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Telemedicus Adds Former Air Force Surgeon General to Aid in Foreign Sales Opportunities

Posted on: Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 12:01 CDT

Telemedicus, Inc. (OTC:TMDI) announced today that Paul K. Carlton, M.D., F.A.C.S., Lt. Gen. U.S.A.F. (Ret.), former Air Force Surgeon General, is being retained as a business consultant for national and foreign sales opportunities. Dr. Carlton is currently the director of the Texas A&M Health Science Center Office of Homeland Security.

Dr. Carlton will be involved with testing and research for TMDI's products and business concepts under the agreement through the HSC Business Innovation Zone Inc. (HSC BIZ). TMDI will also participate in two annual "think tank" sessions to network and share information about current projects, new products and business concepts. Dr. Carlton will advise with respect to prosecuting patent applications for new products and processes devised by Telemedicus, with the potential of sharing the mutual benefits of any patents or other intellectual property that may result from his efforts.

Dr. Carlton also will conduct meetings with potential clients and customers worldwide for the products, business concepts and other assets of Telemedicus. HSC BIZ Inc. will host an annual conference for potential customers and clients where Telemedicus will be able to showcase its products and business concepts.

"It's a great honor to have someone of Dr. Carlton's stature join us as a business consultant for national and foreign sales opportunities," said Steve Price, COO of Telemedicus. "As the former Surgeon General of the Air Force, he comes to us with a wealth of experience in large-scale logistics for emergency medical services. He has evaluated our offerings and believes that he can bring excellent opportunities to TMDI."

More About Dr. Carlton

Paul K. Carlton Jr. received his Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1969 and his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from the University of Colorado in 1973. Dr. Carlton serves as director of the Texas A&M Health Science Center Office of Homeland Security. He joined the HSC faculty in November 2002. Dr. Carlton also served as the Surgeon General of the Air Force from 1999 to 2002.

As the Surgeon General of the Air Force, he served as a functional manager of the U.S. Air Force Medical Service. He had authority to commit resources worldwide for the Air Force Medical Service to make decisions affecting the delivery of medical services and to develop plans, programs and procedures to support peacetime and wartime medical service missions. Dr. Carlton is a fellow and former Air Force governor of the American College of Surgeons. He was named a consultant in general surgery to the Air Force Surgeon General in 1981. He conceptualized and implemented the first Air Force rapid-response surgical team in Europe -- the flying ambulance surgical trauma team. During Operation Desert Storm, he commanded the 1702nd Air Refueling Wing Contingency Hospital, completing 32 combat support missions and 140 combat flying hours in the C-21, C-130, KC-10 and KC-135. He has published extensively in medical literature. He is an 11,000-case surgeon.

About Telemedicus, Inc:

Telemedicus Inc. (OTC:TMDI) is a publicly held company in Houston commercializing medical technology that allows a physician to provide care for a patient at a remote site or ambulance en route. Medical data is transmitted via audio, video and other peripheral equipment.

For more information, please visit www.telemedicus.com.

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Source: Business Wire

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