Valerie Blaylock

"Spirit of life, guide my hands!"

Valerie Blaylock is a playable surgeon in Trauma Center: New Blood.

History[]

Valerie is passionate about her job, having a strong desire to improve and take her practice seriously, with her being the type of person who expresses her feelings openly without any hidden agendas. She worked at Concordia Medical Institute in Los Angeles before following her colleague, Markus Vaughn, to Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Alaska in order to learn the Healing Touch from him.

After Montgomery Memorial Hospital closed, Valerie and Markus transferred back to Concordia. After they operate on the first strain of Stigma, they get transferred to Caduceus USA under Federal Authority. There, she perfects her surgical skills and trains in the use of advanced medical equipment. At Caduceus, she is reunited with Cynthia Kazakov, an old friend from medical school.

When she's kidnapped and forced to operate on research subjects, Valerie shows loyalty towards Markus when he says he discovered Stigma and did nothing. When Cynthia is revealed to be a spy, she was very upset that she was betrayed. When Cynthia was captured, Valerie was worried when she found out that Master Vakhushti had placed a tracking device on her.

Healing Touch[]

Valerie's Healing Touch prevents the patient's vitals from changing, except in the case of cardiac arrest. As compensation, the player is unable to raise the vitals through the use of stabilizer or Antibiotic gel for the duration of its use. Valerie first discovered that she had the Healing Touch while operating on Sister Catherine, a nun she befriended while living in Alaska.

After the operation she states "The key to using the Healing Touch is not the technique discussed in the book. It's the opening of my heart," when she discovers she has the Healing Touch. Valerie doesn't show any signs of fatigue after using the ability for the first time, nor does she faint from its usage at any point afterward as Markus and Derek have both fainted on occasion as a result of using theirs. However, it is unknown if she can use hers consecutively. Markus and Derek share a different type of Healing Touch and have demonstrated that fatigue comes from overuse.

Trivia[]

Valerie was born in North Carolina, as revealed by Director Quatro when she and Markus first arrived at Caduceus.
According to her profile on the surgeon select screen, Valerie's birthday is October 2nd and she has type A blood.
She has been shown to be either Christian or Catholic as during a conversation with Sister Catherine she mentions wanting to attend Sunday service.
Valerie's name may be a reference to Dr. Alfred Blaylock, one of the doctors who developed the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt, a cardiovascular procedure used to treat certain congenital heart defects.

Sprites[]

Trauma Center: New Blood
Characters
Caduceus	Markus Vaughn • Valerie Blaylock • Elena Salazar • Irene Quatro • Kanae Tsuji • Justin Everett • Robert Cromwell • Isabella Vazquez • Cynthia Kasakov • Leslie Newman
Montgomery Memorial	Miles Hoover • Marcy Bloom
Concordia	Lloyd Wilkens • Luc Rousseau • Frances Chen
Others	Leonardo Bello • Guy Davidson • Hans Nilsen • Maria Estrada • President Moreno • Master Vakhushti • Leland Phoenix • Kidman
For minor characters, see: Minor Characters
Episodes
Tutorial Operations	Operation Pointers 1 • Operation Pointers 2 • Operation Pointers 3 • Operation Pointers 4
Chapter 1: Northern Lights	Prologue • In a Remote Town • Montgomery Memorial • Snowstorm • Sorcery of Salvation • An Aging Hospital • Awakening
Chapter 2: Concordia's Secret	An Icy Welcome • The Pacemaker • Dependable Pair • Stigma • Lost in the Flames
Chapter 3: New Surroundings	A Special Assignment • Q&A • Collaborative Research • Cursed Burden • The Deputy Secretary
Chapter 4: Miracle Surgery	Money Talks • Good Samaritans • Forced Appearance • Showdown • Studio Emergency
Chapter 5: Darkness in the O.R.	Face-Off • Misfortune Strikes • Fade to Black • Coercion • No Escape • Mutation • Endgame
Chapter 6: Jungle Steel	An Urgent Meeting • Culuruma • An Ailing Village • Culurium • The Heat of Battle • Signed in Blood
Chapter 7: Tragic Highlands	The Rose's Thorns • Strike Force • Identity Loss • Weapon Depot • The Lady of the Castle • Master Vakhushti • Epilogue
Challenge Operations	Challenge 1 • Challenge 2 • Challenge 3 • Challenge 4
X missions	X-1: Cheir • X-2: Soma • X-3: Ops • X-4: Onyx • X-5: Brachion • X-6: Cardia