Kathryn Austin — Chicago Hope Character Profile

About Kathryn Austin

Talented heart surgeon who joins in season 2, vying with Geiger for chief of surgery. Fights a custody battle against her ex-husband Tommy Wilmette and is suspended after going AWOL to New Zealand with her daughter.

Kathryn Austin — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Christine Lahti

Appears in

Chicago Hope (1994)

Role

Protagonist

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