Sudip Bose

Sudip Bose is an American emergency medicine physician, military combat veteran and a clinical professor. He serves as an emergency physician at Medical Center Hospital in Texas and is a professor at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Bose was the recipient of the CNN Hero recognition that he received for treating Saddam Hussein, after his capture by the US Army in December 2003. He has also been awarded the Combat Medical Badge, the US Army Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star Medal for his military service.

Early life and education

Bose was born in Michigan to Indian immigrant parents. He completed high school at Naperville Central High School and was selected for the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Honors Program in Medical Education while he was in high school. He completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University and graduated as an MD at the age of 25.

Career

Military career

Bose completed his emergency medicine training and then served in the Iraq war as an Army Battalion Surgeon for the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division treating war casualties in Iraq. He also served as an emergency physician at the Baghdad combat support hospital. His service includes a 15-month deployment to Iraq as a military physician and he was awarded the Bronze Star for his service. After Operation Red Dawn in 2003, Bose treated former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, for which he received congressional recognition.

Medicine career

Bose is known for his work in emergency medicine, mass casualty and disaster response, and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment. He has led the treatment of victims in several mass casualty events including the Midland-Odessa shooting, the 2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Bose has spoken about medical preparedness and response at the United Nations General Assembly and his work has received Congressional recognition.

Bose stars in the Amazon Prime Video docuseries "Desert Doc", which follows his work as an emergency medicine physician at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas.

Bose serves as a congressional advisor on the health care advisory committee of August Pfluger, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Business career

Bose is the founder of The Battle Continues, a nonprofit organization for the health of the veterans. The organization was founded in 2014.

Military decorations

Bronze Star Medal

Army Commendation Medal