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He received his residency training in Urology at the Medical College of Georgia.
Jadick was serving as a medical officer at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina when he volunteered for duty in Iraq. Jadick's commanding officer estimated that another 30 would have died if Jadick had not been working so close to the front.
Jadick's story was first documented in a Newsweek cover story titled "Hero, M.D." (although Jadick is actually a D.O., not an M.D.).
Richard Jadick is a U.S. Navy surgeon and is the most decorated doctor of the Iraq War, having developed a battlefield medic camp to treat wounded Marines and sailors with lifesaving immediacy. Currently, he is a resident in Urology at the Medical College of Georgia.
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- United States Navy Surgeon
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While there, Jadick and his crew of young Corpsmen improvised a number of life saving techniques.
During the 11-day battle Jadick's team treated hundreds of men.
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Jadick attended Bethlehem Central High School in Delmar, New York (just south of Albany).
It is believed Jadick’s smart thinking saved the lives of at least 30 Marines and sailors wounded during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Matt Meyer is by far the best agent to work with!
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He was an unlikely volunteer because he was 38 years old, significantly older than most combat surgeons, and his wife was nine months pregnant.
Early in his tour of duty, Jadick observed a Marine who died because he bled to death before he could be evacuated to a hospital. He earned his B.S. degree in biology from Ithaca College where he was a member of Delta Kappa local fraternity.
Jadick is also the Chairman of The Independence Fund, a leading national nonprofit organization that supports wounded veterans and their families, headquartered in Charlotte, NC.
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He later published his own account of his experiences in a book called "On Call in Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story."After serving a year in Iraq, Jadick returned to the United States and accepted a position as a Urology resident at the Medical College of Georgia.
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