Sarah Poole-April

For the mirror universe counterpart, see Sarah April (mirror).

"And it's nice to know the lady is as intelligent as she is beautiful."

—Leonard McCoy, 2270^[src]

Doctor Sarah April (née Sarah Poole) was a Starfleet medical officer who served in the 23rd century.

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Sarah Poole was born in approximately 2200. (ST website: StarTrek.com)

Until 2243, Dr. Poole was serving as a private veterinarian after leaving Starfleet. One of her clients over the years was Captain Robert April, who would often bring his dog for treatment. The two developed a strong friendship, and when the USS Enterprise was assigned a top-secret mission into the Romulan Neutral Zone in 2243, April brought Sarah aboard as his chief medical officer. Following the mission, Sarah agreed to remain aboard for the Enterprise's first five-year mission. (TOS novel: Final Frontier)

She began to enjoy her time aboard the Enterprise despite her initial reservations, what with encountering new alien races and getting the chance to tackle multiple new illnesses and diseases. By October 2246, Sarah and Robert were married, and she served as an excellent wife and counsel for Captain April throughout the rest of his command. (TOS - Enterprise Logs short story: "Though Hell Should Bar the Way")

In late 2246 she helped isolate and cure the fungal infection that had devastated Tarsus IV. (DSC novel: Drastic Measures)

At some point, she developed many medical instruments that later went on to be used in 2260s-era Federation vessels. In 2270 she traveled with her husband to his retirement ceremony on the planet Babel; she assisted when the USS Enterprise traveled into an antimatter universe. (ST website: StarTrek.com; TAS episode & novelization: The Counter-Clock Incident)

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Chief medical officers of the starships Enterprise
Enterprise (NX-01)	Phlox
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)	Poole-April • Boyce • Piper • McCoy • Chapel
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (Kelvin timeline)	Puri • McCoy
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (other alternate realities)	McCoy • Boyce • Carlotti • M'Benga
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)	McCoy
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) (alternate realities)	Carlotti
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)	Metcalfe • Michaels • McCoy • Morell
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)	Casado • Stern • Aristide
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)	Crusher • Pulaski
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (alternate realities)	Ogawa
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)	Crusher • Stevenson
ISS Enterprise (NX-01)	Phlox
ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701)	Boyce • McCoy • M'Benga
ISS Enterprise (ICC-1701-D)	Crusher

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) senior staff
commanding officers	C. Rasmussen • R. April • Pike • D. Vlasidovich • J.T. Kirk • Zarlo • Hensham • Styles • Decker • Spock	first officers	G.S. Kirk • Shundresh • Simon • Number One • Spock • Sonak • Decker • Brady • Sulu
second officers	Mohindas • Spock • G. Mitchell • Scott	chief medical officers	S. April • Boyce • McCoy
chief engineers	Brownell • Kursley • Fourrier • Pitcairn • Grace • Barry • Louvier • Burnstein • Scott	security chiefs	Tuval • A. Hardin • Giotto • Tomson • Chekov • Matlock • Richardson
science officers	Allinsky • Davies • Spock • Sonak • Decker	communications officers	Van Fleet • Dabisch • Garrison • Nano • Nicola • Tanaka • Uhura
helmsmen	Florida • Ferarra • Mohindas • G. Mitchell • Sulu	navigators	Po • Tyler • Kelso • Chekov • Ilia • DiFalco
see also: administrative personnel • communications personnel • engineering personnel • medical personnel • pilots & flight control personnel • security & tactical personnel • sciences personnel • unnamed (2240s and 2250s • 2260s • 2270s and 2280s)

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) medical personnel
under Charles Rasmussen & Robert April	S. Poole-April • P. Boyce	under Christopher Pike	P. Boyce • G. Carlotti • Castelano • C. Chapel • M'Benga • Yang
under James T. Kirk (first five-year mission)	R. Abrams • P. Aiello • M. AndrusTaurus • J. Brennan • C. Brent • P. Carmen • C. Chapel • Connors • E. Cortejo Alvarez • Darrell • E. Dehner • A. Dickinson • D. Dyson • Elayne • A. Erickson • A. Ferrara • Harrison • Hinch • Hoffman • C. Ivers • R. Leslie • J. Levine • L. Mayer • M'Benga • L.H. McCoy • Michaels • H. Noel • Z. Odhiambo • Peterson • S. Peterson • Pierson • M. Piper • Prentiss • M. Raymond • R. Rigel • Russell • I. Sanchez • I. Soong • Tail-Kinker to-Ennien • C. Thomas • Wallace • S. West • C. White
subsequent missions under Kirk & Spock	Amekentra • L. Burke • C. Chapel • Duane • Guindon • T. Krejci • Liftig • L.H. McCoy • N. Moktar • Rixil • Spanla • H. Tanzer • Weinstein
see also: administrative personnel • communications personnel • engineering personnel • pilots & flight control personnel • security & tactical personnel • sciences personnel • senior staff • unnamed (2240s and 2250s • 2260s • 2270s and 2280s)