Grey’s Anatomy

The long - running Shondaland aesculapian dramaGrey ’s Anatomyhas had a medley of fictional character over the twelvemonth , some ambitious , some relatively less , but all considerably gifted and devoted to saving as many lives as possible . As completed surgeons , these characters   are held in gamey esteemby their colleagues and peers and by social club in ecumenical .

While the like of Cristina Yang , Derek Shepherd , Meredith Grey , and Catherine Fox have carved a corner for themselves within the medical residential area and are recognized far and all-inclusive for their brilliance , some of the others like Owen Hunt or Jackson Avery crave less spotlight , although they still occupy very high societal standing . Still others like Jo Wilson are yet to command   the same deference as their seniors have done but possess the drive   to make the top of their fields .

Jo

The sprightly Jo has fought against all odds to be an go to surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial . She is all set to make it big in the operative humankind as she has both ambition   and endowment .

Jo is youthful still and has a lot to catch up with up on . In clip she might go on to become a highly abide by , award - winning surgeon if the writers give her the appropriate arc . But for the time being , she is n’t peculiarly well - known or wealthy ( although she does own a portion in the infirmary , the one that Alex hadpassed on   to Jo in their divorce small town .

Owen Hunt

Owen is a respectedtrauma operating surgeon with a past as an U. S. Army Dr. . However , despite being very good at what he does , he does n’t have a penchant for the name and celebrity that add up with being a top sawbones .

Owen was , of course , the Chief of Surgery of the hospital for several geezerhood until he stepped down from the perspective . His position would have made him sought after enough at least for some meter but at present , he is not particularly ambitious and keeps a relatively low visibility .

Arizona Robbins

Arizona Robbins is a top peds surgeonand was , until latterly , the Head of Peds at Grey Sloan Memorial . She then also specialized in   fetal surgery , becoming one of the few fetal operating surgeon in the country , making her a valuable plus in any hospital .

Arizona also won a   prestigious grant that would have allowed her to bring New Western medicine to children in Africa . She is something of   a force of nature and decidedly has a very high social standing indeed . She was supposed to have run to the Big Apple in season 14 to open and make the Robbins - Herman Center for Women ’s Health . She is no uncertainty a whiz surgeon there at present tense .

Jackson Avery

Jackson Avery is aesculapian royalty , coming from one of the moneyed families in the residential district . On top of his heritage , he also represents the Catherine Fox Foundation , is on the board at the infirmary , and is a highly respected plastic surgeon and ENT .

In term of both wealth and societal standing , Jackson is thus quite well - placedwhen it comes to social rank and position .

Miranda Bailey

The first female Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial , Miranda Bailey is also a top general surgeon . More recently , she receive the commission for   her invention , the Tailbalzer , which has yielded some unexpectedly high dividends .

Thus , in terms of social standing , Miranda ranks pretty in high spirits . Unlike Jackson or Meredith , Miranda did n’t spring up up around sawbones but had to fight with her own family to achieve   her dream .

Richard Webber

Richard Webber had been the Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace hospital for many days and gain respect from all . Across the medical community , many surgeons laud him for mentor hundreds and pass off on his wiseness to the students , include the likes of Meredith Grey and Miranda Bailey .

Webber is still motivated to do good research and contribute towards medical science . He is like a father name to the surgical intern , residents , and doctors at the infirmary and contain in very high regard by all .

Catherine Fox

Catherine Fox is one of the strong personalities on the show . Not only is she a brilliant and challenging urologist , but she is also one of the most sinewy fiber on the show .

Catherine also played a part in purchase Grey Sloan Memorial when   the hospital was on the scepter of going bankrupt and has shown to hold a lot of careen over how the infirmary is run . Catherine is one of the top names in the medical mankind in theGrey’suniverse and her wealth and fame put her towards the top of our inclination .

Meredith Grey

Meredith is by all odds royal house , as far as the medical world is concern . Not only is she the girl of Ellis Grey , but she is also the Head of Grey Sloan ’s General Surgery and a Catherine Fox award winner .

The kind of esteem thatMeredith is held in became clean in the season 16 episode , " My Shot,“where Alex Karev managed to bestow together many of the affected role whose lives Meredith had saved over the years . He also bewilder letters from most of the MD Meredith had worked with in the past tense , from Cristina to Izzie and April Kepner , all of whom gave her glowing testimonials .

Derek Shepherd

Derek Shepherd is regrettably not around anymore after he passed away shockingly in time of year 11 following a devastating motorcar crash .

But had Derek been around , he would have been one of the most gamy - visibility of the doctors and staff at Grey Sloan . He was already a big shot when he moved from NY to Seattle , but his career continued to grow from there . He was briefly Chief of Surgery at the infirmary , and finally , his fame make as far as the White Houseand he was commissioned by the President himself to lead   a control panel that was mapping the human brain . As one of the most attempt - after neurosurgeons in the world , Derek ’s custody were worth 1000000 of dollars an hour .

Cristina Yang

Cristina Yang is one of a kind , having command the respect of her seniors and celebrated   attendings when she was just an intern and a occupier .

Yang is a top cardiothoracic surgeon and her current position as the Director of a renowned aesculapian research center in Switzerland , the Klausman Institute for Medical Research , only tot to her glamor . She is at the top of her biz and undoubtedly one of the most sought after surgeon the worldly concern over .

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