# Doctor Whitburn — Short Fiction character guide

> Doctor Whitburn in Short Fiction by H. Beam Piper.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Whitburn

**First appearance:** 0028-lone-star-planet

## Who they are

A physician on a frontier planet.

## Relationships

### [Edward Chalmers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/edward_chalmers)

_professional_

Doctor Whitburn is Edward Chalmers' physician and confidant, providing medical care and moral support during crises.

### [Stanly Weill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/stanly_weill)

_professional_

Doctor Whitburn and Stanly Weill are medical colleagues, working together to treat patients in a war zone.

### [Edward Chalmers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/edward_chalmers)

_professional_

Doctor Whitburn is Edward Chalmers' physician and confidant, providing medical care and moral support during crises.

### [Stanly Weill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/stanly_weill)

_professional_

Doctor Whitburn and Stanly Weill are medical colleagues, working together to treat patients in a war zone.

### [Edward Chalmers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/edward_chalmers)

_professional_

Doctor Whitburn is Edward Chalmers' physician and confidant, providing medical care and moral support during crises.

### [Stanly Weill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_24_se/characters/stanly_weill)

_professional_

Doctor Whitburn and Stanly Weill are medical colleagues, working together to treat patients in a war zone.

## In the story

### [The Edge of the Knife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_24_se/chapters/the-edge-of-the-knife)

Mentioned as having caused trouble for Chalmers over the Modern History IV incident.

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