[1] Pete works at the Oceanside Wellness Center in Los Angeles as a naturopathic doctor and licensed herbalist.
Pete’s medical practice combines eastern and western medicine in an integrative approach, and he is often asked to provide expectant mothers with holistic birthing plans.
Addison initially labels Pete a “quack,” but eventually allows the “cute hippy boy” to treat her with acupuncture.
Although Pete is immediately attracted to her, he promises their mutual friend, Dr. Sam Bennett, that he will stay away from Addison.
However, after finding Addison crying over her newly discovered infertility, Pete kisses her to prove that she is not “dried up".
Pete's last foray into office romance was apparently disastrous, and resulted in the unnamed OB/GYN's sudden departure from the practice.
Pete eventually tells Addison that he went to bed with his wife on a Tuesday night and when he awoke the following Wednesday morning, she was dead.
Meg Porter (played by Jayne Brook) is a Doctors Without Borders physician and Pete's former lover.
When he asked Violet if they could move to the next level and begin a real relationship, she turned him down, saying she doesn't trust him because of his past.
But it was Violet's behavior that really put an end to things when she started secretly dating Sheldon, the therapist from the rival practice, The Pacific Wellcare.
Afterward, Violet reveals to both Pete and Sheldon she's pregnant, and was willing to raise the child, but preferred to ignore who the father is.
Violet bolted from the ceremony halfway down the aisle, but was wordlessly convinced by Pete to come back and the two were wed.