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Fictional character Susan Lewis, M.D. is a character from the medical drama series ER, portrayed by American actress Sherry Stringfield. Susan appeared as a primary character in the pilot episode and left the show part way through in the third season. She later returned in the eighth season and remained as a member of the main cast until the start of the twelfth season. Finally, she returned to make a guest appearance in the series finale. Development During the third season of the series, actress Sherry Stringfield left the series for the first time. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Stringfield explained that having a family was one of the primary reasons she left the show. According to Entertainment Weekly, Stringfield's decision to quit angered the show's executive producer John Wells, because she left just as Dr. Lewis got embroiled in a budding romance with Anthony Edwards' Dr. Mark Greene in the show. Stringfield revealed it was not a pleasant situation and, "The producers were in shock. They tried to talk me out of it. It took a long time to get out of my contract."However, by the eighth season, Stringfield's schedule allowed her to return to the series. Wells said they were "delighted to welcome her back as a series regular and [couldn't] wait to work with her again." Stringfield remained in the main cast for four more seasons, until August 2005, when she announced that she would be leaving the show again and stated: "I am extremely grateful for the time I spent on ER," Stringfield explained. "It is a wonderful show, and there are so many people I will miss. But I'm ready for new roles and new challenges." Character history Seasons 1–3 and first Departure (1994–1996) In season 1, Susan is a second-year resident. She is shown to be an eager and competent young doctor working in the emergency department of County General Hospital. She is good friends with Nurse Carol Hathaway, Dr. Doug Ross and especially Dr. Mark Greene, who is her best friend. Though an extremely capable doctor, Susan is initially seen to have problems asserting herself. This is frequently taken advantage of by the senior and more forthright doctors in the hospital, such as Dr. Peter Benton and particularly Dr. Jack Kayson. This leads to several confrontations and animosity worsens when Kayson discharges one of Susan's patients, failing to notice the severity of his symptoms, which ultimately leads to the patient's death. Kayson attempts to shift the blame onto Susan, leading to doubts about her competence. Her supervisor, Mark, is compelled to oversee her actions, straining their friendship. In the case review, the board ultimately sides with Susan, reprimands Kayson, much to his dissatisfaction. Shortly after, Kayson is rushed into hospital suffering from a heart attack. Despite their past disagreement on the issue, Kayson opts for Susan's non-invasive form of treatment against the advice of a senior doctor, who (like Kayson) is an advocate of surgical angioplasty. Susan, finally asserting herself, stands her ground and rejects the idea of Kayson undergoing surgery. After his recovery, Kayson expresses gratitude by inviting Susan to be his valentine date, but she awkwardly declines. Susan's personal life is far less settled than her professional one. In Season 1, she is seen to have a brief relationship with psychiatrist Div Cvetic, who ultimately has a nervous breakdown and disappears. Susan later learns that he married someone he met through a dating service, run by a taxi driver from his cab. Most of her problems, however, are family-related. Susan's parents, Cookie and Henry, are shown to be flighty (her father is jokingly referred to as a test pilot for Barcalounger) and difficult to talk to. Her older sister, Chloe, is the source of most of her distress, with a seemingly never-ending series of problems with alcohol, drugs, men, and money. Chloe eventually has a baby girl, who she names Susan ("Little Susie") after her sister. During season 2 Chloe begins to use alcohol and drugs once again. After deciding that she cannot look after her baby, she leaves Chicago, abandoning Susie on a flustered and overworked Susan. Susan struggles to be a good mother to the child while completing her demanding residency. Already overstressed, Susan clashes numerous times with the new Chief Resident, Kerry Weaver, forcing Mark Greene to step in between them. Animosity between Kerry and Susan lessens over time, but never goes away completely. Realizing that Chloe may never return, Susan considers giving Susie up for adoption. She gets as far as introducing the baby to potential adoptive parents, but cannot bring herself to part with her niece, so she decides to keep her and adopt the child as her own. Susan grows extremely attached to the baby, but she gets a surprise when a reformed Chloe reappears later in the season and tries to reclaim "Little Susie". Susan can't see past Chloe's mistakes, regardless of her recent turnaround and new responsible boyfriend. Desperate to keep the baby, Susan attempts to fight Chloe for custody, but she is forced to reconsider when the judge warns her that she would lose. Susan begrudgingly reaches an agreement with her sister, and after regaining custody of "Little Susie", Chloe moves her family to Phoenix, Arizona to start a new life. Susan grapples with the loss of her niece, experiencing grief and seeking counseling. To escape loneliness, she immerses herself in work, impressing Weaver. With Mark's encouragement, Kerry offers Susan the position of chief resident. Although many ER staff members hoped for Susan to attain the title, she declines the position, expressing to Mark that there is more to life than work. Setting up Stringfield's departure from the series in season 3, the beginnings of a romance develops between Susan and Mark, or more to the point, they are shown to have problems identifying their current relationship as friendship. Both seem timid and cautious around each other. Initially more upfront one about the situation, Susan invites Mark to join her on holiday in Maui, Hawaii, but is embarrassed when he appears hesitant, causing her to later retract the offer, feeling she overstepped a boundary. Fearful that he may have missed his chance with Susan, Mark attempts to convey his attraction upon her return, though he cannot find the courage to follow through and is left perplexed by Susan's reticence. It transpires that Susan never actually made it to Maui, she instead visited her sister and "Little Susie" in Phoenix because she could not overcome her fear of flying. Mark helps her overcome this fear in the following episode ("Fear of Flying"), supporting her during a medical helicopter flight rotation where they are called upon to treat victims of a serious car accident. As they grow closer, Mark finally plucks up the courage to casually ask Susan out. She declines, telling him that they "need to talk". Shortly after, Mark witnesses Sus.... Discover the Susan Lewis popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Susan Lewis books.