CHEIF MEDICAL OFFICER

Mariah Elspeth Kaldtz, M.D. CMO

VITAL STATISTICS

Age: 23 (D. O. B. August 11, 2343)
Human female (genetically enhanced)
Ht. 5'11" Hair: Blonde, straight, long (1/2 way down the back), usually up in French twist or bun
Eyes :: Extremely deep blue

Coordination and Strength: Genetically enhanced, 25% more muscle strength than average human; (Eye/hand coordination enhanced, 25% faster than average human.Visual and auditory abilities enhanced. Memory enhanced. Never forgets the smallest details once the information as been given to her. Often referred to as "the walking encyclopedia".

Personality:
Nick-name: The Ice Princess. Superior intelligence. Photographic memory.Very professional, but actually painfully, almost pathologically, shy. Lacking in intimate social interaction skills. Fond of children, pets, art, music, and the study of languages. Speaks, writes, and understands most languages of the quadrant. Occassionally given to unexpected periods of extreme mischieviousness.

Medical certification: Dr. Mariah Kaldtz is board certified proficient in medical field surgery, microsurgery,obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, endocrinology, cardiology, pulmonology, dermatology, optometry, audiology, gastrology, urology,
psychology, gerontology, neonatology, and pediatric medicine.Competent and certified capable of diagnosis and treatment for all known acute and chronic medical conditions for humanoid, vulcanoid, canoid, felinoid, dolphinoid, draconoid, krakenoid, reptiloid, and avioid life-forms.

Bio:

Mariah was born August 11, 2343 in Dresden on Terra, the only child of Anna Marie (medical technician) and Jeorge Lewis Kaldtz (assistant science officer) . Her parents, at the time of her birth, were both recently graduated from Starfleet academy. The young family shipped out on a federation science vessel, the USS Discovery when Mariah was 6 months old. Unfortunately, in the course of what should have been "routine" medical research, Anna Marie became infected with a case of Langerian measles. Although a relatively mild disease for adults, it was not so benign for the infant Mariah. Before the ship-board medical personnel had identified the disease, the infant had suffered extreme brain damage, severe loss of vision, and partial deafness. Devastated, her parents resigned from Star Fleet and devoted their time to finding help for Mariah, willing to try anything and everything (legal or not) to improve their child's mental and physical condition. Finally, on Adigeon Prime, they connected with a doctor who specialized in genetic enhancement. The doctor refused to "guarantee" that the procedure would improve Mariah's condition, explaining to Anna Marie and Jeorge that the child was possibly too slow mentally for even this procedure to benefit her. Her parents, nevertheless, opted to have the enhancement done. On her second birthday, Mariah underwent the genetic enhancement procedure.

The results were dramatic and almost instantaneous. The child, who had been to that point unable to walk or talk, suddenly began making enormous physical and mental progress, not only catching up to children of her age, but far surpassing them in mental and in physical development. Her visual and hearing difficulties disappeared. Indeed, her eye-hand coordination and auditory range became phenomenal. She began to talk, and then to read.... voraciously, anything and everything she could find. By the age of 3 years,she was reading on a college level.
Her parents, realizing that it was going to be very difficult to conceal the child's enhanced genetic abilities from the authorities, opted to homestead a remote property in the Triangle area of space. In 2346, the family settled in a very remote region of Lingaze II, a farming cooperative planet with less than 1000 settlers. There Mariah was tutored extensively by both parents, and, from an extensive computerized library, taught herself any subject that caught the interest of her quick mind. It was soon apparent that she had a photographic memory, an aptitude for art and music, and a fascination with all things medical.

During Mariah's childhood and teen years, the family stayed basically purposefully isolated from other families. Her parents, feeling that a "normal child" would be overwhelmed by Mariah's abilities, opted not to have any additional children. For her part, Mariah learned quickly that when the rare visitor arrived, she needed to "play down" her intellectual abilities so that the visitor saw only the charming child he expected to see. By the age of 18, Mariah had decided that she wished to join starfleet and "see the universe." Her parents were uncertain that this was the best decision, but bowing to her wishes, gave their blessing to her plans. In 2359, she applied to starfleet, took the entrance exam (making just a few deliberate mistakes), and was enthusiastically accepted into the starfleet medical program in 2360. Working through the medical program was " a piece of cake" for Mariah, especially since she had already completed several intensive subspace courses on basic medical procedures, general courses on anatomy/phsiology of humanoids, and the latest Vulcan Science academy research techniques over-view. She
graduated intentionally third in her class at the academy in 2368. (The valedictorian and salutatorian had to speak at graduation).

Following her graduation, Dr. Mariah Kaldtz was assigned to do a 3 year internship with Dr. M'Binga at Mount Se'laya Hospital in San Francisco, Terra. Her quiet efficiency and genuine caring attitude endeared her to her patients and her preceptor. However, her shyness around people anywhere near her own age earned her, unfairly she thought, the nickname of "the ice princess" with the other residents. Although her social life was lacking, her career progressed well and she became known in medical circlesas a promising young internist. In 2371, at the conclusion of her internship in San Francisco, the Commander of a McCoy class hospital ship, the USS Crystal Hope, requested that
Mariah be assigned to her vessel. Aboard the Crystal Hope, Mariah worked closely with the commanding officer, Dr. R'beca Thunderhawk, and, in short order, developed a reputation as a proficient surgeon, diagnostician, and medical researcher. Although she has enjoyed her time aboard the Crystal Hope, there Mariah was only one of many fine doctors and surgeons. Therefore, she requested and was granted a transfer to a ship of the line where she could have more individual responsibility within the medical department. For the next 2 years, she served as CMO of the USS Atlantis, under the command of Brigadier General Luther Fry. Curremtly, she is requesting a transfer to the more "settled" environment of a starbase.