In House M.D., the surgeon known as Dr. Chase has the surname Chase.
Robert Chase is an intensive-care specialist and surgeon who becomes one of Gregory House’s original diagnostic fellows. Jesse Spencer portrays the character, who brings procedural and surgical expertise to cases that require operations or invasive testing.
Chase’s background is distinctive among the original team because his father, Rowan Chase, is a prominent Australian physician. Their difficult relationship becomes an important part of Chase’s character development and helps explain some of his ambition and insecurity.
Chase is sometimes confused with later team members Chris Taub or Lawrence Kutner. Taub is a plastic surgeon, while Kutner is a sports-medicine specialist; neither is one of House’s original three fellows. Chase remains associated with surgery and intensive care throughout the series.