Along with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Tom was hospitalized with COVID-19 early in the season, not long after getting his heart broken yet again by Teddy Altman (Kim Raver). After a rough go of it, Tom pulled through, but his brush with death caused him to reexamine his life.

Is Tom Koracick leaving GREY's anatomy?

Greg Germann, who played Dr Thomas Koracick in four seasons of Grey's Anatomy, has exited the show. Both he and long-term star Jesse Williams are being written out of the series during Thursday's episode, which is titled Tradition. ...

What happened to Tom Koracick in season 17?

After recovering from COVID-19, Tom Koracick also left Grey-Sloan to pursue something bigger. Tom Koracick was demoted from his Chief of Chiefs position by Catherine Fox, who reassigned the position to Richard Webber to make up with him. He dealt with the backlash of his affair with Teddy and then contracted COVID-19.