10 Medical Shows Like Transplant You Must See

Created by Joseph Kay, ‘Transplant’ chronicles Dr Bashir Hamed (Hamza Haq), a Syrian Civil War refugee in Canada who honed his medical skills in the heat of battle. Seeking a fresh start with his younger sister in the new country, he becomes a resident at the Emergency Department of York Memorial Hospital in Toronto, where he has to redo his medical training. While his experiences and training from the homeland clash with his new surroundings, Bashir’s hopeful personality and passion for the job shine through all obstacles. The CTV medical drama highlights the medical profession’s nitty-gritty and paints a picture of the life of immigrants in the Western World. If you are on the lookout for more great doctor stories, here are some shows similar to ‘Transplant’ that you can consider diving into.

10. ER (1994-2009)

From the mind of Michael Crichton, ‘ER’ showcases the everyday situations in the Emergency Room of Cook County General Hospital in Chicago. Modeled after the real Cook County Hospital, it shows both the professional and personal situations of the doctors, nurses, staff, as well as patients that come into play in the department throughout the day. The situations swing from mundane to exciting at the drop of a hat, as everyone involved makes life and death decisions regularly, many times over. The medical situations often resemble those seen in ‘Transplant,’ as both occur in the same department.

9. SkyMed (2022)

‘SkyMed’ by Julie Puckrin revolves around a group of nurses and pilots who work for an air ambulance service that caters to the remote northern Manitoba in Canada. The regulars of the medical drama include delivery nurse Hayley Roberts (Natasha Calis), tough yet caring Crystal Highway (Morgan Holmstrom), pilot, engineer, and aspiring astronaut Jay Chopra, pilot Captain Austen Bodie (Aason Nadjiwon), pilot Lexi Martine (Mercedes Morris), and pilot Captain Milosz Nowak (Thomas Elms). The show pictures the life of the frontline workers in all its triumphs and frustrations, much like ‘Transplant.’

8. The Knick (2014-2015)

‘The Knick’ is a period medical drama set in the Knickerbocker Hospital in upscale New York in the early 1990s, created by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. It states of a time when modern medical science was still in its infancy, and practitioners tried their best to minimize morbidity and mortality. Among the doctors in the show is the new leader of the surgery staff, Dr. John Thackery, who hungers for new discoveries yet struggles with addiction. There is also Dr. Algernon Edwards, a Black American surgeon from Harvard who trained in Paris and is perhaps the most qualified individual in the organization, who still has to fight prejudices and racism. The show provides an account of an outsider’s struggle in the ER, even when it comes to saving lives.

7. Code Black (2015-2018)

A creation of Michael Seitzman, ‘Code Black’ follows four first-year residents in the fictional Angels Memorial Hospital, where they try to provide the best possible care in an understaffed Emergency Room that lacks necessary resources. The group includes Dr. Christa Lorenson (Bonnie Somerville), a divorcee whose son died of brain cancer, Dr. Malaya Pineda (Melanie Chandra), who did her internship in the same hospital, Dr. Angus Leighton (Harry Ford), who feels overshadowed by his brother and has his father sitting in the hospital board, and Dr. Mario Savetti (Benjamin Hollingsworth), bartender-turned-doctor. All of them overcome their personal challenges to become the best physicians possible, similar to Bashir in ‘Transplant.’

6. The Pitt (2025-)

From showrunner R. Scott Gemmill, ‘The Pitt’ tells the story of emergency department staff at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital. Led by attending physician Dr. Michael Robinavitch (Noah Wyle), the team struggles through a single 15-hour work shift while working around staff shortages, lack of funding, and insufficient resources. Michael also struggles with the traumatic memories of his mentor’s death, which happened in the “pitt” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like Bashir, he faces personal trauma even as he tries his best to provide quality care for all patients.

5. Chicago Med (2015-)

Created by Dick Wolf as part of his ‘Chicago’ franchise, ‘Chicago Med’ revolves around a highly skilled medical team at the Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. While navigating their personal relationships, the doctors, nurses, and staff face many challenges while treating their patients and sometimes have to come up with creative solutions to the myriad of problems. Their efforts are overseen by hospital administrator Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson). The experiences of the team shed light on similar situations that come up in ‘Transplant.’

4. House (2004-2012)

From the mind of David Shore, ‘House’ chronicles the professional and personal lives of Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), who heads the Department of Diagnostic Medicine that is specially created for him to tackle complicated cases with a team of junior doctors. An eccentric genius who is addicted to painkillers, House despises the mundane and is frequently at odds with Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), hospital administrator and Dean of Medicine at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey. House’s best friend in the place is the head of the Oncology department, Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard). Underneath his cynical demeanor, House is a man who deeply cares about his patients and goes to any lengths to save lives.

3. The Good Doctor (2017-2024)

A remake of the eponymous South Korean series, ‘The Good Doctor’ is helmed by David Shore and centers around Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon on the autism spectrum who hails from Casper, Wyoming. He relocates to San Jose, California, and becomes a resident at the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. While not everyone is initially onboard with him being hired, he silences his critics with his skills, which include a near-photographic memory as well as sensitivity to minute changes. Shaun overcomes his own challenges to establish himself as a leading name in his craft.

2. The Resident (2018-2023)

‘The Resident’ by Amy Holden Jones, Hayley Schore, and Roshan Sethi follows the titular resident, Dr. Conrad Theodore Hawkins (Matt Czuchry), at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital. Arrogant yet charming, he believes in giving idealistic young doctors a rude awakening about the hard truths and challenges involving the medical profession. His unconventional practices initially shock Dr. Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal), who slowly learns that being a doctor is a job like all others and is prone to human errors. The awakening is reminiscent of what Bashir receives after joining the hospital in Toronto following his immigration.

1. New Amsterdam (2018-2023)

Based on Eric Manheimer’s book ‘Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital,’ ‘New Amsterdam’ centers around Dr. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold), the new medical director at New Amsterdam Medical Center, one of the oldest public hospitals in the US. He is set on providing exceptional healthcare to people and is ready to tear down the bureaucracy and upset the status quo for that purpose.

While his colleagues are initially unsure of his efforts, he refuses to slow down from reinvigorating the understaffed and underfunded institution. Many parallels can be drawn between the show and ‘Transplant,’ from hospitals in both shows struggling to meet the needs of the people, to having people push for radical changes. Max and Bashir do their best to provide quality healthcare to people while at the same time working to improve the mechanisms of the underlying system.