Strong Medicine Second Opinion (Season 1, Episode 13)
TV-14
TV Episode | Drama

Strong Medicine

Second Opinion (Season 1, Episode 13)

TV-14

TV Episode | Drama

A patient of Lu's is denied disability coverage after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia; Dana treats a teenage girl who was circumcised as part of a cultural ritual from her family.

Director

Martha Mitchell

Writers

Tammy Ader (creator) | Whoopi Goldberg (developer) | Jeremy R. Littman

Producers

John Perrin Flynn | Allison Robbins

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 3, 2000

Release date

Dec 3, 2000 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

10 wins & 18 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Janine Turner Dr. Dana Stowe Dr. Dana Stowe See fewer	Cliffhanger (1993)
Rosa Blasi Dr. Luisa Delgado Dr. Luisa Delgado See fewer	Strong Medicine (2000)
Jenifer Lewis Lana Hawkins Lana Hawkins See fewer	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Philip Casnoff Chief of Staff Dr. Robert Jackson Chief of Staff Dr. Robert Jackson See fewer	Strong Medicine (2000)
Josh Coxx Midwife Peter Riggs, R.N. Midwife Peter Riggs, R.N. See fewer	Strong Medicine (2000)
Yelba Zoe McCourt Lisa Bernstein (as Yelba Osorio) Lisa Bernstein (as Yelba Osorio) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Alice Amter Mey Said Mey Said See fewer	The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Ramy Zada Abdel Said Abdel Said See fewer	Dark Justice (1991)
Jeffrey D. Sams Jack Jack See fewer	Big Shot (2021)
R.J. Adams Dr. Mark Branson Dr. Mark Branson See fewer	The Christmas Quilt
Michael Gabriel Goodfriend ER Doctor ER Doctor See fewer	The Commission (2003)
Jane Macfie Sandy Sandy See fewer	School of Rock (2016)
Beverly Mickins Anita Anita See fewer	Steel and Lace (1990)
Gezel Remy Farah Farah See fewer	State of Mind (2007)
Susie Schelling ER Nurse ER Nurse See fewer	The Good Doctor (2017)
Barry Sigismondi Detective Stevens Detective Stevens See fewer	Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Lorinda Hawkins Smith ER Nurse (as Lorinda Hawkins) ER Nurse (as Lorinda Hawkins) See fewer	The Virus (II) (2020)