Overview
- The winter return confirms Dr. Jacob Nash and Dr. Van Markus leave the core team in the latest episode.
- Jacob opts for a sports‑medicine residency in Texas, moving on from the neuro service.
- Van steps away to focus on his son following a personal crisis.
- Sarah Steele debuts as Sofia, a patient connected to Noah whose case launches the next serialized arc.
- Grassi says the characters remain in the show's world and are not slated to appear in the next few episodes.