Last Appearance He was first seen in the episode “My Mentor” and was last seen in “My Soul on Fire, Part 2”. It is assumed he is working at New Sacred Heart as a pathologist, but makes no appearances in Season Nine. Doug Murphy is a pathologist who works for Sacred Heart Hospital.

J.D. is in a relationship with Neena Broderick, a lawyer whose client, Harvey Corman, is suing Turk for malpractice. After seeing proof that Mr. Corman used to play tennis (horribly, although he had a very powerful serve), which he says was affected by the malpractice, Dr. Kelso decides to settle the case.

However, Janitor lies to Elliot that they need to keep up the ruse and go on a “fake” date. After running into Dr. Cox the truth comes out. Janitor hands back the keys and explains to a mad Elliot that he only went on the date with her because she is the only one who takes him seriously, and she is okay with it.

My Malpractical Decision

This was written into the show to keep the character around and, as described on the DVD commentary by creator Bill Lawrence, “We felt that breaking both of his feet was a very “Doug” thing to do, so we decided to write it into the show.”

Richard Kind is an American actor, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in Spin City (1996–2002), Andy in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002–2021), and Arthur in A Serious Man (2009).

However, as the phone is placed on the set where Scrubs is being filmed, every now and then, people from the cast or crew answer the phone to have a word with whoever is calling. Harvey Corman: I know what a restraining order is!

S4. E9 J.D. is approached by a malpractice attorney, asking him to do a risky procedure on her father. Meanwhile, Elliot guides Doug to a new career path and Turk struggles to avoid a hypochondriac… Read all J.D. is approached by a malpractice attorney, asking him to do a risky procedure on her father.

Elliot gets to treat a VIP but the guy is a chauvinist and thinks she’s a nurse. In reality it is illegal to impersonate a doctor as the Janitor blows his cover by cleaning. At the end of the episode, Richard Kind serves his tennis ball from the left side of the court facing the net, or in tennis the, AD side of the court.

Turk changes his cellphone number to 1-916-Call-Turk (1-916-225-5887 (5)). Unlike other shows and movies, this number is actually a valid number that most of the times will take your to a voice message telling you the latest info about Scrubs (2001).