47 Facts About Mark Greene

Mark Greene begins the series as the ER's chief resident, before being promoted to an attending physician.

Mark Greene became the only member of the original set of main characters who died during the series.

David Mark Greene served in the United States Navy, and thus the family moved frequently and lived all over the country, including Jacksonville, Florida, Norfolk, Virginia, Corpus Christi, Texas, Washington DC, Kings Bay, Georgia, and Hawaii, where they spent three years, David's longest assignment.

Mark Greene had a very strained relationship with his father, and was decidedly closer to his mother.

Mark Greene thought his father's Navy career mattered more to him than his family, only to later learn that David was on track to be an admiral and turned down the chance in order to come home and help Mark Greene deal with a bully.

Presumably, their relationship lasted the duration of their time in college, and at some point around the time Mark Greene was at medical school, he married Jennifer.

Mark Greene then completed his internship and residency in the Emergency Department of County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and from there he was awarded the position of Chief Resident of the Emergency Department.

Mark Greene decides the "clean" medicine isn't his cup of tea.

Back at the ER, Mark Greene removes a hangnail from an older woman, who wanted him to remove it despite the fact she'd be charged $180.

Later during the night, Mark Greene has to urge everyone to get back to work when Carol is rushed into the ER after a shocking suicide attempt.

When offered an attending physician's position by David Morgenstern, Mark Greene readily accepts, much to Jen's chagrin.

Mark Greene begins an affair with a coworker, and the marriage soon ends, with Rachel and Jen leaving Chicago first for Milwaukee and later for St Louis.

In "Love's Labor Lost", Mark Greene makes miscalculations in treating a pregnant woman that leads to her death in childbirth, and the after-effects of this case linger long into Season 2.

In "A Miracle Happens Here", a Christmas episode, Mark Greene explains that he is the son of an agnostic Jew and a lapsed Catholic.

Mark Greene's career becomes more difficult as he needs to make decisions that periodically alienate his friends, such as selecting Dr Kerry Weaver for Chief Resident over another applicant, angering Susan Lewis as the other applicant is a good friend of hers and she dislikes Weaver's harsh attitude.

Mark Greene suffers emotionally again after he is brutally beaten in the ER men's room in the episode "Random Acts".

Law claims Dr Mark Greene failed to save his brother's life because of his race, as Mark Greene had assumed he and his brother were gangbangers.

Mark Greene struggles through a large part of Season 4 but comes to terms with his attack in Season 5 when he helps Nigerian-born janitor Mobilage Ekabo reveal his memories of torture by talking about the attack with him, allowing him to obtain political asylum and avoid deportation.

Mark Greene finds out that his mother viewed his birth as a mistake, as she didn't know his father well and got married quickly when she got pregnant.

Ruth eventually dies and Mark Greene goes to her funeral, leaving him on edge when he clashes with Kerry Weaver over Robert Romano's successful drive for the chief of staff position.

Mark Greene follows in Doug's playboy footsteps, having several flings and an affair with Nurse Chuny Marquez, and setting up three dates in one day.

Mark Greene has a brief relationship with a needy desk clerk, Cynthia Hooper.

Mark Greene later buys a house, and he and Elizabeth get married and have a daughter, Ella.

The patient goes into cardiac arrest when alone in the elevator with Mark Greene, who withholds defibrillation and allows him to go into ventricular fibrillation and die.

Elizabeth suspects what Mark Greene did but lets the matter drop.

Embarrassed, Mark Greene briefly tries to hide his condition, but his cover is blown when he has a seizure while arguing with Carter.

Mark Greene is told that the tumor is near a critical section of his brain but hasn't "invaded" it yet and they can perform an operation on New Year's Eve 2000.

Mark Greene's surgery is performed by Burke and things appear to be positive, although it takes him a while to return to his old self.

When Mark Greene refuses to throw Rachel out of the house, Elizabeth says she won't return home with Ella as long as Rachel is there and leaves home with Ella and moves into a hotel.

Unwilling to tell Elizabeth about his condition, Mark Greene stays with Susan during the course of his chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

Elizabeth later finds out the truth and wants to come home, but Mark Greene tells her she shouldn't pretend to be his wife just because he's sick.

Mark Greene suffers more medical problems and his time in the ER comes to an end.

Mark Greene again has a hangnail and complains about how painful it is.

Mark Greene tells her that he has an inoperable tumor, asks another doctor to treat her, and tells the patient not to return to the ER again.

Mark Greene awakens and smiles at Rachel, telling her with slurred speech that he was just dreaming of her and how she used to love balloons.

Mark Greene tells her that he was trying to think of a piece of advice that every father should tell his daughter, and tells her to be generous with her time, her love, and her life.

Rachel tells her father that she remembers a lullaby that Mark Greene used to sing her when she was a baby and slips a pair of headphones on his head and plays Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's rendition of "Over The Rainbow" for him as he smiles and falls back asleep.

Mark Greene explains that she sent the first letter to show the staff at the ER what he thought of them.

Mark Greene's body is returned to Chicago, where he is buried.

Mark Greene becomes emotional when she enters the doctors' lounge and sees a photograph of him smiling with some of the hospital staff before his death.

Mark Greene was shown in an old Christmas photo in Season 10's "Freefall," alongside Drs.

Mark Greene appears in photos included in the slideshow shown at Dr Carter's farewell party in the Season 11 episode "The Show Must Go On".

Mark Greene was heard in a voice-over telling Carter that he needed to "set the tone" in the ER.

In 2008, ER producers announced that Edwards would reprise his role for the series' final season, with Dr Mark Greene appearing in flashbacks in the episode "Heal Thyself" shedding light on Dr Catherine Banfield's past.

Mark Greene was treating Banfield's son Darryl who had a debilitating disease that turned out to be leukemia.

Mark Greene takes on the mysterious case to save the 5-year-old.

Mark Greene has a run-in with Kerry Weaver and Robert Romano about putting this case ahead of his chemo treatment which took a toll on him throughout that day.