<sod>'''Isobel Katherine "Izzie" Stevens''', [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] is a [[fictional character]] from the [[medical drama]] television series ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', which airs on the [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC) in the United States.  The character was created by series producer [[Shonda Rhimes]], and was portrayed by actress [[Katherine Heigl]] from 2005 to 2010. Introduced as a [[Internship (medicine)|surgical intern]] at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, Izzie worked her way up to [[Residency (medicine)|resident]] level, while her relationships with her colleagues [[Meredith Grey]] ([[Ellen Pompeo]]), [[Cristina Yang]] ([[Sandra Oh]]), [[George O'Malley]] ([[T.R. Knight]]) and [[Alex Karev]] ([[Justin Chambers]]) formed a focal point of the series. <eod>
<sod>'''Isobel Katherine "Izzie" Stevens''', [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] is a [[fictional character]] from the [[medical drama]] television series ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', which airs on the [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC) in the United States. The character was created by series producer [[Shonda Rhimes]], and was portrayed by actress [[Katherine Heigl]] from 2005 to 2010. Introduced as a [[Internship (medicine)|surgical intern]] at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, Izzie worked her way up to [[Residency (medicine)|resident]] level, while her relationships with her colleagues [[Meredith Grey]] ([[Ellen Pompeo]]), [[Cristina Yang]] ([[Sandra Oh]]), [[George O'Malley]] ([[T.R. Knight]]) and [[Alex Karev]] ([[Justin Chambers]]) formed a focal point of the series. <eod>