Katherine Pulaski

Commander Katherine Pulaski, MD, was a human Starfleet officer who served as the chief medical officer of the Federation starship USS Enterprise-D in 2365. (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Summary

Her assignment previous to the Enterprise had been as chief medical officer aboard the USS Repulse under Captain Taggart, and before that she served at Starfleet Medical. (TNG: "The Child", The Lost Era novel: Deny Thy Father)

Following her stint on the Enterprise, she returned to the Repulse, by then under the command of Captain Ariel Taggart, daughter of the previous captain. Sometime thereafter, Pulaski served as CMO aboard the USS Progress under Captain David Gold, until the ship's decommissioning in 2369. (TNG novel: Vendetta, SCE novel: Progress)

Sometime prior to 2376, Dr. Pulaski "had enough of starship medicine" and took a post at the research facility known as the Phlox Institute. In 2379, she took time off to attend the wedding of William Riker and Deanna Troi on Earth. She was still working at the Institute in 2385. (SCE novel: Progress, TNG novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace, Star Trek: The Fall novel: A Ceremony of Losses)

History

Orion Press

In 2369, Pulaski, who was Leonard McCoy's great-granddaughter, conveyed to him the news of Montgomery Scott's recovery after 75 years. ("Eulogy")

Star Trek: Phoenix-X

In 2399, Pulaski admitted to Kugo, Red and Armond that she regularly had appointments with Doctor Lox on the USS Phoenix-X to keep Data's cat Spot alive, out of retribution for her treatment of Data. She then assisted Kugo in her search for Night Seifer before taking the Dracon to the nearest Olympic-class starship. ("The Hangover")

30 Worlds, The Movie: "Birth of the New Generation!"

In 2401, following her retirement from Starfleet, Pulaski joined the Scarlett Army and became chief medical officer of the Army's flagship, the DDV Gansett.

Relationships

Katherine Pulaski was married on three occasions, each marriage ended in divorce, though she remained on friendly terms with all of her ex-husbands. During a the 2350s, before her first marriage, she had a year-long romance with Kyle Riker. (TNG: "The Icarus Factor", TNG novel: Deny Thy Father)

External links

• Katherine Pulaski article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• Katherine Pulaski article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.