to depress her sympathetic nervous system, slow her heart rate and metabolic rates. She relates this to cows before they are slaughtered, showing some knowledge to be beyond that of hearts and cardiac surgery.

Dr. Dixon does uses her own lab coat and also has her head covered completely during surgery, only her eyes are visible and face is covered by a standard surgical face mask, which is consistent with Asperger's syndrome as some may have traits of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder

Career
Dr. Dixon is cardiac surgeon, and the Chief is trying to get her on staff as his new head of Cardiac surgery at least, following the departure of Dr. Erica Hahn.

She is a extremely skilled surgeon, Karev remarking she is the fastest that he has seen procedures done.