Christopher Turk, commonly referred to by his surname, is the best friend and former roommate of the series' protagonist, J.D. He is currently an attending surgeon at Sacred Heart Hospital, where the series takes place, and is married to Carla Espinosa, one of the nurses, who he met when he first started working at Sacred Heart. They have a li...
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Christopher Turk, commonly referred to by his surname, is the best friend and former roommate of the series' protagonist, J.D. He is currently an attending surgeon at Sacred Heart Hospital, where the series takes place, and is married to Carla Espinosa, one of the nurses, who he met when he first started working at Sacred Heart. They have a little daughter named Isabella Turk. He was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes which he used as an excuse on occasions. Turk is a very competitive person. He can frequently be seen throughout the series playing basketball outside the hospital, which helps him to relax before he has to perform surgery, or engaging J.D. in childishly competitive games. Chris Turk is a passionate Christian. He appears to be a political liberal; he votes Democrat and does not support the war in Iraq. Turk has an older brother named Kevin. He apparently has a cousin named Shadaisy. Dr. Kelso thinks Turk is short for Turkelton.
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