Editing The Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager) (section)

==Other appearances==

In a minor role in the movie ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'', Picardo plays the emergency medical hologram of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|USS ''Enterprise''-E]]. Doctor [[Beverly Crusher]] activates it/him, albeit reluctantly, as a means of distracting the [[Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]] while she and other crew members escape from the besieged sickbay. He replies, "I'm a doctor, not a doorstop", an homage to [[Leonard McCoy|Doctor McCoy]]'s catchphrase line "[[Leonard McCoy#"I'm a doctor, not a..."|I'm a doctor, not a ...]]"
 
In the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "[[Doctor Bashir I Presume]]", Picardo portrays Zimmerman, who here attempts to develop a Long-Term Medical Hologram. 
 
(The EMH also was a feature in the defunct [[Star Trek: The Experience]] amusement exhibition at the [[Las Vegas Hilton]].) 
 
In 2019, Picardo said CBS producers had expressed interest in also  having him in ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'' as either The Doctor or his creator, [[Lewis Zimmerman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/robert-picardo-says-he-could-sign-up-for-star-trek-pic-1836849985|title=Robert Picardo Says He Could Sign Up for Star Trek: Picard's Second Season|last=Whitbrook|first=James|date=July 31, 2019|access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>

Several other versions of the EMH have appeared onscreen. The EMH Mark II, a new and upgraded EMH, is played by [[Andy Dick]] in the ''Voyager'' episode "[[Message in a Bottle (Star Trek: Voyager)|Message in a Bottle]]". ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'' features an EMH called "Emil", part of a holographic suite aboard the ship ''La Sirena'', modeled after Captain Cristobal Rios and played by [[Santiago Cabrera]]. ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]'' features a 32nd-century EMH known as "Eli", played by [[Brendan Beiser]].