<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Unnamed child (son, with unnamed woman) Kate Ross (daughter, with Carol) Tess Ross (daughter, with Carol) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 1962 </Td> </Tr> <P> Dr. Douglas "Doug" Ross is a fictional character from the television series ER, portrayed by George Clooney . George Clooney's removal from the main cast opening credits was in the 16th episode of season 5 . </P> <P> Doug Ross was raised by his mother, Sarah, after his father, Ray, abandoned their family . In Season 1, he revealed to a patient that he had a son, and he tells nurse Wendy Goldman that he doesn't know his son's name as he's never seen him . Not much else is known about Doug's past . Despite his jumbled personal life, Ross is a dedicated ER pediatrician . He has always been committed to medicine and children and to helping no matter what the rules or consequences . During Season 2, Doug rescued a boy trapped in a flooding storm drain during a rainstorm . His heroic efforts were filmed on local television, making him a media star . This event helped him earn back his job at County, because his supervisor in pediatrics originally wasn't going to renew his fellowship on account of his disrespect to authority . </P>

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