Additionally, they are seen in the side operation, Challenge 4. After relying on it in a certain operation and failing, he realized how conceited he had been.ĭerek and Angie both appear in Chapter 7-4 of New Blood as representatives of Caduceus Japan, providing information on Stigma. However, during this title he had problems with being overconfident and taking pride in his Healing Touch.

During surgery he is calm and collected- not one to crack under pressure. He is dedicated to his employer, Caduceus, and his job: saving patients. He is the one who has diagnosed Naomi Kimishima with the genetic disease she was afflicted with, and gave instructions, via phone call, to CR-S01 on how to treat Twisted Rosalia when Naomi became infected with it.Įver since ending the threat posed by GUILT three years ago, Derek has become a world-renowned surgeon. Initially preferring to continue work at Hope Hospital, he eventually understood the threat of GUILT and joined Caduceus, eventually working to become the man to end the threat of GUILT.ĭerek makes a few cameos in Trauma Team, though his face never seen. He would tense his index finger and imagine a star, then focus on it to gain an augmented state of concentration.Īfter a successful operation, Derek was noted for his abilities and was offered a job at Caduceus USA. It is helpful to note that his form of this skill is linked to Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. While Robert Hoffman discouraged him from using it, Derek practises until he can invoke it at will. While he was, at first, slightly irresponsible, he eventually pulled his act together in order to save a car accident victim while no other doctors were available.ĭerek soon was discovered to possess the Healing Touch. After losing his father to an incurable disease, this starts his resolve to become a doctor.Īfter completing his residency at the beginning of Under the Knife/Second Opinion, he was eager to start operating as a full time surgeon.

Derek grew up in Northridge, a suburb just outside Angeles Bay.

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