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[[File:Starfleet surgical scrubs.jpg|thumb|Dr. Pulaski wearing surgical scrubs in 2365]]
An '''interrogation surgeon''' is a specialized position within [[Voth]] society used to question prisoners and those suspected of violating [[Voth Doctrine|doctrine]]. [[Haluk]] called for an interrogation surgeon to begin questioning [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] in [[2373]] relating to [[Forra Gegen]]'s defense of the [[Distant Origin Theory]] but the surgeon was recalled when Gegen surrendered. ({{VOY|Distant Origin}})
 
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[[File:Vidiian surgeon, Deadlock.jpg|thumb|A Vidiian surgeon in 2372]]
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A '''surgeon''' was a [[medical]] [[doctor]], such as a [[physician]], [[dentist]], or [[veterinarian]], who specialized or was proficient in performing [[surgery]] on [[patient]]s.
   
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[[Pyong Ko]] was a [[21st century]] surgeon who discovered the [[genetic]] sequence for inhibiting the growth of [[cancer]] {{dis|cell|biology}}s. ({{VOY|Fury}})
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Doctor [[Phlox]] once witnessed how a surgeon replaced the [[parietal lobe]] of a [[Bynar]] [[birth|newborn]] with a [[synaptic processor]]. ({{ENT|Regeneration}})
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In [[2155]], [[Earth]] [[Starfleet]] [[officer]] [[J. Billingsley]] worked as a surgeon at the [[Fleet Operations Center]] on Earth. ({{ENT|Demons}} set artwork)
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[[Jadzia Dax]], her [[symbiont]] {{dis|Dax|symbiont}} having met future Doctor [[Leonard McCoy]] at the [[University of Mississippi]] as [[Emony Dax]], noted that she knew he would become a doctor because "he had the hands of a surgeon." ({{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}})
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Doctor Leonard McCoy indeed became a qualified surgeon. In [[2268]], he performed open [[heart]] surgery on [[Vulcan]] [[ambassador]] [[Sarek]]. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel}})
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In the [[23rd century]], the [[chief medical officer]] of a [[starship]] was sometimes referred to as the ship's surgeon. ({{TOS|Shore Leave}}; {{film|6}})
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Doctor [[Katherine Pulaski]] was a qualified surgeon. In [[2365]], her expertise saved the life of [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] after complications arose during a procedure to replace his [[cardiac implant]] at [[Starbase 515]]. ({{TNG|Samaritan Snare}})
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Doctor [[Beverly Crusher]] was a qualified surgeon. In [[2368]], she assisted Doctor [[Toby Russell]] in using a [[genetronic replicator]] to create a new [[spine]] for [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]], after he had an accident which [[paralysis|paralyzed]] him. ({{TNG|Ethics}})
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The [[Unnamed USS Voyager personnel#Chief medical officer|original]] [[chief medical officer]] of the {{USS|Voyager}} once worked as a surgeon on [[Caldik Prime]]. ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
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The [[Vidiian]]s employed surgeons to remove [[organ]]s from both living and [[death|dead]] [[alien]]s in order to [[transplantation|transplant]] them into Vidiians to ensure their [[race]]'s survival against the [[Phage]]. ({{VOY|Faces}}, ''et al.'')
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An '''interrogation surgeon''' was a specialized position within [[Voth]] society used to question prisoners and those suspected of violating [[doctrine]]. In [[2373]], [[Haluk]] called for an interrogation surgeon to begin questioning Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]], relating to [[Forra Gegen]]'s defense of the [[Distant Origin Theory]], but the surgeon was recalled when Gegen surrendered. ({{VOY|Distant Origin}})
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== See also ==
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* [[Cosmetic surgery]]
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* [[Exploratory surgery]]
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* [[Microsurgery]]
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== External link ==
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* {{wikipedia}}
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Revision as of 16:35, 16 March 2016

Starfleet surgical scrubs

Dr. Pulaski wearing surgical scrubs in 2365

File:Vidiian surgeon, Deadlock.jpg

A Vidiian surgeon in 2372

A surgeon was a medical doctor, such as a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, who specialized or was proficient in performing surgery on patients.

Pyong Ko was a 21st century surgeon who discovered the genetic sequence for inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. (VOY: "Fury")

Doctor Phlox once witnessed how a surgeon replaced the parietal lobe of a Bynar newborn with a synaptic processor. (ENT: "Regeneration")

In 2155, Earth Starfleet officer J. Billingsley worked as a surgeon at the Fleet Operations Center on Earth. (ENT: "Demons" set artwork)

Jadzia Dax, her symbiont Dax having met future Doctor Leonard McCoy at the University of Mississippi as Emony Dax, noted that she knew he would become a doctor because "he had the hands of a surgeon." (DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")

Doctor Leonard McCoy indeed became a qualified surgeon. In 2268, he performed open heart surgery on Vulcan ambassador Sarek. (TOS: "Journey to Babel")

In the 23rd century, the chief medical officer of a starship was sometimes referred to as the ship's surgeon. (TOS: "Shore Leave"; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

Doctor Katherine Pulaski was a qualified surgeon. In 2365, her expertise saved the life of Captain Jean-Luc Picard after complications arose during a procedure to replace his cardiac implant at Starbase 515. (TNG: "Samaritan Snare")

Doctor Beverly Crusher was a qualified surgeon. In 2368, she assisted Doctor Toby Russell in using a genetronic replicator to create a new spine for Lieutenant Worf, after he had an accident which paralyzed him. (TNG: "Ethics")

The original chief medical officer of the USS Voyager once worked as a surgeon on Caldik Prime. (VOY: "Caretaker")

The Vidiians employed surgeons to remove organs from both living and dead aliens in order to transplant them into Vidiians to ensure their race's survival against the Phage. (VOY: "Faces", et al.)

An interrogation surgeon was a specialized position within Voth society used to question prisoners and those suspected of violating doctrine. In 2373, Haluk called for an interrogation surgeon to begin questioning Captain Kathryn Janeway, relating to Forra Gegen's defense of the Distant Origin Theory, but the surgeon was recalled when Gegen surrendered. (VOY: "Distant Origin")

See also

External link