Sudip Bose 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 which is one of the longest combat deployments by a physician since World War II . Bose treated Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture in December 2003 and used his military , emergency physician , and professorial experience to be an active proponent of veteran and health care issues in the international arena . Veteran . Dr . Bose , a former Major in the U . S . Army , served one of the longest combat deployments by a physician since World War II . During Operation Iraqi Freedom , Dr . Bose cared for thousands of wounded soldiers and Iraqi civilians . He provided front line emergency care during the peak of insurgencies in Baghdad and Najaf , and treated Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture . In addition , Dr . Bose was one of the only front line physicians in the Second Battle of Fallujah during the U . S . seizure of the city . 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 , Baghdad . For his service , he received Presidential recognition and earned several awards including the Bronze Star , The Combat Medical Badge , and The Army Commendation Medal . Dr . Bose currently advocates to raise awareness and funding for wounded veterans and the families of fallen soldiers TheBattleContinues . org Emergency Medicine Physician . 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 . Based on his strong clinical record he earned recognition in “ Guide to America ’ s Top Emergency Medicine Physicians ” for the last several years in a row and was selected as one of " America ' s Health Care Leaders " by the American College of Emergency Physicians and Health Leaders Magazine . Dr . Bose has held various hospital leadership positions during his career and currently serves as Medical Director for the city of Odessa , Texas and its surrounding county . 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 specialty . Educator . Dr . Bose is an associate professor at University of Illinois and has held faculty positions at University of Texas and Texas A & M . As City / County Medical Director , he is directly responsible for training hundreds of pre - hospital personnel . Further , Dr . Bose routinely travels across the country to teach the Emergency Medicine Written Board Examination Review Curriculum he developed . This Curriculum , in addition to the 600 + page textbook he authored , led two medical centers to achieve the # 1 score in the nation among 140 residency programs . Dr . Bose also lectures nationally on lessons learned as a battalion surgeon in Iraq , including a keynote lecture with President Barack Obama in 2006 . He has appeared on CNN , MSNBC CNN , MSNBC , CBS News and local news affiliates . In addition , he serves as medical correspondent for a weekly CBS segment discussing medical and personal health issues . He has been interviewed by The Washington Post and LA Times . He received the 2007 National Faculty Teaching Award , the industry ’ s highest teaching award . Entrepreneur . 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 .