Andy's Doctor

professional matter-of-fact humorous efficient

Andy's Doctor oversees Rep. Andrea Wyatt's twin pregnancy from second-trimester sonogram through delivery. She performs the exam revealing healthy heartbeats during a leaked story crisis, plans induction ten days out, and responds to Andy's sudden water breaking by confirming full dilation, positioning for natural birth, and ruling out epidural or C-section. Her direct updates and light banter with patients keep Toby Ziegler oriented amid the chaos of unscheduled labor.

5 appearances

Obstetrics

Also known as: DOCTOR, Dr. Salmi, Andy's Doctor

Andy's Doctor's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S4E7 · Election Night

Leak Forces a Public Choice (Toby Confronts Andy)

Practically neutral and procedural; his clinical presence provides the necessary space for the couple to shift from argument to wonder.

The Doctor knocks, enters addressing Andy as 'Andrea', asks routine questions with dry humor, runs the sonogram, and provides the heartbeat visuals and sounds that break the argument's momentum and …

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S4E7 · Election Night

Two Heartbeats — A Quiet Between Storms

Neutral, professional—engaged in routine clinical care while aware of the couple’s emotional stakes but remaining observational.

Doctor knocks, enters, exchanges dry, routine niceties, asks perfunctory health questions, runs the sonogram, and provides the monitor image and heartbeats that catalyze the emotional pivot in the room.

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S4E16 · The California 47th

Silence to Protect Sam

Not present; cited as calming influence and factual authority.

Dr. Salmi is referenced as Andy's obstetrician who cleared her to fly through week thirty-two; his authority is invoked to justify Andy's presence despite Toby's alarm.

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S4E16 · The California 47th

Unexpected Passenger & Gridlock: Andy Joins; I-5 Shuts Down

Not present in scene; serves as a calm, authoritative referent that reduces perceived medical risk.

Dr. Salmi is invoked as the medical authority who cleared Andy to fly through her 32nd week; his clinical judgment is used to counter Toby's objections.

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S4E22 · Commencement

Water Breaks: Apology and Reconnection

Professional calm with a touch of bemused apology for disrupting schedules; focused on safe, immediate medical action.

Enters briskly, delivers the clinical facts — water broken, ten centimeters, heads down, no C-section needed — rules out an epidural and sets an immediate delivery timetable, while briefly apologizing …

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