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Doug Ross

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'''Dr. Doug Ross''' was a fictional medical doctor from the television series ''ER (television) ER''. He was portrayed by George Clooney. {{spoiler}}

Personal life
Doug Ross was raised by his mother after his father, Ray Ross, abandoned their family. Not much else is known about Doug's past. Doug is a womanizer who has an on again-off again relationship with Carol Hathaway, the head nurse of the ER at County. This eventually leads to his fathering twin girls, named Tess and Kate, by Hathaway during one of their steady periods, and these daughters are born after Doug leaves Chicago, Illinois Chicago, which he does in season five. He's last seen in the season six episode "Such Sweet Sorrow," in which Hathaway leaves Chicago to reunite with him. She finds him working on his boat behind his house in Washington (state) Washington and the two embrace and kiss. It is later revealed in season eight that Hathaway sent for the twins the next day and has been living with Ross in Seattle since. In the 11th season finale The Show Must Go On (ER TV Series Episode) The Show Must Go On Dr. Ross was briefly shown in a photograph that was part of a slideshow at John Carter (ER) Dr. Carter's farewell party.

Career
In the pilot episode, which takes place on St. Patrick's Day 1994, Dr. Ross is brought into the ER not long before his shift to be "treated" for drunkenness by his longtime friend, Dr. Mark Greene. Throughout the next few seasons, Doug is shown to be compassionate, though not always using the best judgment. As a pediatrician, he deals primarily with children. His love for kids is best seen during darker situations, such as when a child is in danger. His lack of judgment leads to him going as far as to assault abusive parents in the ER. Dr. Ross eventually resigned in the aftermath of a scandal when he showed a mother how to bypass the lockouts on a morphine-dispensing intravenous pump, enabling her to give a lethal dose of medication to her terminally ill son. This event also prompted the closure of Carol's free clinic in the hospital, since it supplied the materials to this mother. As a result, when Doug leaves, he and Carol are on poor terms until she discovers she's pregnant with Doug's children. Dr. Doug Ross was written out of the series because Clooney wished to pursue a film career. Category:ER characters Ross, Doug Category:Fictional doctors