M'Benga
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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 Dr. Leonard McCoy's absence, M'Benga was the ranking chief medical officer.
Having interned on Vulcan, he was particularly skilled in treating Vulcans. 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")
M'Benga examined the body of transporter operator, Ensign Wyatt, who died after being touched by the Kalandan Losira. He concluded that the entire body had suffered cellular disruption. (TOS: "That Which Survives")
- Dr. M'Benga was played by Booker Bradshaw. M'Benga may have come aboard the Enterprise after the events of TOS: "Journey to Babel", during which Sarek fell ill.
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- In the novel The Vulcan Academy Murders, by Jean Lorrah, 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.
- Jean Lorrah's novels, The Vulcan Academy Murders and The IDIC Epidemic, give his first name as Geoffrey.
- 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.
[edit] External links
- M'Benga at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
