The two doctors have been moonlighting, working for hit medical TV shows Grey's Anatomy and Untold Stories of the ER. And while they say they have no plans to quit their day jobs, they say the experiences have certainly been exciting.

'Untold Stories of the ER'

One of The Learning Channel's most successful new shows is the real-life medical drama, Untold Stories of the ER. Producers interview doctors across the country and ask them what some of their most compelling and dramatic emergency room cases have been, and select certain cases to be re-created for the show.

Wolfe has a friend from his residency days at Stanford University Hospital who got a call from the show. They were looking for doctors, and he recommended Wolfe.

In a phone interview with the producers, he told them of a few recent cases. The show loved some of his stories, and invited him to film two episodes with them.

First, he went up to San Francisco to film what he describes as the "narrative portions" of the show--face-to-face interviews where he talked to the cameras and described what happened with the cases. Then, it was time to pick the actors to re-create the drama, and he was offered a part in both episodes--the part of Dr. Wolfe, himself.

"Not all doctors appear as themselves in the re-creations, but I decided to do it," he says. "I thought it sounded fun."

The first case involved the delivery of a baby. Wolfe says the husband was apparently too nervous to drive right up to the ER doors, and parked far away. After Wolfe ran out to the car to help, he asked the husband to get in the car and drive them closer to the ER. However, the car was only a two-seater, so Wolfe had to climb into the passenger seat with the pregnant wife, practically on top of her. Once they were squashed in, the husband couldn't find the keys. Finally, they got to the ER and into the elevator to go up to delivery room. The baby, though, decided it couldn't wait that long.

"The baby was already crowning; we didn't have time to make it to delivery. So we ended up delivering the baby in the elevator," Wolfe says.

The second case involved a stab wound to a young man's abdomen.

"He said he had done it to himself, but it turned out his wife had stabbed him," Wolfe says. Although it appeared she might have stabbed him in self-defense, the man wanted to protect his wife.

Before his treatment could be completed and the police could investigate the stabbing, the man tried to make a run for it.

"He tried to escape," Wolfe says. "He was naked and bleeding, and he ran into the main lobby." Wolfe ordered hospital staff to call the police, and ran after him.

"This is the only time I've ever had to tackle someone," he says, recounting how he had to subdue the man until the police could arrive, and he could finish treating his wounds.

The Learning Channel has just picked up Untold Stories of the ER for another full year, and Wolfe says he may appear in more episodes next season. In addition to the two episodes he filmed, he is also being paid a small stipend to help edit scripts for other episodes.

In the meantime, Wolfe says he is enjoying working at Community Hospital.

Wolfe is a Los Gatos resident.

'Grey's Anatomy'

One of ABC's surprise hits this season has been its newest medical drama, Grey's Anatomy, which highlights a group of young, aspiring doctors.

Pike is the wife of author P.H. Mullen, who wrote the book Gold in the Water last year. Recently, he was working on the screenplay for the book and found himself talking with producer Shonda Rhimes.

"We all went to Dartmouth together," Pike says.

While they were talking about his screenplay, Rhimes told him about a new project she was working on--a female-lead medical show. When she mentioned the need for doctors to help with the medical portions of the scripts, he suggested his wife. So, Rhimes called Pike.

Pike says they fax, FedEx or call her with potential storylines and tell her what they hope to get out of a scene, or what kind of drama they want. Then she makes suggestions and provides them with the correct medical knowledge and terminology. Sometimes, she even gets to suggest the scenes and cases herself.

"That's the fun part, when they let me come up with stuff I've seen," she says.

She says often the show's researchers will read current medical journals and media to find cases to feature on the show.

"They look for cases that will look interesting on TV and are emotionally charged," Pike says.

She flew to Los Angeles to meet the writers and stars of the show.

"I got to see a few scenes being shot, and I got to hang out with the actors," she says. "They were very receptive and super welcoming. Everyone was very down-to-earth; it was very fun."

She says an entire hospital has been created inside of one of the show's studios.

"It's amazing how realistic it looks," she says.

Pike says although the show pays her a stipend, she also will not quit her day job, and loves working at the Community Hospital of Los Gatos.

The next time a medical show comes on TV, it could be the friendly doctor at the local hospital who helped write the scene.