Greg Henderson is a doctor about to start a new job in a New Orleans hospital after years practicing out of state. He is New Orleans born and bred, and longed to return to his hometown of jazz and Mardi Gras. Greg is forced into the heroic role of helping those around him as the city collapses. A trained pathologist, Greg becomes the only medical professional tending to 20,000 of the city's residents after they seek refuge in the Convention Center.

Since the Hurricane: Greg's wife and two daughters evacuated to Jackson, Miss., where they lived with his parents until January 2006. Now they've rejoined Greg in the New Orleans house they had bought just weeks before the storm. Despite some roof damage, their house escaped any flooding and domestic life is getting back to normal. In recognition of his work during the disaster, Greg has been awarded the first ever "Distinguished Patient Care Award" by the College of American Pathologists. The presentation ceremony is on Sept. 11, 2006.