What is the Christian Surgeons Fellowship?

Starting out as a small group of Christ-following academic surgeons over twenty years ago, the Christian Surgeons Fellowship has grown steadily over the years and has held annual meetings since 1995. The group initially consisted of Christian surgeons who practiced in academia and wanted to infuse their practice and training of residents with the gospel.  The group has since grown to include surgeons in all types of practice, and we collectively seek to live out the gospel in the context of our work.  

Check out founding members Dr. Tom DeMeester and Dr. Bill Wood explaining how the group got started:

The purpose of our group is to encourage one another and to show the loving care and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ to the children and families we care for, to our staff and professional colleagues, to our communities and to the world we are called to serve. We accomplish this with competent and scientifically sound care that is tempered with biblically-based principles, continually striving to live our lives as a reflection of the image of God while speaking the truth of Christ.

Currently our annual meetings are the main function of the association, and we greatly enjoy these weekends of camaraderie and encouragement with fellow surgeons who follow Christ.  

Previous meetings of the Christian Surgeons Fellowship have included:
1995 - Leighton Ford: "The Transforming Leader" in Jackson Hole, WY
1996 - Douglas Coe: "Precepts, Principles, and the Person of Christ" in Santa Fe, NM
1997 - Gordon and Gail MacDonald: "The Private Lives of Very Public People" in Pine Mountain, GA
1998 - Michael Horton: "In Christ: Discovering our Spiritual Riches" in Jackson Lake, WY
1999 - Lloyd Ogilvie in Charlottesville, VA
2000 - Dallas Willard in Mackinac Island, Michigan
2001 - Stuart Briscoe in Jackson Lake, WY
2002 - Norman Geisler: "Knowing God: A Study in His Attributes" in Chicago, IL
2003 - Douglas Coe in Leesburg, VA
2004 - Os Guinness in San Antonio, TX
2005 - Armand Nicholi in Chicago, IL
2006 - Timothy Johnson in Palm Beach, FL
2007 - Haddon Robinson in Chicago, IL
2008 - James Avery, MD in Stone Mountain, GA
2009 - Charles Colson in Stone Mountain, GA
2011 - Dan Sulmasy, MD, PhD in Dallas, TX
2012 - Ken Boa in Atlanta, GA
2014 - Michael Lindsay in Boston, MA
2015 - Theology, Medicine, and Culture Faculty in Durham, NC
2016 - Mark Labberton: "Called" in Los Angeles, CA
2017 - Todd Wilson: "Rest for the Restless" in Indianapolis, IN
2018 - Dr. Keir Thelander and Dr. Russ White in Indianapolis, IN
​2019 - Dr. Walt Larimore in Indianapolis, IN
2023 - Dr. Martin Olasky in Chicago, IL