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Overview

Alias(es): Dr. Zahne
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Age: Born: December 28, 1979
Concept: Passionate Psychologist

Physical description: Emil Zahne is a tall man who stoops slightly, his dark hair and olive complexion failing to shadow his bright smile. He dresses like most psychologists: poorly but expressively. Doctor Zahne prefers muted and subdued colors, such as black and brown.

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Current Positions

Director of Recovery Intensive Psychology at The Pit.
Founding Member of the Lost Medical Association.
Associate Staff Psychologist at Driftwood.

Theraputic Options

Doctor Zahne runs an extremely small private clinic, seeing no more than three patients a day. All of his private appointments must be scheduled for 9, 10, or 11 AM, Monday through Saturday. Appointments must be arranged two weeks in advance. Emergency Therapy can occur on a case by case basis, but is by no means guaranteed.

Among Changeling society, Doctor Zahne is willing to schedule insomnotherapy. During a Changeling's dreams, Doctor Zahne is available to sit down and discuss problems or events. These therapy sessions can be conducted with much less notice.

History

Basic Timeline:
December 28, 1979 - Born in East Berlin

March 17, 1984 - A small article is published in Neues Deutschland, describing the superiority of the East Berlin school system to the West Berlin educational standard. Emil is touted as a member of a "Super Class" of students who are notably beyond the standard. The article is buried in the publication, behind news of the ongoing British Coal Strike and the kidnapping of the CIA's station chief in Beruit.

September 4, 1989 - Begins working at Charité as a resident while he studied Medicine at Humboldt Univeristy of Berlin. Although he was too young to operate on many patients, Emil did diagnose, medicate, and help with children.

April 2, 1992 - Emil and his family emigrate to West Berlin. Within a month, they emigrate to the United States.

September 1, 1992 - A loophole in a Child Labor Law allows Emil to practice medicine while enrolled at Johns Hopkins. He continues a study of dentistry, but still participates in a general practice.

August 28, 1993 - Emil begins studying Psychology at Georgetown.

May 5, 1996 - Emil begins work as a therapist. While his practice is notable by the media for about a week as "The Real Life Doogie," it eventually putters out after a year as clients are unable to deal with a child acting as psychologist. During this time, Emil begins watching Neil Patrick Harris re-runs.

July 14, 1998 - Dr. Zahne begins working at the Allegheny Department of Health.

February 2, 2000 - Dr. Zahne reopens his office to the public, accepting a limited number of patients.

Associations & Associates

All Patient Identities are Confidential, as mandated by the APA Code of Ethics.

Character Inspirations

Dr. Emil Skoda, Law and Order, as portrayed by J. K. Simmons.
Dr. Timothy McManus, Oz, as portrayed by Terry Kinney.
Sister Peter Marie Reimondo, Oz, as portrayed by Rita Moreno.
Dr. Sebastian Charles, House M.D. - "TB or not TB", as portayed by Ron Livingston.
Dr. Allison Cameron, House, as portrayed by Jennifer Morrison.
Dr. Niles Crane, Frasier, as portayed by David Hyde Pierce.

Soundtrack

Selected Ambient Works II, by Aphex Twin.
Cliffs, Mold, Curtains, Blur, Weathered Stone, Tree, Domino, Heliosphan, Ptolemy, Stone in Focus.

Emotional Technology, by BT.
Knowledge of Self, Simply Being Loved (Somnabulist), Dark Heart Dawning, Paris, Last Moment of Clarity, Communicate, The Only Constant is Change.

Mezzanine, by Massive Attack.
Teardrop, Exchange, Dissolved Girl, Man Next Door, Black Milk, Mezzanine.

Quotes

Red and Delicious.

"We owe our existence to Dr. Zahne. Without him, we'd be ... too much like Them to be good at all." - Alice Black
""Things are different today. Someone has to keep these dreams from taking over...to tranquilize the mind." - Rook
"I know I'm not well. But if it wasn't for the doc, I'd be a whole lot worse." - Candlestick Jack
"I've worked with Dr. Zahne. I don't always agree with his methods, but he is the best there is for helping troubled Lost." -Dr. Remedy Carson
"There are some necessary "evils" in our society that we need in order to survive. When it comes to the body, that's my department and when it comes to the mind that's Zahne." -Ae Lament
"Too many of us fall without mercy into the Dream. Dr. Zahne is a miracle worker who can bring us back to waking, and to some small peace." - Althea Sexton
"When they took me, Doogie Howser was prime-time TV. When I came back, Doogie'd been replaced by some sort of wise-cracking bad-ass pod person. Doc's a little Column A, a little Column B. Still not sure of what to make of him, but he's annoyingly effective. Score that one as you like." - Jayde
"Tick, tock, tick, tock. Time's almost up. End of the session, now what have you learned? To never get caught, to never get burned? The Doctor is nice, the pills are so sweet, will they take away pain the next time we meet?" - Jack Sprat
"Dr. Zahne? Hmm..do I know a Dr. Zahne? Oh! Yes. I have heard of him. I hear he comes highly recommended. He apparently alleviates anxiety and puts smiles on the faces of people whom perhaps shouldn't sport such things. But I am glad that he has a practice. He really does a great service for society." ~ Parthena
"Sometimes the Doctor becomes the Patient, albeit only when he so allows. I normally hate his kind, but we found common ground together during that winter in Pittsburgh. Ground steeped in blood. Her death was a necessary part of his emergence into the life Fate has decreed for him. Make no mistake, that ground will bear fruit, even as other lives must end to feed it." - Jayde
"No, he doesn't molest his patients. At least, not the bad ones." - Candy

Rumors

Dr. Zahne LOVES apples.
The last time Jayde came to visit Doctor Emil Zahne, a young girl ended up dead and the good Doctor found his way into the Winter Court shortly thereafter.