Dr. Dr. Gie Yu

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Get to know  Dr.Gie Yu, a colorectal surgeon who has been serving patients in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Dr. Yu is a board-certified colorectal surgeon at Atlanta Colon and Rectal Surgery. 

Atlanta Colon & Rectal Surgery is a full-service colorectal health practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of colon diseases, anorectal complaints, and cancer prevention. They are colon and rectal surgeons who specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of all diseases of the intestine, colon, rectum, and anus. Each physician has completed several years of specialty training and is certified by both the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. 

Dr. Yu specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus. As a colon and rectal surgeon, Dr. Yu often treats conditions like rectal cancer, colon cancer, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and diverticulitis. Colon and rectal surgeons may be referred to you by your gastroenterologist if your doctor believes you need a surgical procedure. 

Dr. Yu completed her Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the Medical College of Georgia and went on to complete her internship and residency at the University of Kansas-Wichita, and then completed a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Henry Ford Hospital at Wayne State University in Michigan. 

She is board-certified by both the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ABCRS) and the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABCRS is one of 24 medical specialty boards that make up the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Through ABMS, the boards work together to establish common standards for physicians to achieve and maintain board certification. The boards were founded by their respective specialties to protect the public by assessing and certifying doctors who meet specific educational, training, and professional requirements. The American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery is an independent, non-profit organization. 

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