A surgery.
Surgery are a set of specialties that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason. An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical procedure, operation, or simply surgery.
Notable Surgeons[]
Attending Surgeons[]
- Dr. Teddy Altman (Co-Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Catherine Fox (Urologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Harper Avery (Former Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital)
- Dr. Jackson Avery (Former Head of Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngologist at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chief of Surgery, General Surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Noah Barnes (Cardiothoracic Surgeon at St. Ambrose Hospital)
- Dr. Mel Barnett (Pediatric Surgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Naomi Bennett (Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist at Seaside Health and Wellness)
- Dr. Sam Bennett (Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Seaside Health and Wellness)
- Dr. Scott Barker (Pediatric Surgeon at St. Ambrose Hospital)
- Dr. Lauren Boswell (Craniofacial Surgeon, formerly consulting at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Preston Burke (Former Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital, former Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Klausman Institute for Medical Research)
- Dr. Alana Cahill (General Surgeon, though currently Physician Advisor only)
- Dr. Margaret Campbell (Former General Surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Julia Canner (Ophthalmologist and Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon at Seattle Presbyterian Hospital)
- Dr. Elizabeth Chen (OB/GYN at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Virginia Dixon (Cardiothoracic Surgeon, formerly consulting at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Ellis Grey (General Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and Mayo Clinic)
- Dr. Meredith Grey (Head of General Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Erica Hahn (Former Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Seattle Presbyterian and Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Don Heller (Head of Anesthesiology at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Vanessa Hoyt (Perinatologist at St. Ambrose Hospital)
- Dr. Owen Hunt (Head of Trauma Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Alex Karev (Former Chief of Surgery at Pacific Northwest General Hospital, former Head of Pediatric Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Jordan Kenley (Former Head of Pediatric Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. April Kepner (Former Trauma Surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Nico Kim (Orthopedic Surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Charlotte King (Chief of Staff and Urologist at St. Ambrose Hospital)
- Dr. Knox (Gynecological Surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Oliver Lebackes (Pediatric Surgeon and Founder at Lebackes Pediatric Surgery Clinic)
- Dr. Colin Marlow (Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine)
- Dr. Emma Marling (Head of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Seattle Presbyterian Hospital)
- Dr. Tracy McConnell (Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital)
- Dr. Eliza Minnick (Former Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Addison Montgomery (OB/GYN, Fetal Surgeon, and Neonatal Surgeon at Seaside Health and Wellness)
- Dr. Jim Nelson (Neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Park (Cardiothoracic Surgeon at UCLA)
- Dr. Darren Parker (Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mayo Clinic)
- Dr. Maggie Pierce (Co-Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Ramsey (Neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Jake Reilly (Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist, OB/GYN, and General Surgeon at Seaside Health and Wellness)
- Dr. Arizona Robbins (Former Head of Fetal Surgery and Pediatric Surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Saul Rubenstein (Oral Surgeon)
- Dr. Jeff Russell (Former Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Connie Ryan (OB/GYN at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Amelia Shepherd (Head of Neurosurgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Derek Shepherd (Former Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Mark Sloan (Former Head of Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngologist at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Robert Stark (Former Head of Pediatric Surgery at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Rebecca Swender (Surgical Oncologist at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital
- Dr. Walter Tapley (Cardiothoracic Surgeon)
- Dr. Craig Thomas (Former Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Mayo Clinic)
- Dr. Callie Torres (Former Head of Orthopedic Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Richard Webber (General Surgeon at Pacific Northwest General Hospital)
- Dr. Cristina Yang (Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Klausman Institute for Medical Research)
- Dr. Warner (Surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Brad McDougall (Surgeon, former Chief of Surgery at Seattle Presbyterian Hospital)
- Dr. Larry Maxwell (Chief of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Seattle Presbyterian Hospital)
- Dr. Keith Collier (Chief of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital)
- Dr. Nicole Herman (Former Head of Fetal Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Tom Koracick (Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Atticus Lincoln (Head of Orthopedic Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. William Thorpe (Surgical Oncologist at Bauer Army Medical Center)
- Dr. Emily Vaughn (Trauma Surgeon at Bauer Army Medical Center)
- Dr. Joel Miller (Chief of Surgery at Bauer Army Medical Center)
- Dr. Jo Wilson (General Surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Michelle Lin (Head of Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngologist at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
Surgical Fellows[]
- Dr. Lucy Fields (Former Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Mara Keaton (Urology Fellow at Brigham and Women's Hospital)
- Dr. McQueen (Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
Surgical Residents[]
- Dr. Reed Adamson (former Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Claire (Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Stephanie Edwards (former Surgical Resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Lexie Grey (former Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Graciella Guzman (Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Sydney Heron (Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Paul Kay (OB/GYN Resident at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Laura (Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Leo Byrider (Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Dani Mandvi (Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Megan Nowland (Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Steve Mostow (Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Polly Preston (Chief Resident, Surgical Resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital)
- Dr. Leah Murphy (Surgical Resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Jason Myers (OB/GYN Resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. George O'Malley (former Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Charles Percy (former Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Shane Ross (former Surgical Resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Ryan Spalding (Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Izzie Stevens (former Surgical Resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Ben Warren (former Surgical Resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Andrew DeLuca (Surgical Resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Hannah Brody (Surgical Resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Taryn Helm (Surgical Resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Levi Schmitt (Surgical Resident at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
Surgical Interns[]
- Dr. Heather Brooks (Former Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Sadie Harris (Former Surgical Intern at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Lucy (Surgical Intern at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Mitch (Surgical Intern at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Morgan Peterson (Surgical Intern at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
- Dr. Pierce Halley (Surgical Intern at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Norman Shales (Former Surgical Intern at Seattle Grace Hospital)
- Dr. Mitchell Spencer (Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Isaac Cross (Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Audrey Shaw (Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Hannah Brody (Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Jason Mills (Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Jessica Pahlavi (Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Vikram Roy (Former Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Sam Bello (Former Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Casey Parker (Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
- Dr. Dahlia Qadri (Former Surgical Intern at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
Surgical Specialties[]
- Anesthesiology
- Dermatology
- General Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery/Proctology
- Neurosurgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
- Transplant Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
Notes and Trivia[]
- Depending on state and country, surgical specialties may be defined and trained in using different methods. This list is meant to cover most surgical specialties broadly and is not a definitive list and does not include sub-specialties.
- Although Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice portray neurosurgery as a sub-specialty of general surgery requiring a surgical residency and then a fellowship in order to practice the specialty, in the real world, neurosurgery is its own specialty with its own residency.
- Although Grey's Anatomy portrays urology as a sub-specialty of general surgery requiring a surgical residency and then a fellowship in order to practice the specialty, in the real world, urology is its own specialty with its own residency.
- While anesthesiology is a surgical specialty, the Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial has no say over that department, according to Ben Warren.