Kepner

In a strange way, the double transplant was a bit of setback for Kepner, who had lost part of both of his arms and legs in 1999.

Boing Boing 2009

After the amputations, Kepner was outfitted with prosthetic hands and feet and forged on with his life.

Boing Boing 2009

Jeff Kepner, the first person in England the US to receive two hand transplants, is now home after four months of recovery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Boing Boing 2009

Last time we checked, her character, Dr. April Kepner, is a virgin.

Grey's Anatomy Star Sarah Drew Expecting Her First Child 2011

All of this trauma plays out convincingly, and is leavened by moments of happiness for Teddy and Henry, Bailey and hunky Nurse Eli, and perky April Kepner, who got the chief resident's job.

Matt's TV Week in Review 2011

Doctors amputated the limbs in a bid to save his life after Kepner came down with a strep infection that plunged him into a coma.

Boing Boing 2009

Actress Sarah Drew, who plays surgeon April Kepner on Grey's Anatomy, agrees that working women on TV are often characterized as having dysfunctional personal lives.

TV's Best-Loved Career Women 2010

There was also the group of rough-around-the-edges doctors who invaded Seattle Grace during the merger, though only April Kepner (Sarah Drew) and Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams) made it out of the tragic shooting alive.

How Many New Docs Will Scrub Into Grey's? Zero, Says Rhimes 2010

Another obstacle for the couple in Season 6 was the introduction of April Kepner (Sarah Drew), who took a shine to Derek, the then-fearless leader of the hospital.

Grey's Anatomy: Will Meredith and Derek Be a Happy Couple This Season? 2010

Actress Sarah Drew, who plays surgeon April Kepner on Grey's Anatomy, agrees that working women on TV are often characterized as having dysfunctional personal lives.

TV's Best-Loved Career Women 2010