Lured away from the buzz of Seattle Grace Hospital by the promise of an idyllic private practice where doctors work with each other rather than against each other, noted neonatal surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery (Kate Walsh) accepts a friend's invitation to join the staff of the Oceanside Wellness Center in Los Angeles. Of course, what Addison finds when she arrives is hardly what was advertised. PRIVATE PRACTICE's supporting cast of critically acclaimed actors includes Tony winner/Emmy nominee Audra McDonald as Naomi Bennett, a fertility specialist who owns a majority share of the practice and went to medical school with Addison; Emmy nominee Tim Daly as Pete Wilder, the charming homeopath who gave Addison a memorable smooch in Seattle; Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Amy Brenneman as Violet Turner, a dedicated psychiatrist; and Taye Diggs as Naomi's estranged ex-husband, internist Sam Bennett. And Paul Adelstein co-stars as pediatrician Cooper Freedman.