Pictured: Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone surgeon, 44, who will become first non-U.S. citizen flown back to America for treatment

• Dr Martin Salia, 44, will be flown to University of Nebraska Medical Center, according to official in the federal government with knowledge of case[/*:m:9cucoxwv]
• Surgeon was born in Sierre Leone, but is a permanent resident of the US[/*:m:9cucoxwv]
• He would be first non-US citizen to be flown back to states for treatment[/*:m:9cucoxwv]
• Dr Salia, who will arrive on Saturday, 'married to US citizen with two sons'[/*:m:9cucoxwv]
• Came down with Ebola symptoms on November 6; tested positive Monday[/*:m:9cucoxwv]
• Last month, a government memo surfaced showing the State Department discussing whether to transport non-U.S. citizens to America for treatment[/*:m:9cucoxwv]
• The State Department later denied memo; said they were only looking into possibility of letting other nations use specially-equipped medical pl[/*:m:9cucoxwv][/list:u:9cucoxwv]