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Patrick Dempsey as Doctor Derek Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy, wearing navy scrubs and a white doctor's coat. Grey's Anatomy still of Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd and Eric Dane as Mark Sloan standing in navy surgical scrubs. Patrick Dempsey, in racing overalls, smiles while holding a Le Maine newspaper with a front-page headline about his race. Patrick Dempsey in a dark suit poses beside a silver vintage Porsche at night. Cast members of Grey's Anatomy in medical scrubs and lab coats pose on a stairwell, including Isaiah Washington, Sandra Oh, James Pickens Jr, Ellen Pompeo, T.R. Knight, Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers, Katherine Heigl, and Chandra Wilson.
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  • Urnesha Bhattacherjee
    Associate Editor, Britannica India
  • Laura Payne
    Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics. She is a former Wayne State University linguistics instructor.

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Added a cross-reference. Oct 23, 2026
Added media. Oct 11, 2026
Added a new article. Oct 09, 2026
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