After a
few weeks away from TV screens, Katherine's character Dr. Isobel
"Izzie" Stevens returns to Grey's Anatomy on November 12th in an
episode entitled "New History". The storyline sees Izzie assist her high school mentor
who is seeking treatment for dementia and marks the first time
that she has been seen since losing her job
at Seattle Grace Hospital, vanishing from friends,
colleagues and her new husband Alex Karev (Justin Chambers).
As previously reported
the episode will mark Katherine's only appearance on Grey's
Anatomy during the November sweeps, as she has been busy
shooting her latest movie "Life As We Know It" in Atlanta.