Dr. Bogdana "Bob" Livetsky Romansky is a Polish surgeon working as a desk clerk in the County General ER during season 1. She is portrayed by Małgorzata Gebel.
History[]
In "Blizzard", a patient is in imminent danger, and Dr. Susan Lewis goes to seek the help of the surgeon Dr. Peter Benton. While Susan is away, the patient codes. Bob -- whom everyone believes is nothing more that a mere desk clerk -- shocks the nurses who are present by taking the initiative and quickly performs the necessary surgical operation which saves the patient's life, much to the deep surprise of the nurses Lydia, Wendy, and Malik. Later Susan returns and incredulously sees that her patient is somehow out of all danger. She is dumfounded when the nurses tell her who performed the life-saving procedure. Bob looks very scared, and she runs out of the hospital and into the blizzard.
Later in the hallway, chief of surgery Dr. David Morgenstern -- who does not actually know who did what -- comes across Susan in the hallway, assumes that she's the hero, and tells her "Strong piece of work! I've seen chief surgical residents do worse!" Susan then asks Morgenstern if he knows where Bob is, but he is then distracted by another task.
John Carter finds Bob outside, upset and sobbing. She reveals to him that she used to be a vascular surgeon back in Poland, and she laments that now she'll never be a doctor in America, because when the medical authorities discover that she broke the rules by performing a surgical operation without yet having a medical license, she will be forever banned from becoming a doctor.
Carter is initially taken aback by hearing what she says, but then he reassures her that the authorities will be grateful when they find that she saved the patient's life. He offers to assist her with her English language skills as she continues to study for her Board exam. Bob becomes encouraged and is deeply grateful.
Bob's last appearance is in the episode "Summer Run".