Dr. Melendez was an attending cardiothoracic surgeon at St. Bonaventure and overseer of the residents, including Shaun, at the start of The Good Doctor. Like some of his colleagues, he doubted ...

He finally found help in the form of Dr Aaron Glassman, who took Shaun in and raised him as a son, while recognising his potential as a doctor, mentoring him in ... including his own cancer diagnosis.