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Quote1 This is outstanding! No one dared hope for this type of progress. Quote2
Erica Sondheim[src]

History

Origin[]

Dr. Erica Sondheim was one of the world's leading medical doctors and surgeons. She became a close friend and confidant of billionaire Tony Stark.[2]

Ant-Man[]

Darren Cross, desperate for help, kidnapped Dr. Sondheim to replace his damaged heart. He also kidnapped 'donors' from slums.[3]

Ant-Man (Scott Lang), also looking for Dr. Sondheim to save the life of his daughter Cassie, attempted to rescue her. A battle between Darren and Ant-Man resulted in Darren burning out his heart and dying; Sondheim revealed that when Ant-Man interrupted the operation she replaced his old heart rather than a new one.[3][4]

Hulk[]

Sondheim tried unsuccessfully, along with Stark, to cure Bruce Banner of his gamma induced alter ego, the Incredible Hulk. They designed a nuclear-powered regulator that would allow him to control his heartbeat, preventing transformations into the Hulk. Scott Lang and Erica Sondheim successfully implanted the device in Banner's chest.

After exposing Banner to the emotional overlord inducement generator, they were convinced that the regulator would keep the Hulk reigned in from then on.[5] Tony, Scott, and Sondheim restrained Banner and contact Dr. Maxwell of Gamma Base for help but he has no suggestions. Sondheim finally calmed Banner to normal with sound waves and they searched for a new cure.[6] Iron Man directed Sondheim to remove the regulator from the Hulk's chest before he woke up.

Seeing Iron Man's plight, Scott Lang bacme Ant-Man and traveled inside the armor to help. Although damaged areas of the armor threatened the hero's life, he managed to reattach severed cables, locking the armor down and reviving Iron Man.[7]

Tony's Personal Physician[]

However, Sondheim later successfully implanted an experimental bio-chip into Tony's Stark's body which enabled him to walk again.[8]

Dr. Sondheim helped lead the team that froze Tony in cryogenic suspension. Following his thawing and resurrection, she became his personal physician. At some point, she was made Head of Stark Medical. At the time she was dating fellow Stark Industries scientist Abe Zimmer.[2] At some point before Zimmer's death, Erica and he had a son named after his father.[9]

Attributes

Power Grid[12]
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Abilities

Noted neurological and cardiac surgeon, trained in unusual techniques including laser, cryogenic and sonic treatments.[10]

See Also

Links and References

References

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