Declan Nash

Declan Nash, a character in the Open Heart series, is the Vice President of Panacea Labs, one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies on the planet. He is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 10.

Appearance
Declan has brown eyes, short brown hair, and tan skin. He is seen wearing a dark gray suit with a white dress shirt, blue diamond-patterned tie with a tie clip, and gray pocket square.

Personality
According to Dr. Ramsey, Declan is not a man of his word and is only satisfied when he's gloating. He is not a good sport when it comes to losing.

Book 1

 * Chapter 10: Risk and Reward
 * Chapter 12: Panacea
 * Chapter 16: The Curious Case of Dr. Banerji
 * Chapter 17: The Oath

Book 2

 * Chapter 3: What's Done Is Done
 * Chapter 5: Influence
 * Chapter 6: Buying Time
 * Chapter 7: Wake-Up Call (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 8: Fair Game (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 13: Time Bomb
 * Chapter 14: Snowball
 * Chapter 15: Do No Harm

Dr. Ethan Ramsey
Declan is an old acquaintance of Ethan's and they don't get along because Ethan punched Declan in the face and humiliated him in public in the past. However, because Declan's company is currently developing experimental sepsis treatments, Ethan attends the medical conference in Miami with the hopes of getting information. When you try and fail to obtain the information, Ethan decides to take a gamble and challenges Declan to a game of poker. Ethan lets Declan win because the former doesn't believe the latter would keep his word, appealing to Declan's ego instead and giving him the satisfaction of triumph over the doctor. Declan also gives Ethan information about this experimental treatment as a kind gesture. Because Ethan lost the bet, Declan comes to Edenbrook in Chapter 12 to sign a contract with the diagnostics team.

Dr. Harper Emery
In Chapter 12, you overhear Declan muttering about his interest in Dr. Harper Emery, who refers to him as a scumbag under her breath. In Chapter 17, when he protests your reinstatement to the hospital, she tells him that he shouldn't fight it or she will bring an inquiry to the Board about why his company is hiding a possible cure to Rhodes disease.

Your Character
When he finds out that you stole a sample of an experimental drug from him, he wants your head on a platter. He wants you to lose your job and your medical license. At the end of Chapter 16, he smirks at you, believing that no matter what you do, he still has the upper hand. After all, he is friends with different members of the Ethics Committee. In Chapter 17, at the end of your hearing, you have the option to punch him.

In Book 2, you are annoyed to find him still at Edenbrook. Due to his agreement with Dr. Ramsey earlier, he has managed to integrate himself into the hospital and tells the doctors that he is personally overseeing the clinical trials taking place there. He woos the interns with gifts.

Trivia

 * His character model resembles Carson Stewart from the America's Most Eligible series.
 * In Book 2, Chapter 15, you discover that he and Panacea Labs as a whole are guilty of Medicare Fraud. He, the C.E.O, and several others are arrested and Panacea Labs' stock plummets.