| Sudip Bose | |
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| Born | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | High School: Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL Bachelor of Arts Psychology and Biology: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Doctor of Medicine (MD): Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University (Graduate of Honors Program in Medical Education) Internship and Residency in Emergency Medicine: Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP) Fellow, American Academy of Emergency Medicine (FAAEM) Distinguished Fellow of Teaching, American College of Emergency Physicians Teaching Fellowship Former Major, U.S. Army |
| Occupation | Attending Emergency Medicine Physician Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine |
| Awards | ACEP National Faculty Teaching Award.[1] Guide to America’s Top Emergency Medicine Physicians[2] Bronze Star Medal, Combat Medical Badge, Presidential Unit Citation, and other military awards |
Sudip Bose is an attending emergency medicine physician, educator, entrepreneur, and combat veteran. He is also Indian American. He served as a physician on the front lines in Iraq for nearly 15 months [3] which is one of the longest combat deployments by a physician since World War II.[4][5]
Bose treated Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture in December 2003 [6] and used his military, emergency physician, and professorial experience to be an active proponent of veteran and health care issues in the international arena.
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During his deployment in Iraq, Bose – a former Major in the U.S. Army – cared for wounded soldiers and Iraqi civilians while under attack, and was the only board-certified physician in emergency medicine for 135,000 Americans.[7] He provided front line emergency care during the peak of insurgencies in Baghdad, and Najaf, and was one of the only front line emergency physicians in the Second Battle of Fallujah.[8] When not on missions, Dr. Bose volunteered his free time by serving at the busiest trauma center in the world at that time, the Ibn Sina Hospital.[9] For his service, he received Presidential recognition and was awarded the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal. Dr. Sudip Bose is championing efforts to raise awareness and funding for wounded veterans and the families of fallen soldiers, especially with posttraumatic stress disorder.[10]
As an Iraq war veteran, Dr. Bose has witnessed first-hand the devastating impact this disorder can have on soldiers and their families and he shares his expertise about the "Hidden Wounds of War" with leading hospitals and universities across the United States. Dr. Bose lectures nationally on lessons learned as a Battalion Surgeon in Iraq, including a keynote lecture with then-Senator Barack Obama in 2006.[11] He is the founder of TheBattleContinues.org which raises awareness and funding for veteran issues.
Dr. Bose is an attending emergency physician with a breadth of clinical experience, from the busiest urban emergency rooms in the nation to underserved community hospitals. His experience includes working at one of the highest volume emergency department trauma centers in the country.[12] Based on his strong clinical record he earned recognition in "Guide to America’s Top Emergency Medicine Physicians." He was selected by the American College of Emergency Physicians as one of the "Heroes of Emergency Medicine" of the last 40 years for his contributions to the field.[13]
Dr. Bose is an associate professor at University of Illinois College of Medicine and also holds faculty positions at Texas A&M, and University of Texas. He educates the public via media interviews and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, CBS News, LA Times, and Washington Post. He received the 2007 National Faculty Teaching Award, emergency medicine’s highest teaching award.[14]
Dr. Bose is the Founder & CEO of several nationally top-ranked medical education companies. These onsite and online courses aim to educate medical providers at leading hospitals and universities across the nation on the health care needs of Americans [15]: