Asa G. Yancey Sr. (August 19, 1916[1] – March 10, 2013) [2][3] was an American physician who is professor emeritus, Emory University School of Medicine and former medical director of the Hughes Spalding Pavilion at Grady Memorial Hospital.
[4] [5] Yancey graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1952, he published “A Modification of the Swenson Operation for Congenital Megacolon” ten years before Dr. Soave was credited for a similar medical procedure.
[4] The Asa G. Yancey Medical Center of the Grady Health System in Atlanta, Georgia, is named in his honor.
The collection spans from 1938 to 2001, highlighting Yancey's medical career, his contribution to the field of medicine, selected articles and publications.