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Dr. Jared Kalu is a fictional character portrayed by Chuku Modu in the TV series The Good Doctor.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Burnt Food (season 1), they were 27 years old.
They appear in 27 episodes out of a total of 126 aired and have accumulated 37331 positive votes.
The character of Dr. Jared Kalu is mainly associated with Dr. Shaun Murphy, Dr. Claire Browne and Dr. Alex Park.

Dr. Jared Kalu

by Chuku Modu

character

Episodes27

  • 8.6
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    Burnt Food

    episode S1.E1 september 2017
    The president of San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital pleads his case to the reluctant board of directors to allow a young doctor with savant syndrome and autism onto their surgical staff.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Mount Rushmore

    episode S1.E2 october 2017
    When prejudices about his autism force Shaun to sit on the sidelines at St. Bonaventure, a colleague doesn't hesitate to claim credit for his ideas. Meanwhile, Dr. Murphy is relentless in saving a young girl's life.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Oliver

    episode S1.E3 october 2017
    Claire is learning to communicate with Shaun as they race to the hospital with a donated organ and perform surgery on the organ while on a freeway ramp. But the recipient winds up losing his entitlement to the kidney.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Pipes

    episode S1.E4 october 2017
    Dr. Neil Melendez and the team have to wade through legal waters when a husband and wife have to make a life-changing decision about their unborn child. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy struggles to adjust to his new environment at home and makes a huge step forward with his colleagues.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Point Three Percent

    episode S1.E5 october 2017
    At St. Bonaventure Hospital, Dr. Shaun Murphy encounters a young patient who looks eerily similar to his deceased brother, Steve. After discovering that the patient's parents have hidden his diagnosis from him, Shaun struggles to understand why the patient doesn't deserve to hear the truth about his own health. Meanwhile, the team can't figure out what keeps triggering their patients' increasingly severe allergic reactions and races to find the cause before another patient dies.
  • 8.4
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    Not Fake

    episode S1.E6 october 2017
    An experimental procedure is devised to save a young groom. Jared tries to connect with a patient.
  • 8.4
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    22 Steps

    episode S1.E7 november 2017
    Shaun has to confront prejudice from an unlikely source when he takes on the case of a patient with autism, and Dr. Kalu has to learn to accept his limitations as a surgeon.
  • 8.3
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    Apple

    episode S1.E8 november 2017
    A robbery at a convenience store, an unforgettable first date and a cold blooded surgeon. A Nazi shooter, attitudes and apologies.
  • 7.6
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    Intangibles

    episode S1.E9 november 2017
    As part of St. Bonaventure hospital's international humanitarian program, the team takes on the case of a young boy from the Congo who has severe congenital heart anomalies. Dr. Neil Melendez has doubts about the safety of the procedure, while Dr. Shaun Murphy works out the best course of action. Meanwhile, Murphy's latest encounter with his neighbor Lea has him confused.
  • 8.2
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    Sacrifice

    episode S1.E10 december 2017
    Members of the hospital's surgical team are initially impressed with a charming young doctor, but his true character puts one of them in an awkward position at work. Meanwhile, Dr. Glassman feels Dr. Shaun Murphy needs a little more support with his personal life and suggests he meet with a therapist. However, Shaun is determined to show him that he can do it on his own.
  • 7.8
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    Islands: Part One

    episode S1.E11 january 2018
    Dr. Marcus Andrews enlists Dr. Neil Melendez on a very sensitive kidney transplant between a pair of twins; Dr. Shaun Murphy decides to take an impromptu trip with his friend Lea and leave his problems behind.
  • 8.1
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    Islands: Part Two

    episode S1.E12 january 2018
    The twins suffer complications from their surgery forcing the team at San Jose Boneventure Hospital to make a life-changing decision. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy returns to the hospital after his trip with Lea and decides he needs a more permanent change and gives Dr. Aaron Glassman his two weeks' notice.
  • 7.4
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    Seven Reasons

    episode S1.E13 january 2018
    Dr. Shaun Murphy suspects his patient is lying about the reason for her injury and makes a controversial assumption about her motives. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez's personal life could be affecting his work and, ultimately, his patients lives.
  • 7.1
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    She

    episode S1.E14 february 2018
    Dr. Lim proposes a plan to encourage healthy competition between the residents. Dr. Melendez along with Dr. Brown and Dr. Resnick treat a father of twin girls who has appendicitis but complications occur when his the doctors discover he's taken too much extra medication. Morgan and Claire get to know each other's differences and develop a rivalry Dr. Lim along with Dr. Murphy and Dr. Kalu treat a young transgender girl who has testicular cancer. Murphy learns to accept that you aren't confined to the gender you're born with. Doctor Andrews and his wife see a fertility specialist to help with their problems conceiving.
  • 7.3
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    Heartfelt

    episode S1.E15 february 2018
    A teenage patient hopes the surgical team can free her from a life of confinement at home; a young patient's perfectly matched organ donor is causing a moral dilemma for the parents and the patient.
  • 7.7
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    Pain

    episode S1.E16 march 2018
    When the team treats a patient who has to decide about getting a dangerous surgery that could change his life, the man asks Dr. Murphy what he would do.
  • 8.2
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    Smile

    episode S1.E17 march 2018
    Dr. Shaun Murphy questions the need for an elective surgery that will allow his young patient to smile for the first time. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Brown and Dr. Morgan Reznick discover that their patient lied about her identity.
  • 8.8
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    More

    episode S1.E18 march 2018
    The team needs to quickly discover the truth behind a young college student's unexplained injuries before his condition worsens; after losing a prized possession, Shaun's distraction during a surgical procedure may risk more than his job.
  • 8.1
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    Hello

    episode S2.E1 september 2018
    Shaun's proposed treatment for a homeless patient puts him and Jared in Andrews' crosshairs. Meanwhile, Claire tries to overcome Melendez' reluctance to do a risky heart operation while Glassman must overcome his personal feelings about his oncologist, Dr. Marina Blaize, and face a difficult decision about his health.
  • 8
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    Old Friends

    episode S6.E15 march 2023
    Dr. Jared Kalu makes a surprise return to San Jose's St. Bonaventure Hospital with his billionaire patient. Meanwhile, Park must treat the man his wife had an affair with and try to forgive him.
  • 7.4
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    Second Chances and Past Regrets

    episode S6.E17 march 2023
    Dr. Shaun Murphy must learn how to work with Dr. Jared Kalu again and remind him that he must start all over at St. Bonaventure. Dr. Murphy treats a teenager suffering from neurological problems with a very high risk procedure.
  • 7.8
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    A Blip

    episode S6.E18 april 2023
    When a patient comes in with persistent and lingering COVID symptoms, the team discovers she may be dealing with something harder to treat. Andrews and Villanueva must contend with their hierarchy at the hospital, and its effect on their relationship.
  • 7.9
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    Half Measures

    episode S6.E19 april 2023
    Drs. Andrews and Lim clash over a patient slit nearly in half, which reveals her issues with Dr. Kalu's return. Dr. Glassman gives Dr. Murphy some fatherly advice as they await news about Glassman's recent tests.
  • 7.8
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    Blessed

    episode S6.E20 april 2023
    Dr. Marcus Andrews introduces some of the team to a patient whose optimism and faith seem to cause Dr. Asher Wolke to be skeptical, in light of his own relationship with religion.
  • 7.9
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    A Beautiful Day

    episode S6.E21 april 2023
    Dr. Glassman and Dr. Murphy's relationship may be irreparably damaged following a tense moment during surgery. While Dr. Reznick struggles during her parental leave, Dr. Park may just be the one she needs the most.
  • 8.4
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    Love's Labor

    episode S6.E22 may 2023
    Shaun and Lea are heading to the delivery room and everyone from the hospital is also there, except for one very important person. Meanwhile, a tragic accident involving Drs. Perez and Kalu pulls everyone away, including Dr. Murphy.
  • 8.1
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    Baby, Baby, Baby

    episode S7.E1 february 2024
    Shaun and Lea adjust to parenthood as they debate the importance of schedule and routine for Steve. Meanwhile, Shaun takes on his first case back at the hospital with two baby patients in need of the same heart.

Best moments10

  • 8.1
    /10
    34% of the votes

    Hello

    episode S2.E1 september 2018
    Shaun's proposed treatment for a homeless patient puts him and Jared in Andrews' crosshairs. Meanwhile, Claire tries to overcome Melendez' reluctance to do a risky heart operation while Glassman must overcome his personal feelings about his oncologist, Dr. Marina Blaize, and face a difficult decision about his health.
  • 8
    /10
    23% of the votes

    Old Friends

    episode S6.E15 march 2023
    Dr. Jared Kalu makes a surprise return to San Jose's St. Bonaventure Hospital with his billionaire patient. Meanwhile, Park must treat the man his wife had an affair with and try to forgive him.
  • 8.4
    /10
    19% of the votes

    22 Steps

    episode S1.E7 november 2017
    Shaun has to confront prejudice from an unlikely source when he takes on the case of a patient with autism, and Dr. Kalu has to learn to accept his limitations as a surgeon.
  • 7.4
    /10
    16% of the votes

    Second Chances and Past Regrets

    episode S6.E17 march 2023
    Dr. Shaun Murphy must learn how to work with Dr. Jared Kalu again and remind him that he must start all over at St. Bonaventure. Dr. Murphy treats a teenager suffering from neurological problems with a very high risk procedure.
  • 8.4
    /10
    10% of the votes

    Not Fake

    episode S1.E6 october 2017
    An experimental procedure is devised to save a young groom. Jared tries to connect with a patient.
  • 8.2
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    7% of the votes

    Smile

    episode S1.E17 march 2018
    Dr. Shaun Murphy questions the need for an elective surgery that will allow his young patient to smile for the first time. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Brown and Dr. Morgan Reznick discover that their patient lied about her identity.
  • 7.9
    /10
    7% of the votes

    Half Measures

    episode S6.E19 april 2023
    Drs. Andrews and Lim clash over a patient slit nearly in half, which reveals her issues with Dr. Kalu's return. Dr. Glassman gives Dr. Murphy some fatherly advice as they await news about Glassman's recent tests.
  • 8.2
    /10
    5% of the votes

    Sacrifice

    episode S1.E10 december 2017
    Members of the hospital's surgical team are initially impressed with a charming young doctor, but his true character puts one of them in an awkward position at work. Meanwhile, Dr. Glassman feels Dr. Shaun Murphy needs a little more support with his personal life and suggests he meet with a therapist. However, Shaun is determined to show him that he can do it on his own.
  • 7.1
    /10
    4% of the votes

    She

    episode S1.E14 february 2018
    Dr. Lim proposes a plan to encourage healthy competition between the residents. Dr. Melendez along with Dr. Brown and Dr. Resnick treat a father of twin girls who has appendicitis but complications occur when his the doctors discover he's taken too much extra medication. Morgan and Claire get to know each other's differences and develop a rivalry Dr. Lim along with Dr. Murphy and Dr. Kalu treat a young transgender girl who has testicular cancer. Murphy learns to accept that you aren't confined to the gender you're born with. Doctor Andrews and his wife see a fertility specialist to help with their problems conceiving.
  • 7.3
    /10
    3% of the votes

    Heartfelt

    episode S1.E15 february 2018
    A teenage patient hopes the surgical team can free her from a life of confinement at home; a young patient's perfectly matched organ donor is causing a moral dilemma for the parents and the patient.

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