From House to Howser: Our favourite TV doctors ever

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Dr. Doug Ross (George Clooney): Even in scrubs, George was a total heartthrob. His portrayal of a womanizing pediatrician (with a heart of gold, of course) had women swooning the world over. Photo: © NBCU Photo Bank
Dr. Robert Leeds (Blair Underwood): A fan-favourite of ‘Sex and the City’ fans, Miranda’s neighbour-turned-boyfriend was the very attractive “sports medicine” doctor for the New York City Knicks. Photo: © HBO / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer): Licensed psychiatrist Frasier Crane first debuted on ‘Cheers’ before getting his own spin-off series, ‘Frasier.’ Fans loved the pompous, uptight character and his misadventures with haughty brother Niles and their unpretentious dad, Martin. Photo: © Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Dr. Philip Chandler (Denzel Washington): A young Denzel got his breakout role in ‘St. Elsewhere' playing a good doctor trying to make a difference in run-down Boston. Photo: © NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara (Eve Best): Dark satire ‘Nurse Jackie’ wouldn't have been the same without Dr. O’Hara, who played the privileged foil to scrappy, drug-addled nurse Jackie Peyton. Photo: © Showtime Network / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie): The cantankerous but brilliant protagonist of ‘House’ made this show worth watching for eight seasons. Photo: © Adam Taylor/NBCU Photo Bank
Dr. Jason Seaver (Alan Thicke): Seaver family patriarch and psychiatrist Jason was the heart of the 1980s family drama ‘Growing Pains.’ Photo: © ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman (Jane Seymour): Former Bond girl Jane Seymour captivated audiences as Dr. Quinn, the well-to-do doctor living in the post-Civil War town of Colorado Springs. Photo: © Spike Nannarello/CBS
Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh): Aggressive, competitive and hopelessly tactless, Cristina’s impersonal demeanor was the source of many laughs on ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’ Photo: © ABC/ERIC MCCANDLESS
Dr. Trey McDougal (Kyle MachLachlan): Rich, handsome and fabulously pedigreed, Charlotte thought she had hit the jackpot with husband Trey in ‘Sex and the City.’ Photo: © HBO / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Dr. Mindy Lahiri (Mindy Kaling): A romantically frustrated OB/GYN, Mindy dates a series of men throughout the series with little success, but lots of laughs. Photo: © Michael Becker/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Dr. Doogie Howser (Neil Patrick Harris): Before he was ladies-man Barney on ‘How I Met Your Mother’, Neil Patrick Harris played a teenage medical genius who, according to the series’ opening sequence, "can't buy beer... [but] can prescribe drugs.” Photo: © ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images
Dr. Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke): Another Canadian-born actress who played an MD, Sarah was the funny yet painfully neurotic female lead in ‘Scrubs.’ Photo: © ABC/MICHAEL ANSELL
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