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'''Dr. Salinger''' was an emergency room consultant at [[Walker General Hospital]] in [[San Francisco]] at the dawn of the [[21st century]]. | '''Dr. Salinger''' was an emergency room consultant at [[Walker General Hospital]] in [[San Francisco]] at the dawn of the [[21st century]]. | ||
==Biography== | |||
Salinger worked with [[nurse]]s [[Wheeler]] and [[Curtis]] to render the initial diagnosis on the gunshot-wounded [[Seventh Doctor|Doctor]]. After successfully removing the three bullets that had fairly harmlessly penetrated the Doctor's body, he judged the Doctor's apparent heart fibrillation as reason to call for emergency cardiac surgery by Dr. [[Grace Holloway]]. Had his patient been [[human]], this likely would have been a perfectly reasonable call on his part. However, it was in fact a fatal misdiagnosis, because he refused to believe that the [[X-ray]]s, which clearly showed the Doctor's [[binary vascular system|two hearts]], were accurate. He thus unwittingly exposed the Doctor to an unnecessary operation, and, ultimately [[regeneration]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]) | |||
:''According only to the [[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film|novelization]], Salinger's first name was "Jim". The book also suggests that Salinger was romantically attracted to Grace, as he puts himself forward as [[Brian (Doctor Who)|Brian]]'s "replacement" when Brian ends his relationship with Grace. | :''According only to the [[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film|novelization]], Salinger's first name was "Jim". The book also suggests that Salinger was romantically attracted to Grace, as he puts himself forward as [[Brian (Doctor Who)|Brian]]'s "replacement" when Brian ends his relationship with Grace. | ||
[[Category:Human medical personnel]] | [[Category:Human medical personnel]] | ||
[[Category:20th century individuals]] | [[Category:20th century individuals]] | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 4 February 2011
Dr. Salinger was an emergency room consultant at Walker General Hospital in San Francisco at the dawn of the 21st century.
Biography
Salinger worked with nurses Wheeler and Curtis to render the initial diagnosis on the gunshot-wounded Doctor. After successfully removing the three bullets that had fairly harmlessly penetrated the Doctor's body, he judged the Doctor's apparent heart fibrillation as reason to call for emergency cardiac surgery by Dr. Grace Holloway. Had his patient been human, this likely would have been a perfectly reasonable call on his part. However, it was in fact a fatal misdiagnosis, because he refused to believe that the X-rays, which clearly showed the Doctor's two hearts, were accurate. He thus unwittingly exposed the Doctor to an unnecessary operation, and, ultimately regeneration. (DW: Doctor Who)
- According only to the novelization, Salinger's first name was "Jim". The book also suggests that Salinger was romantically attracted to Grace, as he puts himself forward as Brian's "replacement" when Brian ends his relationship with Grace.
