person
Ivan Mikolaich (the doctor)
also: доктор, Иван Миколаич, Ivan Mikolaich
The hospital's brusque but good-humored doctor, addressed once by a patient as Ivan Mikolaich; he scolds patients and mother alike, then wins Pashka over with promised treats -- catching siskins, a live fox, a trip to the fair -- before forgetting him entirely for the rest of the day.