Who was nick in grey\s anatomy

Nick Marsh is a world-class transplant surgeon from Mayo Clinic in Minnesota who is currently in a relationship with Meredith Grey.

History[]

Meeting Meredith[]

Five weeks after having a kidney transplant, Nick came to Grey Sloan to retrieve a liver for a long-time patient of his. After the surgery, he collapsed in a hallway because he returned to work earlier than recommended. Meredith did an exam and ran some labs. He flirted with her and they talked and laughed while waiting for the results to come back and they got to know a bit about each other. His labs were inconclusive, so Meredith did another ultrasound, which showed a clot in his renal vein cutting off blood flow to his new kidney. She rushed him into surgery, where she was able to remove the clot and save his kidney.[1]

Reconnecting with Meredith[]

Nick was leaving a bad date at restaurant where Meredith was having dinner with David Hamilton. When he was leaving, they exchanged a brief look. Intent on meeting her, he took a chance and guessed she would be staying at the five-star hotel near the hospital. He waited for her at the bar and had an employee escort her to the bar upon her arrival. She said thought he hadn't seen her, but he replied that she's hard to miss. Over drinks, he told her about his terrible date while when she mentioned that she had recently ended a relationship. He told her that Charlotte wanted him to thank her for saving his life saying that's the deepest conversation he could get from her from a loud dorm. Meredith was happy for him since when they first met, he told her he wanted for his niece to go to college. Even though he was happy for Charlotte, he said his house felt too quiet. Meredith talked about having survived COVID and Nick understood the pressure she was feeling to make the most of her life after her miraculous survival. After another drink, he escorted her to her room. She shared that she was staying for a few more days and repeated she would not be inviting him, which wasn't his intent. They flirted a little as he walked off.[2]

He returned in the middle of the night to slide a note under her door but got caught since she was still awake. He wanted to ask her out on a date without waking her up. She agreed to a date by the lake. Later in the day, she glanced at Nick while walking Amelia back to the car. In the evening, she arrived in the hotel lobby all dressed up only to spot him in casual clothes. He asked her to change and drove her out to his favorite spot by the water. As they listened to the sounds of nature and stargazed, he said he had pulled back on his hours to enjoy life more because he was missing the good little things around him. He then inquired about the top secret project that she was in town for. She admitted to being scared of saying yes due to fear of public failure given the high stakes. Nick knew her well enough to know that she was ready to trade in her safe and comfortable situation in Seattle for the project. He wasn't a safety person either and told her it would be one hell of a ride no matter the outcome. Later that night, she accepted Hamilton's offer.[3]

Meredith ended up accepting the position in Minnesota, splitting her time between there and Seattle. Nick ran into her in the parking lot after having just performed a liver transplant. He invited her to dinner that night. She accepted and told him to get some rest, after which she headed into the building as he smilingly stared after her.[4]

When David threw a tantrum, Meredith sought out Nick to gain intel on David. Nick knew that Hamilton has Parkinson's and was using a lot of his money on the project. Seeing who was involved in the project, he assumed that David Hamilton wanted a solution to his problem. Meredith was surprised that Nick knew anything about her project. He told her that David was not in it for the greater good. Meredith was disappointed that she fell for his charm and thought of him as an investor rather than a desperate surgeon. Nick pointed out how hard it must be for David to feel himself become obsolete and advised her to cut him some slack yet not let him walk over her. She took his advice and smoothed things over with David. At the end of the day, they met on a rooftop terrace for another date and ended up sharing their first kiss.[5]

Personality[]

He sees himself as an easy person to talk to and he isn't a comfortable person. Nick sees adventures as something that can go well or poorly, but either way he likes to try and do it so he can know if the outcome is worth it.

Relationships[]

Romantic[]

While he was in the hospital, he flirted heavily with Meredith and the two chatted for hours as they waited for his lab results. At the end of the day, Meredith confided in Alex that Nick made her feel something for the first time since she lost Derek.[1]

When Meredith began traveling frequently to Minnesota to develop a cure for Parkinson's, they struck up a relationship.

When he told Meredith he was falling in love with her, he mentioned that he doesn't fall in love easily and he has done so very rarely in his life.

Familial[]

After his sister, Erica, bailed, he took in his niece, Charlotte, and raised her as his own saying it was the best thing he ever did. She was sixteen at the time of his hospitalization.

His mother died when he was fifteen of heart failure while waiting for a heart transplant. He likes to think she's proud of him.

His father used to take him to the Boundary Waters between Minnesota and Canada. His dad would get a look on his face that Nick would like to experience.[1]

Friendships[]

His best friend donated a kidney to him. They have been friends since they were five years old, used to go camping every summer and played Little League together.[6]

Career[]

He is a world-class[1] transplant surgeon at Mayo Clinic. During his surgical residency, he had a fondness for all the specialities, especially cardio and neuro, but he couldn't sit still and wanted to travel which transplant surgery afforded him.

As an attending, he teaches that the organ isn't just an organ. He insists on teaching his students that to be a great transplant surgeon, it's important to remember that an organ it's one of the greatest gifts a human being can give to another human being and they can not forget the person who gave the gifts. Unlike most of the transplant surgeons, when he has the opportunity, Nick likes to meet the people who have lost someone, offer his condolences, and get to know a little about the person who is donating the organs.[7]

He was involved in a study on liver transplant with HIV-Positive organ donors and recipients that required a lot of travel.[8]

He is studying stem cell therapies and xenotransplantation and successfully did a xenotransplantation with a genetically-modified pig kidney.[9]

Notes and Trivia[]

• He was on dialysis for only a month before his kidney transplant.[1]
• He believes that doctors make the worst patients.[1]
• After his kidney transplant, surgery and his niece Charlotte were his priorities.[10]
• He was the first member of his family to go to college.[1]
• He likes to fly.[1]
• He declared himself "too math-dumb" to pull Charlotte out of a hole for her Calculus class.[1]
• He likes to cook.[11]
• He likes running and cycling.[12]
• His plan B was to be a shoe salesman.[1]
• He keeps his important documents in the third drawer of a green cabinet in his house.[1]
• Inconsistent with the Mayo Clinic's scrub colors, he and his transplant team wore maroon scrubs to the organ retrieval instead of dark green scrubs.
• The cabin was his first big purchase. He bought it to have a place where he could turn his brain off and relax.[13]
• He had a 71 episode gap between his lone appearance as a guest star and his upgrade to series regular.
• Nick did his residency in D.C. and his fellowship in Minnesota.[14]
• His favorite place to do a transplant is San Diego.[15]

Gallery[]

Notable Episodes[]

These episodes are Nick-centric or are otherwise very informative about his life:

• One Day Like This
• Here Comes the Sun
• Some Kind of Tomorrow
• The Makings of You
• Stronger Than Hate

Memorable Quotes[]

Appearances[]

References[]

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