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Doctor M'Benga was a Starfleet medical officer who served aboard the USS Enterprise under Captain James T. Kirk during his original five-year mission. In the event of Chief Medical Officer Leonard McCoy's absence, M'Benga became the ranking CMO.

He conducted his medical internship on Vulcan, an experience that made him particularly skilled in treating members of that species. In 2268, M'Benga treated First Officer Spock for a serious gunshot wound. He had to slap Spock violently to bring him out of his Vulcan healing state. (TOS: "A Private Little War")

Later that year, Dr. M'Benga supervised his colleague, Dr. Sanchez, with the latter's autopsy of transporter operator, Ensign Wyatt, who had died after the Kalandan Losira merely touched him. M'Benga reported that Wyatt's entire body had suffered cellular disruption: the touch "blasted" every cell in his body from the inside out. In reply to Spock's inquiry regarding the incident, M'Benga explained his fellow clinician Sanchez found no known disease-causing organism was responsible. He later reported that Engineering Technician, John B. Watkins, had also died from a similar cellular disruption. (TOS: "That Which Survives")

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Background

Doctor M'Benga was played by Booker Bradshaw. His appearances comprised "A Private Little War" and "That Which Survives".

Apocrypha

Jean Lorrah's novels, The Vulcan Academy Murders and The IDIC Epidemic, give his first name as Geoffrey. In The Vulcan Academy Murders we learn about M'Benga's time at the Vulcan Academy hospital and McCoy's subsequent recruitment of M'Benga for Enterprise.
Another novel, The Klingon Gambit, by Robert E. Vardeman, establishes his internship on Vulcan lasted four years.
In the novel Harbinger, by David Mack, M'Benga's first name is established as "Jabilo". M'Benga's previous assignment was Starbase 47, also known as Vanguard.

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-[[Doctor]] '''M'Benga''' was a [[Starfleet]] medical officer who served aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, under [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] during his original [[five-year mission]]. In the event of Dr. [[Leonard McCoy]]'s absence, M'Benga was the ranking [[chief medical officer]].
+[[Doctor of Medicine|Doctor]] '''M'Benga''' was a [[Starfleet]] [[Physician|medical officer]] who served aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} under [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] during his original [[five-year mission]]. In the event of [[Chief Medical Officer]] [[Leonard McCoy]]'s absence, M'Benga became the ranking CMO.
-Having interned on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]], he was particularly skilled in treating [[Vulcan]]s. In [[2268]], M'Benga treated [[Spock]] for a serious gunshot wound. He was noted for slapping Spock violently to bring him out of his [[Vulcan]] healing state. ({{TOS|A Private Little War}})
+He conducted his medical internship on [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]], an experience that made him particularly skilled in treating [[Vulcan|members of that species]]. In [[2268]], M'Benga treated [[First officer|First Officer]] [[Spock]] for a serious [[gun]]shot wound. He had to slap Spock violently to bring him out of his Vulcan healing state. ({{TOS|A Private Little War}})
-Later that same year, M'Benga supervised Dr. [[Sanchez]]'s autopsy of the body of [[transporter]] operator, [[Ensign]] [[Wyatt]], who died after being touched by the [[Kalandan]] [[Losira]]. M'Benga reported that the entire body had suffered [[cell]]ular disruption in which every cell in his body were individually blasted from the inside out.  In reply to Mr. [[Spock]]'s query, M'Benga reported Dr. [[Sanchez]]'s findings that no known disease organism could have caused this disruption.  He later reported that Engineering Technician [[John B. Watkins]] also died from cellular disruption.  ({{TOS|That Which Survives}})
+Later that [[year]], Dr. M'Benga supervised his colleague, Dr. [[Sanchez]], with the latter's [[autopsy]] of [[transporter]] operator, [[Ensign]] [[Wyatt]], who had [[Death|died]] after the [[Kalandan]] [[Losira]] merely touched him. M'Benga reported that Wyatt's entire body had suffered [[cell]]ular disruption: the touch "blasted" every cell in his body from the inside out. In reply to Spock's inquiry regarding the incident, M'Benga explained his fellow clinician Sanchez found no known [[disease]]-causing [[Lifeform|organism]] was responsible. He later reported that [[Engineering]] [[Technician]], [[John B. Watkins]], had also died from a similar cellular disruption. ({{TOS|That Which Survives}})
 ==Appendices==
 ===Background===
-Dr. M'Benga was played by [[Booker Bradshaw]], whose appearances include "A Private Little War" and "That Which Survives"
+Doctor M'Benga was played by [[Booker Bradshaw]]. His appearances comprised "A Private Little War" and "That Which Survives".
 === Apocrypha ===