NEELA RASGOTRA

'Dr. Neela Rasgotra' is a fictional medical doctor portrayed by Parminder Nagra on the television show ''ER''.
She first appeared in fall 2003 at the start of the 10th season as a talented but reticent medical student from England. She arrived on her first day as the ER was undergoing major renovations and was for the most part unnoticed. One of the first doctors she met in the ER was Dr. Gallant who guided her through the rough start in the hospital. Neela was very intelligent but sometimes lacked the proper people skills between a doctor and the patient. It was revealed that Neela had a terrible case of nerve wrecking claustrophobia. This and her lack of direct action, she later conquered. However upon completing medical school, she has an identity crisis and turns down an internship, opting to work as a store clerk when no other position turns up. After a few episodes, she asks the ER chief Dr. Susan Lewis for a job back at County. Later, she finds herself back in the hospital after an obsessive-compulsive intern (Howard, portrayed by Andy Powers) quits.
She becomes close to Dr. Michael Gallant prior to his deployment to Iraq. She became quite close to Michael ever since he took the blame of a patient's accidental death, sparing Neela's probable dismissal. During one return visit, they begin a relationship, after which they maintain a regular correspondence. On completion of his tour of duty, they impulsively marry, but he soon feels compelled to return to Iraq and re-enlists. At this point, Neela was also struggling with her feelings for roommate Ray Barnett, who began to fall in love with her. Neela kept her distance from Ray when she decided to stay with Abby Lockhart instead.
In "The Gallant Hero & The Tragic Victor", Neela becomes a widow when Gallant is killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. She pushed Ray and everyone else away when they tried to offer her some comfort. In "21 Guns" (the 12th season finale), Michael's funeral takes place, where she is accompanied by Gregory Pratt. She gets angry at Michael's father, accusing him of telling Michael to go off to war when he could have stopped him. Pratt later receives a phone call from the ER; both are unaware of the shooting which took place.
In "Bloodline", Neela and Pratt rush to the hospital when they find out about the shooting and help the distraught ER. She scrubs in and operates on Jerry who recovers from his injuries. Neela reunites with paramedic Tony Gates (from "Two Ships", season 12). Still mourning her husband, she gets drunk and kisses him but she apologizes to him later on. Many feelings and tension arise between her, Gates and Barnett who have been thrust into a vicious love triangle. Chief of Surgery Dr. Dubenko has always been fond of Neela and her talents, looking out for her and helping her get a spot in a surgical elective. As she begins her new surgical rotation, she falls under the strict supervision of new surgical chief resident Dr. Dustin Crenshaw who seems to hold her back from demonstrating her skills. Later in her elective, Neela feels pushed away and neglected from her mentor when a new med student steals all the spotlight in front of Dr. Dubenko. She later discovers that Dr. Dubenko holds feelings for her.
During the wedding of Abby and Luka, Neela decides to end her romantic relationships with Tony Gates for good, after built-up emotions escalate and lead to a bar fight between Tony and Ray and complete exposure of their personal issues in front of the entire ER staff. The fight got Ray tossed out of the reception party, however Neela appeared to be in the process of settling with Ray. She called him on his cell after looking affectionately at the CD of love songs he burned for her. Initially Ray, while leaving drunk from a bar, did not answer his cell despite its vibrating. She was still upset at Ray, as well as Tony, but grew concerned when Ray wouldn't answer his calls and did not show up at work. Neela went by his apartment with no luck and later discovered he was hit by a truck and was hospitalized. With both legs amputated, a bitter Ray could not forgive Neela for hurting him and left Chicago to be cared for by his mother back home. This further upsets Neela who has been torn apart by the two men. In the 13th season finale, Neela attends an anti-war rally and soon finds herself in danger as a mass panic ensues in the crowd. Tony who was looking for her tries to come to her aid as the crowd tramples her.