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 14, 2003, except for Notes
5 and 13, as to which the date is March 26, 2003 (which report expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the
Company changing its method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible
assets by adopting certain provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," effective January 1,
2002), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of AmSurg Corp. for the year
ended December 31, 2002, and of our report dated February 14, 2003 relating to
the financial statement schedule appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
AmSurg Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2002.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
August 4, 2003