Mark Vogel is a kind and caring physician and rationalist who rejects heroic medical care that lack sufficient evidence of effectiveness and value. When he advises an elderly patient to forego unproven treatment for her spreading cancer, his counsel runs counter to the wishes of the patient’s estranged son who prevails on his mother to submit to aggressive therapy. Mark’s philosophy is challenged when his wife, Fran, an academic, falls ill and they are forced to confront their different views on experimental treatment for her. A Good Doctor explores the conflicts its characters face when making choices in their anticipation of mortal disease. And it considers the places where they take comfort.