Sydney Heron is the residency director at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. She previously competed her surgical residency at Seattle Grace Hospital.
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History[]
Early Life[]
When she first applied to medical school, she was rejected. In response, she started interning at a local medical non-profit. She also traveled to Europe, South America, and Africa, where she saw a kid in Zimbabwe wake up after a month in a coma. After a year, she reapplied to medical school and got in. ("The Grey's Anatomy Guide to Healing with Love")
Internship[]
In her first year, Sydney was responsible for the death of a young patient. He came in with a fever, nausea, and stomach pain. She diagnosed gastroenteritis and sent him home. He came back a few days later with a ruptured appendix and died in surgery. She had a breakdown, so she was given time off, and when she returned, she put a smile on her face and made everyone believe that she was all right. ("Where the Boys Are") ("The Grey's Anatomy Guide to Healing with Love")
As an intern, she was labelled "007", much like George. ("The Grey's Anatomy Guide to Healing with Love")
Bailey's Maternity Leave[]
When Bailey was on maternity leave, Sydney took over overseeing her interns. She clashed with Cristina, who found Sydney's positive attitude unbearable. Cristina, at one point, even thought she was purposefully killing a patient because Sydney took a risky approach to treat necrotizing fasciitis in an active young woman. However, her approach worked and she believed Claire would be okay after a few sessions in a hyperbaric chamber. Cristina later apologized to Sydney for overstepping. ("Break on Through")
Hospital Prom[]
She attended the Hospital Prom, where she got sick off spike punch. ("The Grey's Anatomy Guide to Healing with Love")
Peer Counseling[]
After Denny died, Sydney was assigned as Izzie's peer counselor. Izzie was initially reticent, unwilling to open up to Sydney, but once Sydney confessed her own failings, Izzie was able to slightly open up. Sydney was compassionate when Izzie said that it "scared [her] too much" to discuss what had happened. ("Where the Boys Are")
Triage Training[]
Sydney helped out when the interns were being taught triage skills, pretending to be a patient that Izzie was treating. ("Walk on Water")
Ferry Crash[]
During the ferry crash, Sydney tended to patients in the clinic. ("Walk on Water")
Seeing that Alex was stressed, she offered him the chance to sit for a minute or get a hug. ("Drowning on Dry Land")
She spoke to the family members, saying she knew it was frustrating, but asking them to donate blood if they could. She later told Bailey that she heard what Bailey did for Meredith and said she was great competition for Chief Resident. ("Some Kind of Miracle")
James Benton[]
Because Bailey was busy with Lawrence Jennings, Sydney was called to oversee the clinic for a day. She wanted to improve patient satisfaction, so she ordered Izzie to do nasal lavage on a patient she thought had a cold. ("Desire")
Meredith Bringing in Ellis's Ashes[]
When Meredith brought Ellis's ashes to work on Halloween, Sydney told her that in tribal culture, a person trying to cleanse the past cuts off his or her own hair and buries it. ("Haunt You Every Day")
Date with Derek[]
Sydney went on a date with Derek at Emerald City Bar. She got paged during their date and Mark came up and pointed out how poorly the date was going. She later told Derek that she didn't think there was a future for them because she thought she was too much woman for him. They agreed not to let it affect their work. ("Forever Young")
Time Away and Return to Seattle[]
After completing her residency, Sydney took a job in Florida. Many years later, she returned to take a job as director of the residency program at the hospital, now named Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. On her first day, she met the current residents and tried to get to know them. When a patient, Wanda Gallagher, went missing under Simone and Mika's supervision, they were surprised when Sydney didn't yell at them. Sydney said she wouldn't do that. When Wanda was located, Sydney took her into surgery. It was successful and Wanda was stable afterward. ("If Walls Could Talk")
Sydney continued to supervise the interns, though they quickly showed a firm lack of desire to work with her. After learning that Lucas spent the day golfing, she commented on how it must be nice to be from a famous medical family, to have those advantages. ("Take Me to Church")
When Ben Warren applied to continue his residency at Grey Sloan Memorial, Sydney agreed to meet with him. He arrived four hours early to the meeting and she told him she couldn't rearrange her schedule for him and would meet him at the scheduled time. During the meeting, she questioned his previous career changes and wondered if he'd do that again. He told her he was committed to the job, but left in a huff. Despite this, she agreed to give him a spot in the program as one of her last acts as residency director before being fired so Bailey could have the job back. She told Bailey she'd done it to avoid Bailey having to deal with the accusations of nepotism. ("I Can See Clearly Now")
Relationships[]
Romantic[]
Derek Shepherd[]
After introducing herself to Derek Shepherd, they went out on a date. After the date, however, Sydney informed Derek that he wasn't ready for the kind of relationship she needed (much to Derek's relief, as he was going to let her down gently anyway), but they agreed not to let their relationship affect their work life. ("Forever Young")
Friendships[]
She has a friend named Karen who works at a restaurant in downtown Seattle. ("The Grey's Anatomy Guide to Healing with Love")
Professional[]
She served as Izzie's peer counselor and revealed that her perky persona actually originated from a nervous breakdown she suffered after losing a patient of her own.
Career[]
Dr. Sydney Heron is a surgical resident at Seattle Grace Hospital. She was in the same class year as Bailey and was in the race to be chief resident. In order to better her position, she mastered several complex surgical procedures. ("Walk on Water")
Unfortunately, she lost out to Callie, who was then replaced by Bailey.
Despite her excesses, Sydney has proven herself to be a competent surgeon. For example, she successfully saved the leg of a patient with Necrotizing Fasciitis, assertively defending her decision when challenged by Preston Burke. ("Break on Through")
After completing her residency and passing her boards, she took an attending position in Florida. Following Bailey's termination as residency director, Richard Webber hired her as the new director. ("If Walls Could Talk") She was later fired to make way for Bailey to return to her job. ("I Can See Clearly Now")
Notes and Trivia[]
- She reads her horoscope.[2]
- Her philosophy is to heal with love.[3]
- She's into genealogy.[4]
- She went to Captain James E. Daly Junior High.[5]
- Her character inspired a tie-in novel.
- According to Miranda Bailey, everyone in her class left the hospital until only she and Callie were left. Since Sydney was in that class, this indicates that she no longer works at GSMH.[6]
Gallery[]
Episodic[]
Episode Stills[]
Appearances[]
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 2 | |||||
| #01 | "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" | #10 | "Much too Much" | #19 | "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" |
| #02 | "Enough is Enough" | #11 | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | #20 | "Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" |
| #03 | "Make Me Lose Control" | #12 | "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" | #21 | "Superstition" |
| #04 | "Deny, Deny, Deny" | #13 | "Begin the Begin" | #22 | "The Name of the Game" |
| #05 | "Bring the Pain" | #14 | "Tell Me Sweet Little Lies" | #23 | "Blues for Sister Someone" |
| #06 | "Into You Like a Train" | #15 | "Break on Through" | #24 | "Damage Case" |
| #07 | "Something to Talk About" | #16 | "It's the End of the World" | #25 | "17 Seconds" |
| #08 | "Let It Be" | #17 | "As We Know It" | #26 | "Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response" |
| #09 | "Thanks for the Memories" | #18 | "Yesterday" | #27 | "Losing My Religion" |
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 3 | |||||
| #01 | "Time Has Come Today" | #10 | "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | #19 | "My Favorite Mistake" |
| #02 | "I Am a Tree" | #11 | "Six Days, Part 1" | #20 | "Time After Time" |
| #03 | "Sometimes a Fantasy" | #12 | "Six Days, Part 2" | #21 | "Desire" |
| #04 | "What I Am" | #13 | "Great Expectations" | #22 | "The Other Side of This Life, Part 1" |
| #05 | "Oh, the Guilt" | #14 | "Wishin' and Hopin'" | #23 | "The Other Side of This Life, Part 2" |
| #06 | "Let the Angels Commit" | #15 | "Walk on Water" | #24 | "Testing 1-2-3" |
| #07 | "Where the Boys Are" | #16 | "Drowning on Dry Land" | #25 | "Didn't We Almost Have It All?" |
| #08 | "Staring at the Sun" | #17 | "Some Kind of Miracle" | ||
| #09 | "From a Whisper to a Scream" | #18 | "Scars and Souvenirs" | ||
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 4 | |||||
| #01 | "A Change is Gonna Come" | #07 | "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction" | #13 | "Piece of My Heart" |
| #02 | "Love/Addiction" | #08 | "Forever Young" | #14 | "The Becoming" |
| #03 | "Let the Truth Sting" | #09 | "Crash Into Me, Part 1" | #15 | "Losing My Mind" |
| #04 | "The Heart of the Matter" | #10 | "Crash Into Me, Part 2" | #16 | "Freedom, Part 1" |
| #05 | "Haunt You Every Day" | #11 | "Lay Your Hands on Me" | #17 | "Freedom, Part 2" |
| #06 | "Kung Fu Fighting" | #12 | "Where the Wild Things Are" | ||
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 21 | |||||
| #01 | "If Walls Could Talk" | #07 | "If You Leave" | #13 | "21.13" |
| #02 | "Take Me to Church" | #08 | "Drop It Like It's Hot" | #14 | "21.14" |
| #03 | "I Can See Clearly Now" | #09 | "Hit the Floor" | #15 | "21.15" |
| #04 | "This One's for the Girls" | #10 | "21.10" | #16 | "21.16" |
| #05 | "You Make My Heart Explode" | #11 | "21.11" | #17 | "21.17" |
| #06 | "Night Moves" | #12 | "21.12" | #18 | "21.18" |
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