Dr. Nicodemus West

Dr. Nicodemus West is a physician in the Marvel Universe whose past is intertwined with Stephen Strange's. A former surgical colleague of Strange, West later pursued a very different path, bringing him into conflict with the Sorcerer Supreme.

Dr. Nicodemus West steps onto the Marvel stage in the acclaimed 2006 miniseries Doctor Strange: The Oath, brought to life by the sharp creative pairing of Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martín. A Modern Age creation through and through, he inhabits a corner of the Marvel universe populated by fascinating figures — sharing pages with the Sorcerer Supreme himself, the indispensable Wong, and the ever-resourceful Night Nurse. With only a handful of catalog appearances, West is a compact but memorable presence, the kind of character whose limited page count makes every appearance count — a gem for readers who love the deeper cuts of Marvel's mystical corner.