Name: Katherine Pulaski
Rank: Commander
Position: Chief Medical Officer
Hair: Silver
Eyes: Blue
Starfleet History
2353: Assigned to rescue mission at a Federation starbase which had been attacked by Thollians
2364: reassigned to USS Enterprise-D as Chief Medical Officer after the death of Doctor Crusher
Personal History
Pulaski was part of the rescue team responding to a Tholian attack on a Federation starbase in 2353. There was only one survivor, Kyle Riker, and it was at this time the two met. Dr. Pulaski has a transporter phobia, and uses shuttlecraft whenever possible. Prior to her posting to the Enterprise, Pulaski served as chief medical officer on the USS Repulse under the command of Captain Taggert. She never used the transporter while posted to that vessel. Taggert was fond of Pulaski, and said he would have given her a personal shuttlecraft if she had agreed to remain aboard the Repulse.
In 2364 when she transferred to the Enterprise, Pulaski carried the rank of commander. Unlike Dr. Crusher, however, she was not considered a bridge officer.
Early in her career, Pulaski authored a groundbreaking research paper called "Linear Models of Viral Propagation". It was still the standard on the subject many years later. She also performed two successful operations involving the ocular implants. Pulaski believed that traditional remedies were just as valuable as technological ones, perhaps even more so. She also had her own blend of chicken soup, called PCS (Pulaski's chicken soup), which she prescribed to those with ailments such as the flu
