Dr. Marc Siegel Explores Faith and Healing in New Book

Dr. Marc Siegel, a physician and senior medical analyst for Fox News, delves into the complex relationship between faith, medical treatment, and unexpected recoveries in his latest book, "The Angels Among Us." Published in November 2025, the book investigates how spirituality, human empathy, and contemporary medicine intersect during critical health events.

Siegel's work is informed by medical research, historical accounts, and his personal clinical experiences. "You don't draw the line between an explanation that’s medical or spiritual. They're combined," Siegel stated in an interview with Fox News Digital. "And the more doctors that remember that, the better."

Citing survey data, Siegel notes that a significant majority of physicians, 70%, report believing in God, and 55% claim to have witnessed what they consider medical miracles during their careers.

In "The Angels Among Us," Siegel broadens the concept of "angels" to encompass not only spiritual beings but also the doctors, nurses, and individuals whose timely actions have contributed to remarkable recoveries or provided essential support. "The messengers are either actual angels from God that come down, that can take human form, that are voices where you don’t have a visualization, or they can be humans that God appoints to do angel-like work," Siegel explained.

The book recounts several cases, including that of US Army Staff Sgt. Spencer Milo, who was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor after sustaining severe trauma in Iraq. During a consultation at the University of California, San Francisco, Milo encountered a Benedictine monk, and subsequent imaging revealed the tumor to be benign. Milo also credited former President George W. Bush with providing crucial emotional support during a personal crisis, identifying both individuals as key to his recovery.

Siegel also shares experiences from his residency training in intensive care units, detailing the case of an ICU patient who emerged from a three-month coma following severe brain trauma, against a grim prognosis. This patient eventually recovered and returned to work.

"That embroidered on me the need to not give up — the need to look for explanations beyond just the purely physical," Siegel remarked. "My role is not to decide who lives and who dies. My role is to relieve suffering and prolong life."

The book also features personal narratives from Siegel's own family, including his father's four-year survival on dialysis after a severe COVID-19 infection and complex surgery at the age of 98. Other accounts describe sudden medical reversals, such as a critically ill patient who reported spiritual encounters shortly before her condition improved.

Historical perspectives are also included, such as an interview with Dr. David Gens, a lead surgeon involved in President Ronald Reagan's care after the 1981 assassination attempt. Gens discussed the emergency room decisions, Secret Service involvement, and Reagan's subsequent recovery.

Siegel further examines the origins of Alcoholics Anonymous, highlighting co-founder Bill Wilson's spiritual awakening and the development of its peer-support model. He emphasizes that while faith and prayer are not substitutes for clinical care, spirituality significantly contributes to a patient's resilience. "Spirituality affects outcomes because it's a prerequisite to the courage to overcome," Siegel said. "Great doctoring helps enormously, but prayer and hope give patients the strength to keep fighting."