Line #129 Characters/NewAmsterdam2018


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5	!! New Amsterdam Staff
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7	[[folder:Max Goodwin]]
8	!!Dr. Max Goodwin
9	->'''Played By:''' Creator/RyanEggold
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11	The series protagonist, Dr. Goodwin is hired to be the new medical director of New Amsterdam and begins making drastic changes to the way the hospital operates. He is determined to change the entire medical system and is willing to do anything to help his patients. He contracts cancer in Season 1 which serves as his main conflict until Season 2.
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14	* CatchPhrase: "How can I help?", which are also the show's ArcWords.
15	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: He will always try to do everything he can to help as many people as he can.
16	* {{Determinator}}: Max ''never'' gives up, on anything. At one point after he nearly collapses in the lobby while carting around a box of supplies, a nurse asks him if he needs a wheelchair. Cut to him using the wheelchair as a cart for the supplies.
17	* GeniusDitz: He is an extremely competent doctor that pays little attention to the parts of his job not immediately connected to patient care and is wildly impulsive, not always great at taking people's feelings into consideration before steamrolling them, so terrible a receptionist in the time he was waiting for his UK medical license to arrive that Sharpe fired him, and downright bad at managing his personal life.
18	* GoodIsNotSoft: Max is a good man that cares about his patients' health and well being more than anything else. He will also threaten, blackmail, manipulate, and outright break laws in order to achieve his goals.
19	* HeroicRROD: As his cancer progresses over the course of Season 1, he gets physically weaker and weaker and his condition is made worse by his refusal to stop working to the point where Sharpe has to force him to go home and stop working before he ends up killing himself.
20	* HeroWithBadPublicity: He begins the series with nurses concerned about all the people he fired when he was running a clinic in Chinatown.
21	* InnocentlyInsensitive: It's undeniable that Max always means well, but his missions of goodwill often step on more toes than what he's trying to fix already does.
22	* MarriedToTheJob: His demanding job, workaholic nature, and insistence upon always going well beyond the job description, even when he has a pregnant wife and is dying of cancer, wreak havoc on his relationship with his wife and later daughter.
23	* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Goodwin, as medical director, comes in and completely shakes up the status quo at New Amsterdam, so much so that he fires all but one cardiac surgeon and many more senior staff immediately walk out because of the changes he makes.
24	* UltimateJobSecurity: Despite completely upending the entire hospital on his first day and causing major disturbances in the system ranging from a boycott on a pharmaceutical company to outright socialism, Dr. Goodwin still manages to keep his job as medical director of New Amsterdam. Lampshaded by Goodwin when Dean Fulton attempted to fire him for firing the entire cardio-surgical department.
25	* {{Workaholic}}: So much so that Casey is shocked when he's not present, pointing out that "[Goodwin] is ''always'' here".
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28	[[folder:Helen Sharpe]]
29	!!Dr. Helen Sharpe
30	->'''Played By:''' Creator/FreemaAgyeman
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32	Dr. Sharpe is an oncologist at New Amsterdam and Dr. Goodwin's right-hand woman. She's well known for appearing on TV in debates and interviews, raising money for the hospital and raising awareness of certain issues. She struggles with her relationship with Dr. Goodwin and can be an anchor to some of his more outlandish ideas.
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35	* CastingGag: This is not the first time Creator/FreemaAgyeman has played someone [[Series/DoctorWho with medical training]].
36	* HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight: A variation. Helen Sharpe begins the series as a media star who loves going on TV and traveling to conferences around the world to talk about medicine. She'd grown to dislike actually treating patients because it's so emotionally taxing and avoids it as much as possible. Max has to strong-arm her into practicing medicine again.
37	* TheLancer: Max's Deputy and closest friend and confidant at New Amsterdam.
38	* MaternallyChallenged: Revealed as such after becoming the legal guardian of her niece Meena. Sharpe struggles to connect, and flip-flops between too controlling and too lenient.
39	* ParentalSubstitute: When she and Max become a couple, Helen becomes a mother figure for Luna. Max even teaches his daughter to call Helen "Mum".
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42	[[folder:Iggy Frome]]
43	!!Dr. Iggy Frome
44	->'''Played By:''' Creator/TylerLabine
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46	Dr. Frome is the head of psychiatry at New Amsterdam. A lovable man full of jokes and empathy, he finds himself acting as a therapist to his co-workers on multiple occasions.
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49	* BigEater: He tries to eat healthy because he knows he can go overboard with junk food. Eventually gets deconstructed when it's revealed he's a compulsive overeater with body issues.
50	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: He can't let any injustices go, a behavior heightened by Goodwin's arrival. He'll go all the way to help his patients, with various consequences.
51	** The episodes ''Preventable'' and ''This Is Not The End'' feature Iggy being charged with a formal complaint and investigation for violating doctor-patient boundaries by being too personal with his patients.
52	** Eventually deconstructed when another psychiatrist gently points out that his need to inject himself in sensitive situations to try and help are indicative of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
53	** In Season 2, Iggy suggests adopting another child, a choice that exasperates and frustrates his husband, Martin.
54	* GoodParents: Dr. Frome and his husband have adopted multiple children from Bangladesh and they all live happily in their cozy New York apartment with two dogs.
55	* ItsAllAboutMe: His ChronicHeroSyndrome is eventually diagnosed as Narcissistic Personality Disorder. He's constantly trying to help others because he has a psychological need for the attention and adulation it brings him.
56	* OnlySaneMan: He considers himself to be this in regards to the foster system. All the system wants him to do is to get troubled children calm enough so they can be placed with a foster family while he knows that there's a good chance that the children will be abused and be sent back to him in worse shape.
57	* StraightGay: He has a husband at home.
58	* ThoseTwoGuys: Drs. Frome and Kapoor often get paired together both because their specialties (psychiatry and neurology, respectively) are related and because their diametrically opposed personalities mean they play well off of one another.
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61	[[folder:Lauren Bloom]]
62	!!Dr. Lauren Bloom
63	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JanetMontgomery
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65	Dr. Bloom runs the emergency room at New Amsterdam. She's a sarcastic woman who battles drug addiction and often pushes people away.
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68	* AddledAddict: Gets addicted to Adderal to manage the stress of running the ER and eventually has to go to rehab to get herself off of it.
69	* AlcoholicParent: Her mother was a severe alcoholic, and as a child, she was often forced to deal with the consequences of her mother's drinking. When she was old enough to go to college, she fled all the way to Washington to get away.
70	* FatalFlaw: Unsurprisingly for an addict, Bloom sucks at keeping balance in her life. She's either all in or all out.
71	* {{Hypocrite}}: When a group of senior citizens is admitted for [=STDs=] that have been circulating in their retirement community, she takes it upon herself to teach them the importance of condom use. Given that she's had two abortions in her life (one around the time the series began), she's clearly not practicing what she preaches.
72	* InformedJudaism: Her religion isn't discussed until she suddenly blurts out that her father used to take her out for whitefish after synagogue.
73	* PlatonicLifePartners: With Casey, and all but invoked in 3.12 "Things Fall Apart" when Bloom, [[spoiler:admitted to the hospital with serious injuries from the chemical spill in the ED]], tearfully admits to him that she can't do this work without him. He immediately reneges on his earlier-stated plans to take a job at a different hospital.
74	* {{Workaholic}}: So dedicated to her job that she didn't take any vacation at all for years and her coworkers were shocked to see her not there.
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77	[[folder:Vijay Kapoor]]
78	!!Dr. Vijay Kapoor
79	->'''Played By:''' Creator/AnupamKher
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81	Dr. Kapoor is the head of Neurology at New Amsterdam. He's an Indian immigrant trying to repair his relationship with his son Rohan. He's close friends with Iggy Frome and can seem absent-minded.
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84	* BunnyEarsLawyer: He appears absent-minded and overly cautious, but he's actually a top-notch diagnostician.
85	* {{Foil}}: Dr. Kapoor is this to Dr. Goodwin. While Goodwin wants to immediately start treating patients for the symptoms they exhibit, Kapoor advocates a more methodical approach to diagnose the root cause of the symptoms, pointing out that quick treatments can oftentimes only serve to mask the underlying cause and result in death.
86	* HairTodayGoneTomorrow: The cold open to "14 Years, 2 Months, 8 Days" tracks the titular time frame and sees Kapoor going from a full head of hair and beard to his current bald head and mustache.
87	* PutOnABus: Kapoor departs New Amsterdam after his battle with COVID severely damaged his heart.
88	* ThoseTwoGuys: Drs. Frome and Kapoor often get paired together both because their specialties (psychiatry and neurology, respectively) are related and because their diametrically opposed personalities mean they play well off of one another.
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91	[[folder:Floyd Reynolds]]
92	!!Dr. Floyd Reynolds
93	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JockoSims
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95	Dr. Reynolds is the new head of the cardiology department, he was originally fired by Max along with the whole department. Max re-hired and promoted him on the same day.
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97	* AFatherToHisMen: Becomes very protective of his staff.
98	* BlackAndNerdy: He completely geeks out over medical equipment and happily recalls how his mother used to buy him all the books he wanted each birthday.
99	* TallDarkAndHandsome: He gets plenty of attention for his looks.
100	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied to have one when it's revealed he was previously arrested.
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103	[[folder:Casey Acosta]]
104	!!Casey Acosta
105	->'''Played By:''' Creator/AlejandroHernandez
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107	A nurse in the Emergency Department, and a good friend of Bloom's.
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109	* TheBigGuy: He's not actually all that big (a shade under 6 foot), but regularly appearing with much shorter actors (Janet Montgomery as Bloom at 5'6" is probably the next tallest cast member among ED regulars) makes him appear this way, as does his [[spoiler:"spear" tackle of a drug-addled patient assaulting]] Nurse Brunstetter (played by the 5'0" Em Grosland) in 3.4 "This Is All I Need."
110	* NiceGuy: He's great with colleagues and patients alike.
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113	[[folder:Evie Garrison]]
114	!!Evie Garrison
115	->'''Played By:''' Creator/MargotBingham
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117	A member of New Amsterdam's legal team. Reynolds' girlfriend, later fiancée.
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119	* TheSmartGirl: She's very good at her job, eventually getting an offer to lead her own team.
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122	[[folder:Dora]]
123	!!Dora
124	->'''Played By:''' Creator/ZabrynaGuevara
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126	Max's assistant, forever chasing him down for one task or another.
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128	* BeleagueredAssistant: Sadly to the point she ends up leaving.
129	* PutOnABus: Between seasons one and two. There's a throwaway line about her taking a desk job with regular hours, and thus won't be back at New Amsterdam. [[TheBusCameBack She does make two guest appearances in season 3 as per that job, though]].
130	* ServileSnarker: She copes with the stress her boss puts her through with heaping doses of snark.
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133	[[folder:Agnes Kao]]
134	!!Dr. Agnes Kao
135	->'''Played By:''' Creator/ChristineChang
136	One of Kapoor's interns.
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138	* PluckyGirl: To Kapoor's more serious and dour attitude.
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141	[[folder:Michael Duke]]
142	!!Michael Duke
143	->'''Played By:''' Creator/IanDuff
144	The brightest intern in the cardiology department.
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146	* DitzyGenius: He is seen as this because despite his skills he suffers from poor attendance.
147	* OhCrap: He realizes he missed something in his diagnosis, sure enough the patient returns in a worse state.
148	* TheUsurper: He tells Reynolds in the future, he wants his job.
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151	[[folder:Valentina Castro]]
152	!!Dr. Valentina Castro
153	->'''Played By:''' Creator/AnaVillafane
154	Max's new oncologist, she runs her own cancer clinical trial.
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156	* TheRival: In many ways she is this to Sharpe, as they had a poor history and are now co-chairs.
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159	[[folder:Zach Ligon]]
160	!!Dr. Zach Ligon
161	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JJFeild
162	One of the physical therapists of the hospital, and the one mostly responsible for Bloom's case.
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165	* BlatantLies: He eventually admits he lied to Bloom about her missing pill.
166	* BreakTheHaughty: His relationship with Bloom seem to have a mutual aspect of this.
167	* BrokenAce: A brilliant doctor but struggling with his own problems.
168	* CynicalMentor: When Bloom asks him to essentially act as her sponsor, he says he will be this.
169	* DrJerk: He's like this with Bloom, there is no mention of this with regular patients.
170	* FunctionalAddict: Bloom didn't even know he was one until she sees him in a meeting.
171	* SmugSnake: After Bloom makes it clear she doesn't want him coddling her.
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174	!!Other Characters
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176	[[folder:Karen Brantley]]
177	!!Karen Brantley
178	->'''Played By:''' Creator/DebraMonk
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180	* TheAllegedBoss: Max is supposed to answer to her, but he has a habit of TakeAThirdOption whenever she asks him to do something unpleasant.
181	* LadyInAPowerSuit: She is almost always dressed for a meeting.
182	* SourSupporter: She likes many of Max's changes, but expect her to initially be against them.
183	* TheUsurper: She was the one who got the board to replace Fulton.
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186	[[folder:Akash Panthaki]]
187	!!Dr. Akash Panthaki
188	->'''Played By:''' Creator/SendhilRamamurthy
189	The head of an experimental cancer clinic trial and formerly Sharpe's boyfriend.
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191	* FamedInStory: He apparently has a lot of TV appearances.
192	* TallDarkAndHandsome: Given he’s played by Sendhil Ramanurthy.
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195	[[folder:Fulton]]
196	!!Dean Fulton
197	->'''Played By:''' Creator/RonRifkin
198	The former Dean of Medicine, he was the one who hired Max.
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200	* BrokenPedestal: After Max finds out he once covered a doctor's malpractice and left a patient crippled.
201	* CoolOldGuy: Despite his years, he proves himself still a capable doctor.
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204	[[folder:Georgia Goodwin]]
205	!!Georgia Goodwin
206	->'''Played By:''' Creator/LisaOHare
207	Max's wife and the mother of Luna.
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209	* DeathByIrony: After narrowly surviving her daughter's home birth, Georgia dies on route to the hospital when her ambulance gets in an accident.
210	* LostLenore: Becomes this after her death.
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213	[[folder:Leyla Shinwari]]
214	!!Leyla Shinwari
215	->'''Played By:''' Creator/ShivaKalaiselvan
216	Leyla Shinwari is a trained doctor and was one in Pakistan but since moving to the United States is having to retrain there before she can practice again. She is Lauren Bloom's girlfriend and lives with her.
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