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{{Character
|image=Dean Archer (1).jpg
|full_name=Dean Archer
|nickname=Dr. Archer<br>Deano (by [[Daniel Charles]])<br> Captain Archer<br>D
|gender=Male
|ethnicity=Caucasian
|hair color=Grey
|eyes=Blue
|status=Alive
|marital_status=Divorced
|family=Unnamed mother<br>[[Sean Archer]] (son)<br>[[Unborn child]] (daughter)<br>Paul (uncle)
|relationships=[[Leanne Archer]] (ex-wife) {{dead}}<br>[[Margo Collins]] (ex-girlfriend)<br>[[Hannah Asher]] (one-night-stand)
|occupation=Attending General Surgeon<hr>'''Formerly'''<br> Navy Captain
|affiliation=[[Gaffney Chicago Medical Center]]<hr>'''Formerly''' <br>United States Navy
|department=[[Emergency Department]]
|awards=
|first_seen={{Ep|6x08}}
|portrayed_by=[[Steven Weber]]
}}
Dr. '''Dean Archer''' is a Board-certified Surgeon and an Attending Physician in the [[Emergency Department]] at [[Gaffney Chicago Medical Center]]. He is portrayed by [[Steven Weber]].

==Biography==
Dean served in the Navy together with [[Ethan Choi]]. During [[Season 6]], it becomes clear that he still stuggles with PTSD. He also has a severe disdain for anything to do with mental illness and psychiatry, which often puts him at odds with [[Daniel Charles|Dr. Charles]].

Dean has a persistent habit of antagonizing everyone around him and belittling patients with psychiatric symptoms instead of purely physical symptoms, going so far as to claim that they do not belong in the ED.

As of 7x11, he has a son who he has not spoken to in 15 years.<ref>{{ep|7x11}}</ref>

He has a close friendship with his colleague [[Hannah Asher|Dr. Asher]].

== <big>Season 6</big> ==

== <big>Season 7</big> ==

===[[You Can't Always Trust What You See]]===
Dean is rebuked by Dr. Charles when he implies that Dr. Charles was the reason [[Ethan Choi]] got shot because he refused to put the patient on a psychiatric hold. Dean and [[Vanessa Taylor|Dr. Taylor]] treat a patient with an identical twin sister who insists they be treated exactly the same, including any medical procedures. When the case turns out to have a large psychological component, they hand the case off to Dr. Charles.

== <big>Season 8</big> ==
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==={{Ep|8x01}}===
Dean receives a call from his son [[Sean Archer|Sean]], who is revealed to be incarcerated in [[Cook County Jail]].

=== [[We All Know What They Say About Assumptions]] ===
Dean gets fired by [[Jack Dayton]] for damaging the [[OR 2.0]]. [[Sharon Goodwin|Sharon]] saves his job by threatening to leave if [[Jack Dayton|Jack]] upholds the decision. 

==[[Season 9]]==

==={{Ep|9x01}}===
Dean treats victims of a multi-car pileup, including a young girl whose recently-transplanted kidney has been damaged in the accident and will need to be replaced. This leads him to question whether he is worthy of the kidney he is about to receive from his son [[Sean Archer|Sean]], even going so far as to question whether the girl he is treating should receive his son's kidney instead of him. [[Hannah Asher]] confronts him and manages to alleviate his doubts.

==={{Ep|9x02}}===
On the verge of receiving his son's kidney, Dean hesitates when his ex-wife [[Leanne Archer|Leanne]] shows up to the hospital in a rush to try and stop the surgery, accusing Dean of having been a bad father to [[Sean Archer|Sean]] and selfishly using him. [[Hannah Asher|Hannah]] is eventually able to convince him to go ahead with the transplant, and it is successful.

==={{Ep|9x04}}===
Dean returns to the ED after recovering from his kidney transplant and meets new resident [[Zola Ahmad]]. She promises him she is no longer the renegade he has heard so much about, but when she almost immediately crosses the line again, Dean signs her up for a 10-week intensive medical ethics course instead of firing her.

Dean also treats a patient who believes he is suffering from a family curse which causes the male members of his family to suddenly drop dead from a heart attack. While he is initially unable to find anything wrong with the patient, after more tests, the patient turns out to be suffering from a genetic heart condition that can be managed with a pacemaker.

==={{Ep|9x05}}===
Dean treats a patient who his son [[Sean Archer|Sean]] has been counseling at his drug rehab clinic. The patient is in heart failure due to his past drug use. [[Sean Archer|Sean]] implores his dad to help his friend, and [[Sean Archer|Sean]] is distraught when the patient ends up passing away.

==[[Season 10]]==
Dean is made co-Head of the Emergency Department alongside [[Caitlin Lenox]], and the two immediately start to butt heads. Halfway through the season, [[Sharon Goodwin]] promoted Caitlin to the sole head of the E.D., while demoting Dean back to Attending Physician.

His demotion, his son Sean deciding to move back to Florida to live with his mother, and his breakup with [[Margo Collins]] caused Dean to write a resignation letter, which he slipped under Goodwin's office door.

Goodwin was being held hostage at the time by the disgruntled wife of a deceased former patient. As the mid-season finale, {{Ep|10x08}}, reached its climax, Dean spotted Sharon limping out of her office, gravely injured and attempting to flee with her attacker close behind. However, the elevator doors closed before he could intervene.

== Notes and Trivia ==
* While his ex-wife [[Leanne Archer|Leanne]] was pregnant with their son [[Sean Archer|Sean]], Dean was stationed at Naval Base Coronado. ({{Ep|9x02}})
* He is a United States Navy Captain as a Senior Medical Officer. ({{Ep|6x08}})
* He is a Board-certified Surgeon. ({{Ep|6x09}})
* He is 64 years old. ([[We All Fall Down]]) 

==Gallery==
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==Videos==
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Archer’s Ex-Wife Is Furious That Sean Is Donating His Kidney to His Dad - Chicago Med - NBC
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==Appearances==
{{Season 6 Appearances|8 = yes|9 = yes|12 = yes|13 = yes|14 = yes|15 = yes|16 = yes}}
{{Season 7 Appearances|1 = yes|2 = yes|3 = yes|4 = yes|5 = yes|6 = yes|7 = yes|8 = yes|9 = yes|10 = yes|11 = yes|13=yes|14=yes|15=yes|16=yes|17=yes|18=yes|19=yes|20=yes|22=yes}}
{{Season 8 Appearances|20=yes|21=yes|22=yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes}}
{{Season 9 Appearances|1 = yes|2 = yes|4=yes|5=yes|6=yes|7=yes|8=yes|9=yes|10=yes|11=yes|12=yes|13=yes}}
{{Season 10 Appearances|1=yes|2=yes|3=yes|4=yes|5=no|6=yes|7=yes|8=yes|9=yes|10=yes|11=yes|12=yes|13=yes|14=yes|15=yes|16=no|17=yes|18=yes|19=yes|20=yes|21=yes|22=yes}}
{{Season 11 Appearances|1=yes|2=yes|3=yes|4=yes|5=yes|6=yes|7=yes|8=yes|9=yes}}

===Crossover Appearances===
==== {{Fire|Chicago Fire}} ====
* {{Fire|In the Trenches, Part I}} (13x11)
* {{Fire|Too Close}} (13x15)
* {{Fire|A Man Possessed}} (14x08)

==== {{Pd|Chicago P.D.}} ====
* {{Pd|In the Trenches, Part III}} (12x11)

==References==
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