James A. Surrell M.D.

Dr. Surrell is a board-certified colorectal surgeon and holds fellowship status in both the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He devoted 14 years to formal education with 4 years of pre-med at Northern Michigan University, 4 years of medical school at Michigan State University, 5 years of general surgery residency and one year of colorectal surgery fellowship. In addition to the best-selling SOS (Stop Only

Sugar) Diet book, Dr. Surrell has authored many articles in various medical journals on topics related to his specialty of colorectal surgery and digestive health. He is also the author

of the personal motivation book, "The ABC’s For Success in All We Do," “Talk with the Doc,” "Laughter is Good Medicine - Joke Book" and the digestive health book, "Your Human Digestive System Owner’s Manual."

Dr. Jim, or “Doc” (as he prefers to be called) is also a much sought-after speaker and speaks frequently to local, regional, and national public and professional groups. He blends a significant amount of humor into his many talks and is generally available to speak to nearly any group with an interest in learning more about various topics, including:

digestive health, diet and weight loss, cholesterol reduction, healthy nutrition, cancer prevention, and other healthy lifestyle topics. He also appears frequently on various TV

programs, and writes a very popular Marquette Mining Journal newspaper column entitled: “Talk with the Doc.”

Here is Dr. Surrell’s favorite quote:

“There isn’t much humor in medicine, but there is a lot of medicine in humor.”