Dr. AJ Austin is triple board cardiothoracic, general and trauma surgeon at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital. He is portrayed by Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Biography
Dr. AJ Austin is the new star cardiothoracic surgeon at Chastain, but his incredible gifts come with a price. He’s volatile, dramatic, irreverent and even abusive. Keeping his overwhelming talent on line while controlling his moods is a constant balancing act.
Season One
Rude Awakenings and The Raptor
AJ is the new cardiothoracic surgeon Chastain and Mina is tasked with showing him around, but she is caught off-guard by his volatile personality.
Total Eclipse of the Heart
AJ performs a successful surgery on Micah Stevens aortic dissection, which was a complication of his heart transplant.
Season Two
Stuck as Foretold
During an operation with Mina, Austin gets high on Nitrogen Narcosis and Mina used this time to get more information on the woman he was meeting with earlier. She learns that her mentor has been looking into his birthparents. They are both prominent doctors, who chose their career over him a long time ago. His mother had gotten pregnant during med school and chosen to give her son up for adoption. Austin seems okay with that truth, almost understands the choice that was made.
Relationships
Familial
Biological Family
In Stuck as Foretold, Austin reveals he has been looking into finding his birth family. They are both prominent doctors, who chose their career over him a long time ago. His mother had gotten pregnant during med school and chosen to give her son up for adoption. His parents are currently married with two other grownup children.
Notes and Trivia
- He is also known as "The Raptor".
- Austin's ID number is 221465.
- He is adopted [1]
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner who portrays AJ previously appeared alongside Michael Paul Chan who portrays AJ's adoptive father Yee in Major Crimes.
Appearances
| The Resident, Season One | |||||||||
| #01 | "Pilot" | #06 | "No Matter The Cost" | #11 | "And The Nurses Get Screwed" | ||||
| #02 | "Independence Day" | #07 | "The Elopement" | #12 | "Rude Awakenings and The Raptor" | ||||
| #03 | "Comrades in Arms" | #08 | "Family Affair" | #13 | "Run, Doctor, Run" | ||||
| #04 | "Identity Crisis" | #09 | "Lost Love" | #14 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | ||||
| #05 | "None The Wiser" | #10 | "Haunted" | ||||||
| The Resident, Season Two | |||||
| #01 | "00:42:30" | #09 | "The Dance" | #17 | "Betrayal" |
| #02 | "The Prince and The Pauper" | #10 | "After the Fall" | #18 | "Emergency Contact" |
| #03 | "Three Words" | #11 | "Operator Error" | #19 | "Snowed In" |
| #04 | "About Time" | #12 | "Fear Finds A Way" | #20 | "If Not Now, When?" |
| #05 | "The Germ" | #13 | "Virtually Impossible" | #21 | "Stuck as Foretold" |
| #06 | "Nightmares" | #14 | "Stupid Things in the Name of Sex" | #22 | "Broker and Broker" |
| #07 | "Trial & Error" | #15 | "Queens" | #23 | "The Unbefriended" |
| #08 | "Heart in a Box" | #16 | "Adverse Events" | ||
| The Resident, Season Three | |||||
| #01 | "From the Ashes" | #09 | "Out for Blood" | #17 | "" |
| #02 | "Flesh of My Flesh" | #10 | "Whistleblower" | #18 | "" |
| #03 | "Saints & Sinners" | #11 | "Free Fall" | #19 | "" |
| #04 | "Belief System" | #12 | "Best Laid Plans" | #20 | "" |
| #05 | "Choice Words" | #13 | "How Conrad Gets His Groove Back" | #21 | |
| #06 | "Nurses' Day" | #14 | "" | #22 | "" |
| #07 | "Woman Down" | #15 | "" | #23 | "" |
| #08 | "Peking Duck Day | #16 | "" | ||
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