A Tampa Bay plastic surgeon advocating for breast cancer patients who are denied insurance coverage recently found herself in an unexpected spotlight when one of television's most successful medical dramas highlighted the issue.

St. Petersburg plastic surgeon, Dr. Alicia Billington, was floored when she learned ABCs hit drama, "Grey's Anatomy," addressed the issue in a recent episode. In addition, one of its star actors even included Billington in a post on social media.

"I mean, this is one of the shows that I grew up watching, thinking, oh my gosh, I want to be a doctor," said Billington. "I never dreamed anything like this would happen."

The episode, which aired last week, told the story of a breast cancer patient undergoing complex breast reconstruction surgery and included a specia

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