Kenyan-born Doctor Joseph M’Benga is the Chief Medical Officer aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. One of Starfleet’s most skilled physicians, M’Benga’s knowledge encompasses much of the Federation. He has particular expertise with Vulcan biology, having conducted his medical internship on Vulcan itself. Yet for all his skill, M’Benga was unable to cure his daughter Rukiya of a terrible illness, storing her instead in the transporter buffers of the Enterprise until a cure could be found. Ultimately, her only chance was to stay behind with an alien entity as a being of pure consciousness. A fate better than death, to be sure. And M’Benga has seen more than his fair share of death, meting it out himself as a Starfleet special operative known as the Ghost and serving on the front lines during the Klingon War. While outwardly, he appears measured and mild-mannered, beneath the surface beats the heart of a fierce fighter, a man who has experienced tragedy and come out the other side marked but intact, the embodiment of quiet strength.