Sloan

American

[slohn] / sloʊn /

noun

John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
a male given name.

Sloan British

/ sləʊn /

noun

John. 1871–1951, US painter and etcher, a leading member of the group of realistic painters known as the Ash Can School. His pictures of city scenes include McSorley's Bar (1912) and Backyards, Greenwich Village (1914)

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Viewers meet patient Jess Sloan on the programme, as she receives her cancer diagnosis.

From BBC

Sloan is currently waiting for a mastectomy, which requires the removal or one or both of the breasts as a method of treating or preventing future cancer growths.

From BBC

His fruitful career took off with his role as Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan in “Grey’s Anatomy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Actor Eric Dane, who rose to fame as Dr. Mark Sloan on “Grey’s Anatomy,” died Thursday afternoon following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

From Salon

It was his role as Dr. Mark Sloan on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” beginning in 2006, that catapulted him to stardom.

From Salon

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