Phillip Boyce

Doctor Phillip Joseph Boyce, born in New York City on Earth in 2190, was a noted Starfleet officer in the 23rd century, he was also chief medical officer aboard the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) from 2250 to 2264, and serving under both Captains Robert April and Christopher Pike. ("Who's Who in Star Trek")

Aboard the Enterprise
Dr. Phillip Boyce was assigned the Enterprise for the ship's first five-year mission between 2246 and 2251, where he worked as assistant chief medical officer under Dr. Sarah April-Poole. When Dr. April left the ship with her husband, Captain April, in 2251, Boyce was made chief medical officer, and served under Captain Pike. (TOS novel: Where Sea Meets Sky).

Over the years, Boyce and Pike became great friends, and the two would often share a drink and discuss their problems with each other. It was Boyce's support that helped Pike come to terms with the events on Rigel VII in 2254. (TOS episode: "The Cage").

Later that year, the Enterprise visited planet Neydra Prime to lend medical aid to local populace. Dr. Boyce led the Enterprise medical teams, and while on the surface he conducted the murder of a local businessman. Captain Pike wanted to prove his innocence, but Boyce himself confessed that he committed the murder. At the trial, Boyce is represented by the Vulcan Ambassador, Toluk, who performed a mind meld on Boyce to reveal the truth. His mind had been home to the consciousness of a patient he lost years before, who was a prisoner on the run. With the consciousness excised, Boyce was allowed to go free. (EV comic: "Immortal Wounds").

One year, a birthday party was held for Boyce on board the Enterprise. During the course of the party, chemicals that the ship was carrying were accidentally spilled on to some minerals. The reaction created a gas which got into the ventilation system and disabled several crew members. Years later, when Merkaan raiders had captured a Federation colony, Spock used the phrase "Boyce's birthday" to tell a former Enterprise crew member working as the colony administrator to use similar methods to disable the Merkaan invasion force. (TOS novel Legacy).

Later Years

 * The TOS novel: Enterprise: The First Adventure has Boyce serving on the Enterprise until 2263, when he left to head up medical services at Starbase 32. This is contradicted in the novel My Brother's Keeper: Republic, in which it is suggested that Boyce is already dead, a statement backed by USS Enterprise Officer's Manual which tells us he died in 2255, and replaced at that time onboard Enterprise by Dr. Mark Piper. An early draft of The Cage listed Boyce as being 51 years old in 2254, suggesting a birth year of 2203.

Quotes

 * On his counseling methods: "Sometimes a man will tell his bartender things he'll never tell his doctor."