''Heart Surgeons'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring

Go Soo Go Soo (born October 4, 1978), also known as Ko Soo, is a South Korean actor. He has appeared in television series such as ''Piano'', ''Green Rose'' and ''Will It Snow for Christmas?'', as well as the films '' White Night'' and '' The Front Line' ...

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, and

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. It aired from September 27 to November 15, 2018 on

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's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 ( KST) time slot for 32 episodes.

Synopsis

The series revolves around the

thoracic surgery Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal struc ...

department of a hospital.

Cast

Main

as Park Tae-soo, a thoracic surgery fellow for four years whose mother is waiting for a heart transplant. *

as Choi Suk-han, a thoracic surgeon who is renowned for his skills but has not been treated fairly due to his humble medical background from a local university. *

as Yoon Soo-yeon, a thoracic surgical assistant. Also the daughter of the director of Taesan hospital, the main setting for this drama.

Supporting

* Kim Ye-won as Ahn Ji-na, a cardiology fellow and Soo-yeon's friend . *

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as Yoon Hyun-il, Soo-yeon's uncle and the chief of surgery. * Nam Kyung-eup as Yoon Hyun-mok, Soo-yeon's father who is a hospital director and a genius pediatric heart surgeon. *

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as Goo Hee-dong *

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as Kang Eun-sook, a veteran nurse with over twenty years of experience in surgery. * Choi Dae-hoon as Goo Dong-joon *

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as Lee Dae-young *

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as Lee Seon-young * Lee Jae-won as Nam Woo-jin * Oh Dong-min as Moon Seung-jae * Nam Tae-boo as Lee Mi-ran * Jung Yoo-min as Bae Yoo-ri, a scrub nurse. * Cha Soon-bae as Lee Joong-do * Son Kwang-eop as Son Jae-myung * Jung Hyun-suk as Head Department Yoo * Lee Duck-hee as Oh Jeong-ae, Tae-soo's mother. *

Jo Jae-yoon Jo Jae-yoon (born September 15, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 2003 and has since starred as a supporting actor in numerous films and television series, including '' The Man from Nowhere'' (2010), ''The Chaser'' (2012 ...

as Hwang Jin-cheol * Seo Ha as Lee Ye-rin

Special appearances

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as Han Sang-wok *

Shim Yi-young Shim Yi-young (born Kim Jin-ah on January 31, 1980) is a South Korean actress. Career Shim Yi-young made her acting debut in Kim Ki-duk's ''Real Fiction'' in 2000, and has since appeared in films such as ''Bongja'', ''Paju'', and ''Love, In Betw ...

as Choi Seok-han's wife *Jo Jae-ryong as Hwang Jin-chul * Kim Min-seok as Surgeon (Ep 32) *

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as Lee Yoon-Seo

Production

* Writers Choi Soo-jin and Choi Chang-hwan and director Jo Young-kwang previously worked together on the 2017 TV series ''

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'', along with

as one of the lead stars. * The first script reading with the cast was held in early August 2018.

Ratings

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{Hancinema drama, Cardiothoracic_Surgery Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows 2018 South Korean television series debuts 2018 South Korean television series endings South Korean medical television series Television series by Studio S