# Dr. Heidekind — The Magic Mountain character guide

> Dr. Heidekind in The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0009-at-tienappels-and-of-young-hans-s-moral-state

## Who they are

The family doctor who examines Hans Castorp in Hamburg before his journey.

## In the story

### [Of the Christening Basin, and of Grandfather in His Twofold Guise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_mountain_se/chapters/of-the-christening-basin-and-of-grandfather-in-his-twofold-guise)

Attending physician for both of Hans Castorp's parents, diagnosing the mother's embolus and caring for the father during his fatal pneumonia.

### [At Tienappels’, and of Young Hans’s Moral State](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_mountain_se/chapters/at-tienappels-and-of-young-hans-s-moral-state)

The family doctor who prescribes porter for Hans's anaemia and, later, insists on a complete change of air to the high mountains before Hans begins his practical training.

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