diff --git a/src/components/call-desk/appointment-form.tsx b/src/components/call-desk/appointment-form.tsx
index 9aa475a..e1c2142 100644
--- a/src/components/call-desk/appointment-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/call-desk/appointment-form.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { faUserPen } from '@fortawesome/pro-duotone-svg-icons';
 import { Input } from '@/components/base/input/input';
@@ -242,7 +242,19 @@ export const AppointmentForm = ({
     const filteredDoctors = department
         ? doctors.filter(d => d.department === department)
         : doctors;
-    const doctorSelectItems = filteredDoctors.map(d => ({ id: d.id, label: d.name }));
+    // Always include the currently-selected doctor even if the department
+    // filter would exclude them. Needed for edit mode: the saved
+    // Appointment.department may be stored as a display string ("ENT") or
+    // a legacy value that doesn't match the doctor's current department
+    // enum — without this, the Select renders blank.
+    const doctorSelectItems = useMemo(() => {
+        const items = filteredDoctors.map(d => ({ id: d.id, label: d.name }));
+        if (doctor && !items.some(i => i.id === doctor)) {
+            const selected = doctors.find(d => d.id === doctor);
+            if (selected) items.unshift({ id: selected.id, label: selected.name });
+        }
+        return items;
+    }, [filteredDoctors, doctors, doctor]);
 
     const timeSlotSelectItems = timeSlotItems.map(slot => ({
         ...slot,