Sudip Bose
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Sudip Bose is an attending physician at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois who is most famous for having treated Saddam Hussein after his capture in December 2003.[1]
Sudip Bose served as a physician on the front lines for 15 months during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and would regularly accompany soldiers on patrols.[2] As a member of a medical platoon at a forward base in Kadhimiya, he cared for wounded soldiers and Iraqi civilians while under attack, and was the only board-certified physician in emergency medicine for 135,000 Americans.[3] He also served in Baghdad, Najaf, and Fallujah. He was awarded the Bronze Star and holds the rank of Major.[2]
The son of Indian immigrants from Calcutta, Bose grew up in Illinois and went to Northwestern Medical School. He enlisted in the US Army in 1996.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Quade, Alex. "Former Army doctor: I treated Saddam like any other patient", Behind the Scenes, CNN. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
- ^ a b Stephan, Terry. Saving Soldiers. Northwestern Magazine. Northwestern University. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
- ^ a b Robertson, Phillip. The accidental soldier. Salon.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
