At one point in the episode, Dr. Cox says " I swear to Aisha..." and if you look closely you can tell that this is dubbed over. Originally he was to say, "I swear to Allah," but as the episode aired a month after 9/11, despite being filmed before the attacks, it was dubbed to avoid any cultural concerns at a time of heightened sensitivities.
In this episode if you look at Laverne's name tag you can see it says Patti Anderson