Emmett DeVos

Sort of the Papa Bear of the Venture crew, DeVos is a really great doctor. His bedside manner is unbeatable, and his knowledge vast, but at heart he's just a family man in space

Early Life
When one meets Emmett DeVos, they get the impression that he has been older and fatherly his entire life-- he just takes on the role of paternal grandfather very well. He didn't (and still doesn't) get along with his own family, who live in New York where he was born. Even when he was a child, Emmett knew he wanted to be a doctor. His grades weren't the best, but despite a lot of negative criticism (especially from his family), he managed to get into medical classes.

There he proved what he was made of. He seemed to be able to befriend his patients, and was therefore more adequately able to take care of them. The private practice office where he took his first steady job in New York often called him the Magic Man. It was at this clinic that DeVos met Caroline Dodge, whom he later married. Five years after their marriage they moved to the Deneva Colony.

(Emmett was actually acquainted with Sam Kirk and his family, and Caroline was one of the people the Enterprise saved from the organisms.)

They lived on Deneva for some time, but through his dealings with Starfleet he decided to join. Caroline declined to go, opting to stay on Deneva with their young adult children, so he visits often.

One of the things DeVos specialized in was alien physiology and medicine, so he's an expert in not only Human biology, but Vulcan as well, which is one of the reasons he was chosen for the Venture assignment.

Previous Assignments
Later

Telek
DeVos and Telek are often seen together, and as they are CMO and Head Nurse this makes sense. Still, they're often together even when not on duty, which is just a testimony to how much they enjoy one another's company. Emmett considers Telek his protege, a future replacement of sorts. Although he understands and respects the cultural differences, DeVos doesn't treat Telek any differently just because he is Vulcan, and this leads to a level of comfort between the two not often found. They talk not only about job-related issues, but personal things. DeVos is very fatherly towards Telek, and Telek, who never had parents, responds to this.