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|name = Rebecca Swender
 
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|job = [[Attending]] [[Surgical Oncology|Surgical Oncologist]]
  
|job = [[Attending]] [[Surgical Oncology|Surgical Oncologist]]
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|workplace = *[[Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital]]
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|first appearance = [[Elevator Love Letter]]
  
|first appearance = [[Elevator Love Letter]]
 
|last appearance = [[Here's to Future Days]]
  
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|seasons = '''[[Grey's Anatomy|GA]]:''' [[Season 5 (Grey's Anatomy)|5]]
  
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|portrayed by = [[Kimberly Elise]]
  
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'''Rebecca Swender''' is an [[Attending|attending]] [[Surgical Oncology|surgical oncologist]] at [[Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital]]. She was [[Izzie Stevens|Izzie's]] [[Oncology|oncologist]] and was the lead doctor in managing her care.
   
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==History==
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'''Dr. Swender''' is a [[Surgical Oncology|surgical oncologist]], specifically, [[Izzie Stevens|Izzie's]] [[Oncology|oncologist]].
  
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===Izzie's Cancer===
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When Izzie was diagnosed with cancer by the interns, Cristina pulled several strings to get her an appointment with Dr. Swender, who was said to be the best surgical oncologist in the state. However, Izzie blew off the appointment. ''("[[I Will Follow You Into the Dark]]")''
   
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After Izzie accepted treatment and was admitted, Swender took over her care. She made it clear that all the other doctors working on her case answered to her. When Derek went to remove Izzie's brain mets, Swender observed and questioned his ability to remove the mets without killing her. Despite her questioning, the surgery was successful. ''("[[Elevator Love Letter]]")''
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==Career==
  
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Regarded as the best [[Surgical Oncology|surgical oncologist]] in the Washington state, according to [[Cristina Yang|Cristina]], she was hired to assess and begin treatment on Izzie's cancer.
  
   
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Izzie started chemo and was planning Meredith and Derek's wedding. Swender wanted her to save her energy because the IL2 was highly toxic and she'd eventually hit a wall, which she did later that day. ''("[[Sweet Surrender]]")''
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Dr. Swender has an authoritarian and impartial view of Izzie's cancer treatment; being a doctor that's had no prior relationship to Izzie, she takes charge of her treatment as soon as she arrives, and having all surgeons, including [[Richard Webber|The Chief]], [[Derek Shepherd|Dr. Shepherd]] and [[Miranda Bailey|Dr. Bailey]] report to her regarding Izzie's treatment. She will also be the doctor administering Izzie's chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as overseeing all surgeries on her, as shown when she begins to second guess Dr. Shepherd in his surgery on Izzie, unsettling and distracting Derek on his first surgery back, which was one of Izzie's surgeries. However, he does find his feet again and quickly silences Dr. Swender.
  
   
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When Derek wanted to remove Izzie's hippocampus to remove a brain met that couldn't be removed another way, Swender protested that, saying it could damage her memory and she should just continue with the IL2 instead. Derek agreed to do a test that might determine what her memory would look like after the surgery. Izzie didn't pass the memory test, but he wanted to do the surgery anyway. Izzie decided not to have the surgery under pressure from Meredith. However, she changed her mind after Alison Clark died, though she signed a DNR before surgery. ''("[[Here's to Future Days]]")''
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When another patient of hers named Alison Clark (also with stage 4 cancer) developed complications, Cristina scrubed in with Dr. Swender to try and safe her. Sadly Alison suffered brain damage and was unable to come of a ventillator. Despite being a surgeon herself, Dr. Swender justifed to Crtistina why chemotherapy and other non-surgical treatments are often more effective than surgery in treating cancer. For example she stated that when Alison Clark was referred to her she had only 3 months to live, however chemotherapy kept her alive for 2 years.
  
   
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When Izzie's cancer stopped growing, Swender wasn't interested anymore and passed Izzie's case off to [[E. Gendall]]. ''("[[Goodbye]]")''
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Following the success of her therapy and regime for her cancer, Dr. Swender refers Izzie's case to one of her third-year [[Oncology|oncology]] [[Resident|residents]].
  
   
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===Alison Clark===
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Gary Clark, the perpretrator of the shooting at the hospital, acknowledged that Dr Swender was his wife's oncologist. Dr Swender was not acknowledged as one of Gary Clark's targets.
  
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When another patient of hers named [[Alison Clark]] (also with stage IV cancer) developed complications, Cristina scrubbed in with Dr. Swender to try to save her. Despite that, Alison suffered brain damage and was unable to come off the ventillator. Despite being a surgeon herself, Dr. Swender justified to Cristina why chemotherapy and other non-surgical treatments are often more effective than surgery in treating cancer. For example, she stated that when Alison Clark was referred to her, she had only three months to live. However, chemotherapy kept her alive for two years. ''("[[Here's to Future Days]]")''
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===[[Alison Clark (Sympathy for the Parents)|Alison Clark]]===
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When Alison Clark came into the hospital with her husband, Gary, after collapsing at the grocery store, Swender did a biopsy that showed that her cancer was back. ''("[[Sympathy for the Parents]]")''
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==Career==
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Dr. Swender is a [[Surgical Oncology|surgical oncologist]] at [[Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital]], previously working at [[Seattle Grace Hospital]]. She is regared as the best in her field in Washington state, which is why she was assigned to Izzie's case.
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She also educates several [[Resident|residents]] in her department, and hands over cases to them when the patients are getting better.
   
 
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Revision as of 16:16, 6 February 2019

Rebecca Swender is an attending surgical oncologist at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital. She was Izzie's oncologist and was the lead doctor in managing her care.

History

Izzie's Cancer

When Izzie was diagnosed with cancer by the interns, Cristina pulled several strings to get her an appointment with Dr. Swender, who was said to be the best surgical oncologist in the state. However, Izzie blew off the appointment. ("I Will Follow You Into the Dark")

After Izzie accepted treatment and was admitted, Swender took over her care. She made it clear that all the other doctors working on her case answered to her. When Derek went to remove Izzie's brain mets, Swender observed and questioned his ability to remove the mets without killing her. Despite her questioning, the surgery was successful. ("Elevator Love Letter")

Izzie started chemo and was planning Meredith and Derek's wedding. Swender wanted her to save her energy because the IL2 was highly toxic and she'd eventually hit a wall, which she did later that day. ("Sweet Surrender")

When Derek wanted to remove Izzie's hippocampus to remove a brain met that couldn't be removed another way, Swender protested that, saying it could damage her memory and she should just continue with the IL2 instead. Derek agreed to do a test that might determine what her memory would look like after the surgery. Izzie didn't pass the memory test, but he wanted to do the surgery anyway. Izzie decided not to have the surgery under pressure from Meredith. However, she changed her mind after Alison Clark died, though she signed a DNR before surgery. ("Here's to Future Days")

When Izzie's cancer stopped growing, Swender wasn't interested anymore and passed Izzie's case off to E. Gendall. ("Goodbye")

Alison Clark

When another patient of hers named Alison Clark (also with stage IV cancer) developed complications, Cristina scrubbed in with Dr. Swender to try to save her. Despite that, Alison suffered brain damage and was unable to come off the ventillator. Despite being a surgeon herself, Dr. Swender justified to Cristina why chemotherapy and other non-surgical treatments are often more effective than surgery in treating cancer. For example, she stated that when Alison Clark was referred to her, she had only three months to live. However, chemotherapy kept her alive for two years. ("Here's to Future Days")

Alison Clark

When Alison Clark came into the hospital with her husband, Gary, after collapsing at the grocery store, Swender did a biopsy that showed that her cancer was back. ("Sympathy for the Parents")

Career

Dr. Swender is a surgical oncologist at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital, previously working at Seattle Grace Hospital. She is regared as the best in her field in Washington state, which is why she was assigned to Izzie's case.

She also educates several residents in her department, and hands over cases to them when the patients are getting better.

Gallery

Episodic

Episode Stills

Appearances

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