A genius neurosurgeon, Shahir's got every skill but people skills. He's like a duck: in emotional situations he waddles, but put him in water in his case excising an astrocytoma and watch him swim. Shahir may have mild Aspergers Syndrome, or he may just think on a higher plane that makes regular, non-genius people unrelatable. Either way, the gulf between what he knows and what he can't understand brings him into frequent conflict with co-workers and patients.Shahirs a good friend to Alex and is Charlie's neurosurgeon. Shahir is openly gay, and in a committed relationship with Victor, a nurse at Hope Zion but he has real trouble connecting... Show less «