EXHIBIT 99
PRESS RELEASE


                      AMSURG CORP. ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF
              DENNIS J. ZAMOJSKI, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

         NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 17, 2004) - Ken P. McDonald, President and
Chief Executive Officer of AmSurg Corp. (Nasdaq: AMSG), today announced the
resignation of Dennis J. Zamojski, AmSurg's Senior Vice President, Operations,
who is leaving to pursue other interests.

         Mr. McDonald commented, "We appreciate Dennis's contributions over the
past four years to the profitable growth of AmSurg, and we wish him well in his
future endeavors. We will immediately begin a thorough process to identify his
successor, during which operational vice presidents will report directly to me.
Because of the tenure and experience of these dedicated healthcare
professionals, we are confident they and our Company will manage this
transition seamlessly."

         This press release contains forward-looking statements. These
statements, which have been included in reliance on the "safe harbor" provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, involve risks and
uncertainties. Investors are hereby cautioned that these statements may be
affected by the important factors, among others, set forth in AmSurg's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and, consequently, actual
operations and results may differ materially from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include,
but are not limited to, the Company's ability to enter into partnership or
operating agreements for new practice-based ambulatory surgery centers; its
ability to identify suitable acquisition candidates and negotiate and close
acquisition transactions, including centers under letter of intent; its ability
to obtain the necessary financing or capital on terms satisfactory to the
Company to execute its expansion strategy; its ability to generate and manage
growth; its ability to grow

















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revenue at its existing centers; its ability to contract with managed care
payors on terms satisfactory to the Company for its existing centers and its
centers that are currently under development; its ability to obtain and retain
appropriate licensing approvals for its existing centers and centers currently
under development; its ability to minimize start-up losses of its development
centers; the ability of its physician partners to recruit additional physicians
to their practices; its ability to maintain favorable relations with its
physician partners; changes in the medical staff at its centers; changes in the
rate setting methodology, payment rates, payment policies and the list of
covered surgical procedures for ambulatory surgery centers by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services; the risk of legislative or regulatory changes that
would establish uniform rates for outpatient surgical services, regardless of
setting; risks associated with the Company's status as a general partner of
limited partnerships; the Company's ability to maintain its technological
capabilities in compliance with regulatory requirements; risks associated with
the valuation and tax deductibility of goodwill; the risk of legislative or
regulatory changes that would prohibit physician ownership in ambulatory surgery
centers; and the Company's ability to obtain the necessary financing to fund the
purchase of its physician partners' minority interests in the event of a
regulatory change that would require such a purchase. AmSurg disclaims any
intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

         AmSurg Corp. develops, acquires and manages physician practice-based
ambulatory surgery centers in partnership with surgical and other group
practices. At June 30, 2004, AmSurg owned a majority interest in 117 centers and
had 13 centers under development.



                                    Contact:
                                              Claire M. Gulmi
                                              Senior Vice President and
                                              Chief Financial Officer
                                              (615) 665-1283



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