Los Angeles, CA -- Actor Neal McDonough is happy he's been cast as a doctor on the NBC drama "Medical Investigation" but admits his wife is constantly needling him about the new job.

McDonough -- who previously starred in "Boomtown" -- plays medical epidemiologist Dr. Stephen Connor but says, in real life, he gets "queasy" around needles.

In his words, "I can't stand them. I get all giggly like a little boy."

As a result, he says his wife keeps making pointed comments like "How can you play a doctor if you can't stand needles" and admits his co-star Kelli Williams has had to sharpen her own skills for the scenes that require needles.

Despite his needle phobia, McDonough is confident he can portray a germ expert on the drama without too many troubles because, as he puts it, "the only microbe I'm interested in, is the truth."

"Medical Investigation" debuts with a sneak preview on Thursday (Sep. 9) and will air in its regular time slot on Friday nights starting the next day (Sep. 10.)

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