For the mirror universe counterpart, see Lewis Zimmerman (mirror).

BIOGRAPHY
Lewis Zimmerman
Lewis Zimmerman in 2376.
Full Name:	Lewis Zimmerman
Species:	Human
Gender:	male
Born:	2320
Affiliation:	Starfleet
Family
Parents:	Gregory Zimmerman, Sandra Fritz
Marital Status:	single
Career
Assignment:	Jupiter Station, Director of Holographic Imaging and Programming

Lewis Zimmerman was a Human scientist who created the Emergency Medical Hologram at Jupiter Station in early 2371. His image was used for the EMH Mark 1 as "it was my program after all... it only seemed logical to use myself as a model".

While developing the EMH, Zimmerman got into a heated discusssion with Admiral Leonard McCoy over the project. (TOS short story: "Doctors Three")

Later that year, Zimmerman attended a ceremony conducted by the Horta on Janus VI. (TOS short story: "Tears for Eternity")

In 2373, he began work on the Long-term Medical Holographic program (LMH). He chose Julian Bashir as the template and travelled to Deep Space 9 to gather information on him. Zimmerman interviewed many inhabitants of the space station to gather a complete picture of Bashir's personality. (DS9 episode: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?")

After leaving Deep Space Nine, Zimmerman's health declined, and by 2376 Zimmerman was terminally ill and only expected to live a few more months. In desperation, Reginald Barclay sent a message to USS Voyager to see if the Doctor would be able to cure Zimmerman. Upon learning of Zimmerman's illness, the Doctor had himself transmitted back to the Alpha Quadrant, where he finally met the man who had created him and other Mark Is. After some difficulty, the Doctor was able to treat Zimmerman, who was happy to see that one of the holograms he created was still doing what he had designed it to do. (VOY episode: "Life Line") Later Doctor Zimmerman and Reginald Barclay developed the Emergency Security Hologram with The Doctor. The ESH was developed based on the success of the Emergency Medical Hologram programs. The first ship to use the ESH was the USS Galen, who also pioneered a number of other advanced holographic staff, including upgraded EMH staff and holographic engineers.(VOY novel: Unworthy)

External linkEdit

• Lewis Zimmerman article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.