PHYSICIAN-LED. STORY-FOCUSED.

Story first.
Medicine that fits.

Medical consulting for film, television & media.

Dr. Brandy brings broad clinical experience, hundreds of scripts read, and work in the writers’ room and on set—all in service of your story.

THE PHYSICIAN’S PERSPECTIVE

A printed black-and-white portrait photograph of Dr. Brandy.
Dr. BrandyPhysician & medical consultant
SELECTED EXPERIENCEThe Good DoctorFour seasons of medical consultingExplore the experience

01 / THE SERVICES

Make the medicine
work for the story.

From the medical premise to the smallest detail, consultation shaped around your project and the questions that matter.

FROM THE FIRST IDEA

Find the medicine
for your story.

Start with the story the writers want to tell. Dr. Brandy pitches medical ideas and offers clinical options that support the characters, timeline and intended drama, helping the team strengthen an existing storyline or explore a new medical angle.

  • Medical pitches tailored to existing storylines
  • Clinical options for character and plot goals
  • Collaboration with writers and the wider team
AN EXAMPLE QUESTION

“What medical situation could give this character the turning point we need?”

Discuss medical ideas & pitches

A broad clinical foundation.

  • Cardiology
  • General medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Fetal diagnosis
  • Operating room
  • Inpatient care
  • Emergency medicine
  • Intensive care (ICU)
  • Outpatient clinics
  • Critical care transport
  • Ambulance transport
  • International medical missions
  • Humanitarian medical work
  • Echocardiography
  • Ultrasound
  • X-rays
  • Other medical imaging
  • Medical education
  • Hospital administration
Dr. Brandy seated with a group beside production monitors.
Collaboration behind the scenes.
Dr. Brandy behind her medical consultant chair on The Good Doctor set.

THE PHYSICIAN BEHIND DOC ON CUE

Dr. Brandy

Brandy Hattendorf, MD

Double board certified

FACCFASE

02 / CLINICAL & SCREEN EXPERIENCE

Clinical range.
Production experience.

A physician with broad clinical experience and a working understanding of how a production comes together.

Dr. Brandy wearing medical protective equipment.

Dr. Brandy is an actively practicing physician on staff at a nationally ranked academic hospital and a professor at a leading school of medicine, with more than 20 years of clinical experience. Her clinical experience and consulting work span cardiology, general medicine, pediatrics, fetal diagnosis, the operating room, inpatient care, emergency medicine, intensive care (ICU) and outpatient clinics. She also draws on experience in critical care and ambulance transport, international medical missions and humanitarian work, echocardiography, ultrasound, X-rays and other medical imaging.

Having trained as a medical student, resident and fellow, practiced as an attending physician, and served as a Director of Cardiology, she understands hospital life from both clinical and administrative perspectives. She also teaches medical students, residents and fellows, bringing insight into the relationships, pressures and teamwork that shape a medical story.

Her extensive physician network is a resource for projects that call for additional specialty perspectives.

MY APPROACH

The story comes first. I make complex medicine clear and useful, with straightforward explanations and practical notes the whole team can use. My clinical background helps me identify what is medically possible, what stretches credibility and which clinical details or alternatives can make a scene more believable and compelling for viewers. I help with medical images and visual references, pitch story ideas, and offer dialogue and practical advice that build on the writers’ ideas, strengthen their storylines and preserve their characters, pacing and creative vision.

Dr. Brandy has read hundreds of scripts, worked in the writers’ room and on set, and contributed medical pitches, script notes and dialogue. Her production experience includes four seasons of medical consulting on The Good Doctor. During her medical training, Dr. Brandy was featured as a resident in the ER on TLC’s documentary series Trauma: Life in the E.R.—an early experience that sparked her interest in medical consulting for film and television.

Care beyond the clinic.

Her experience also includes medical missions and humanitarian service, with roles as a board member and Physician Co-Chair of the USA Medical Advisory Board of Save a Child’s Heart. Her community volunteering includes Camp del Corazon and Richstone Family Center.

Selected consulting experience
Dr. Brandy beside infant mannequins and medical equipment on a set.
Medical realism starts with the details.

03 / SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Behind the scenes.
In service of the story.

Medical consulting across television, film and development, from medical premises to the details on set.

The Good Doctor
Medical consulting Four seasons
For All Mankind
Medical consulting
Paradise
Medical consulting
American Family
Medical consulting
The Good Lawyer
Development & embedded pilot Introduced within The Good Doctor
More stories in development
Additional development and unreleased projects
A selected on-screen credit listing Dr. Brandy among the medical consultants.

THE WORK ON SCREEN

Medical consulting.
In the credits.

A selected screen credit from The Good Doctor.

ON SET / BEHIND THE SCENES

A closer look at the work.

Dr. Brandy preparing the medical detail of a scene beside surgical equipment.
01 Medical detail on set
Dr. Brandy photographed with imaging equipment on a medical set.
02 Ensuring realism
A group gathered in a medical setting, with several people wearing surgical gowns.
03 Real doctor. No scrubs required.
Dr. Brandy on a staircase overlooking a production setup with cameras and lighting.
04 The production perspective
A group photographed together in a medical corridor, with several people in surgical clothing.
05 Behind the scenes
A medical procedure scene being prepared with a mannequin, monitors and production equipment.
06 Building the clinical detail
Dr. Brandy seated among a group beside production monitors.
07 In video village
Production monitors showing two camera views of a hospital scene.
08 From set to screen

SELECTED MEDIA & CONVERSATIONS

Infinity Festival Hollywood
Panelist, The Future of Medicine: How Hollywood Can Help Save Lives. Produced by Hollywood, Health & Society, a program of the USC Norman Lear Center.2023
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Featured speaker at the A Heartbeat Away screening and post-film discussion about congenital heart disease.2017
TLC · Trauma: Life in the E.R.
Featured as a resident working in the ER in the documentary episode Trick or Trauma.

04 / A VISION FOR COLLABORATION

Good stories.
Different perspectives.
Shared expertise.

An extensive physician network.
A vision for a wider team.

Dr. Brandy brings her own clinical and production experience, along with an extensive physician network. As Doc on Cue grows, the vision is to build a dedicated consulting group of physicians, nurses and other experienced clinical professionals around the needs of each project.

If you are interested in contributing your clinical expertise to film and television, introduce yourself and share your specialty and relevant production experience.

Explore collaboration

BEFORE WE BEGIN

A few
useful answers.

What medical subjects can Dr. Brandy help with?

Dr. Brandy consults on a wide range of medical and surgical storylines, from everyday clinic encounters to complex diagnoses, emergencies and hospital care. She helps the team explore what is medically possible, how a condition or treatment might unfold, and which details make a scene believable. That can include story ideas, dialogue, procedures, medical images and the dynamics of a hospital team. Her extensive physician network is a resource when a project calls for additional specialty perspectives.

At what stage should we reach out?

You can begin at story development, script review or a later production stage. Share the medical question and timeline so the scope and availability can be discussed.

What should an initial inquiry include?

The project format, your role, the stage of production, the general medical topic and any deadlines are useful starting points. Arrange the sharing of scripts and confidential materials after initial contact.

Can other physicians or nurses get involved?

Dr. Brandy already has an extensive physician network. The longer-term vision for Doc on Cue is a dedicated consulting group that may include physicians, nurses and other experienced clinicians. Interested professionals can introduce themselves and share their specialty and relevant production experience.

05 / START A CONVERSATION

Let’s make it
believable.

Tell Dr. Brandy about the project, the medical questions and the timeline. A brief introduction is a good place to begin.

Email Dr. BrandyDocOnCue@gmail.com