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Revision as of 21:23, 7 January 2014
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Rebecca Swender is a surgical oncologist, specifically, Izzie's oncologist.
History
Izzie's Cancer
Dr. Swender had an authoritarian and impartial view of Izzie's cancer treatment; being a doctor who had had no prior relationship to Izzie, she took charge of her treatment as soon as she arrived and had all surgeons, including The Chief, Dr. Shepherd, and Dr. Bailey, report to her regarding Izzie's treatment. She was also the doctor administering Izzie's chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as overseeing all surgeries on her, as shown when she began 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 did find his feet again and quickly silenced Dr. Swender.
Alison Clark
When another patient of hers named Alison Clark (also with stage 4 cancer) developed complications, Cristina scrubbed in with Dr. Swender to try to save her. Sadly, Alison suffered brain damage and was unable to come of a 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 3 months to live. However, chemotherapy kept her alive for two years.
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
Appearances
Template:Dr. Swender Appearances