revealed that Benton has left private practice for a surgical attending position at Northwestern University Hospital now that Reese is thirteen. He is seen wearing a wedding ring, so it is assumed he has married Cleo Finch who Benton states are at home watching Reese. Benton decides to observe Carter's transplant and Benton's insistence on being thorough, which annoys the surgeon, allows a complication to be resolved and the surgery to be a success. In the series finale, Benton goes to Carter's opening of his new hospital with Reese. He also goes to the afterparty with Carter, Susan Lewis, and Kerry Weaver and meets Elizabeth Corday and Rachel Greene. Reception Dr. Peter Benton was named the #10 Top TV Dad by SocialTechPop in 2011. Entertainment Weekly included him in their list of the "21 Most Annoying TV Characters Ever". References ER (TV series) characters Fictional African-American people Fictional surgeons Television characters introduced in 1994