EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
AmSurg Corp. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 15, 2002, included in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of AmSurg Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2001,
and of our report dated February 15, 2002 relating to the financial statement
schedule appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of AmSurg Corp. for the
year ended December 31, 2001.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
June 10, 2002