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.
Our Purpose
The purpose of our group is to encourage one another to show the loving care and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ to the children and families we care for, to our staffs and professional colleagues, to our communities and to the world we are called to serve. We accomplish this with a competent and scientifically sound care that is tempered with biblically-based principals, 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.
Below are some of the recent images of our members learning, fellowshipping, and spending time getting to know one another as they navigate the sometimes rough waters of practice and life itself.
Our Mission & Statement of Faith
The purpose of the CMDA Christian Surgeons Fellowship is to show the loving care and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ to the children and families we care for, to our staffs and professional colleagues, to our communities and to the world we are called to serve. We accomplish this with a 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.
Strategic Goals for the CMDA Christian Surgeons Fellowship
- Hold a Christian gathering for fellowship and encouragement at our annual meeting
- Develop a webpage on the CMDA website to provide resources helpful to our mission
- Develop a functioning e-community to encourage specialty members to grow in their Christian support for each other
- To develop resources and community that will help counter the attacks on Christian families and rights of conscience issues
- Encourage and equip others to share the gospel message in their lives and practices
- Encourage others to care for the poor in the U.S. and in overseas missions
We, as Christian Surgeons and officers of the Christian Surgeons Fellowship of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations, adhere to the following Statement of Faith and Mission Statement of CMDA:
Statement of Faith
I believe:
- In the divine inspiration and final authority of the Bible as the Word of God;
- In the eternal God revealed in Holy Scripture as Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
- In the unique Deity of Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, whose death and resurrection provide by grace through faith the only means of my salvation;
- In the transforming presence and power of the Holy Spirit.
Why Attend a CSF Conference?
A refreshing weekend for Christian surgeons and their spouses
The Christian Surgeons Fellowship is a section of the Christian Medical and Dental Association, and we meet each year to offer renewal and encouragement to Christian surgeons and their spouses. For more than twenty years, surgeons have found this meeting to be a unique place of refreshment and fellowship with colleagues who share faith in Christ. The weekend is open to all surgeons and residents in academic or community practice, and spouses are very much encouraged to attend if possible. We look forward to this time of growing together in our understanding of how to live out the gospel in the practice of surgery.
