Dr. Alex Karev

Alex Karev
Grey's Anatomy character
The season nine promotional photograph of Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev
First appearance	"A Hard Day's Night" 1x01, March 27, 2005
Created by	Shonda Rhimes
Portrayed by	Justin Chambers
Information
Full name	Alexander Michael Karev
Nickname(s)	Alex Karev Evil Spawn Frat Boy Mother Theresa Dr. Junior Butthole Boy Wonder Dr. Douche Face Lil' butthole
Aliases	Alexander Michael Evans
Occupation	Attending pediatric surgeon
Title	M.D. F.A.C.S.
Family	Aaron Karev (brother) Amber Karev (sister) Helen Karev (mother) Jimmy Evans (father, deceased) Nicky Evans (half-brother)
Spouse(s)	Izzie Stevens (divorced)
Significant other(s)	Olivia Harper Addison Montgomery Lexie Grey Rebecca "Ava" Pope Callie Torres Lucy Fields Leah Murphy Jo Wilson Heather Brooks
Relatives	Naomi Evans (stepmother)

Alexander "Alex" Michael Karev,M.D. is a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by actor Justin Chambers. Introduced as a surgical intern at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, Karev eventually obtained the position of resident, later becoming a pediatric surgical fellow. His relationships with colleagues Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), and George O'Malley (T. R. Knight) formed a focal point of the series.

The character is initially disliked by his fellow interns, and is often accused of being brusque and dismissive with his patients and co-workers. As a resident, Karev's negative attitude, temper and rudeness has occasionally earned the ire of the attendings, with former neonatal surgeon Addison Montgomery requesting him on her service as punishment for his rudeness to her and neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd, amongst others, throwing him out of their service for his inappropriate comments about patients. He demonstrates profound skill for the specialty which prompts praise from Montgomery and contributes to Karev's interest in pediatric surgery for the rest of the series. As the character developed, he displayed more empathy for patients and is shown to have a gift for connecting with young children, despite his repeated claims to dislike them.