Heart Surgeons () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Go Soo, Um Ki-joon, and Seo Ji-hye. It aired from September 27 to November 15, 2018 on SBS TV's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot for 32 episodes.
Synopsis
The series revolves around the thoracic surgery department of a hospital.
Cast
Main
Go Soo as Park Tae-soo, a thoracic surgery fellow for four years whose mother is waiting for a heart transplant. Um Ki-joon as Choi Suk-han, a thoracic surgeon who is renowned for his skills but has not been treated fairly due to his humble medical background from a local university. Seo Ji-hye as Yoon Soo-yeon, a thoracic surgical assistant. Also the daughter of the director of Taesan hospital, the main setting for this drama.
Supporting
Kim Ye-won as Ahn Ji-na, a cardiology fellow and Soo-yeon's friend . Jeong Bo-seok as Yoon Hyun-il, Soo-yeon's uncle and the chief of surgery. Nam Kyung-eup as Yoon Hyun-mok, Soo-yeon's father who is a hospital director and a genius pediatric heart surgeon. Ahn Nae-sang as Goo Hee-dong Jang So-yeon as Kang Eun-sook, a veteran nurse with over twenty years of experience in surgery. Choi Dae-hoon as Goo Dong-joon Jung Hee-tae as Lee Dae-young Park Kyung-hye as Lee Seon-young Lee Jae-won as Nam Woo-jin Oh Dong-min as Moon Seung-jae Nam Tae-boo as Lee Mi-ran Jung Yoo-min as Bae Yoo-ri, a scrub nurse. Cha Soon-bae as Lee Joong-do Son Kwang-eop as Son Jae-myung Jung Hyun-suk as Head Department Yoo Lee Duck-hee as Oh Jeong-ae, Tae-soo's mother. Jo Jae-yoon as Hwang Jin-cheol Seo Ha as Lee Ye-rin
Special appearances
Woo Hyun as Han Sang-wok
Shim Yi-young as Choi Seok-han's wife
Jo Jae-ryong as Hwang Jin-chul
Kim Min-seok as Surgeon (Ep 32) Shin Rin-ah as Lee Yoon-Seo
Production
Writers Choi Soo-jin and Choi Chang-hwan and director Jo Young-kwang previously worked together on the 2017 TV series Innocent Defendant, along with Um Ki-joon as one of the lead stars. The first script reading with the cast was held in early August 2018.