The Bold Faith of Surgeon General C. Everett Koop with Biographer Dr. Nigel Cameron
In this episode, Dr. Nigel Cameron – theologian, bioethicist, and author of Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General – joins Faith in Healthcare host Dr. Mike Chupp to share the remarkable story of C. Everett Koop. From revolutionizing pediatric surgery and pioneering the NICU to serving as Surgeon General during the AIDS crisis, Koop united medical innovation with moral conviction, championing the value of every life. Drawing on years of research and interviews, Cameron highlights Koop’s bold leadership, deep faith, and lasting impact on American medicine, public health, and the pro-life movement.
🎙️ Discover:
- How Koop’s faith shaped his public service
- Behind-the-scenes stories
- Why his legacy still challenges leaders today
- Nigel Cameron’s insights as Koop’s close collaborator and biographer
Whether you’re a history buff, a person of faith, or someone interested in the intersection of science and morality, this conversation is for you.
📚 Get Nigel Cameron’s book on C. Everett Koop here: https://a.co/d/9A9tmUe
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We’d like to take a moment to personally invite our women listeners in medicine or dentistry to a very special event coming up this September. The Women Physicians and Dentists in Christ commission will be holding their annual conference September 4-7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the beautiful Hotel Albuquerque – right in the heart of Old Town and the rising Sawmill District.
Registration is open, and this conference promises to be worth your time! Alongside special guest Helen Smallbone – mother of the artists known as for KING & COUNTRY – you’ll also hear from host, Dr. Mike Chupp, as he delivers a plenary message on the theme “God Makes a Way” from Isaiah 43:19. This is one of the very best ways to experience the belonging, support, and equipping that is at the heart of the WPDC ministry. CME is available, and we invite you to explore all the conference details and register today at wpdc.cmda.org.
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Meet Our Guest(s):
Nigel M. de S. Cameron, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Nigel Cameron has written widely on medical ethics and the impact of new technologies; his book The New Medicine: Life and Death After Hippocrates, has a foreword by Dr. Koop. He has also written on history, and edited the million-word reference Dictionary of Scottish Church History and Theology. In the 1990s he served in various roles, including Provost, at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he established the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity and graduate programs in bioethics. Later, at the Illinois Institute of Technology, he led projects on the social impact of nanotechnology and biotechnology. He served four terms on the US National Commission for UNESCO, chairing its Committee on Human Sciences; in 2005 he was the US Goverment nominee to be United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Right to Health.
