Background
Letton, Alva Hamblin was born on May 23, 1916 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of James Hervey and Minerva (Hamblin) Letton.
Letton, Alva Hamblin was born on May 23, 1916 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Son of James Hervey and Minerva (Hamblin) Letton.
Student, University Tampa, 1933-1935; student, University Florida, 1935-1937; Doctor of Medicine, Emory University, 1941.
Intern Georgia Baptist Hospital, Atlanta, 1941-1942, resident, 1942-1943. Private practice medicine specializing general surgery (oncology) Atlanta, since 1946. Chief staff, attending surgeon Georgia Baptist Hospital, 1965-1973.
Senior member Letton and Mason Surgery, Atlanta, 1980-1995. Director breast cancer demonstration project Baptist Medical Center, 1972-1978, chairman executive committee oncology department 1972-1978. Clinical professor surgery Medical College Georgia.
A. Hamblin Letton chair surgical oncology Georgia Baptist Medical Center, 1990—1995. Founder Atlanta Cancer Center. Visiting professor Egypt Cancer Institute, 1985, Medical and Dental School New Jersey, 1986, College Medicine University Illinois, Peoria, 1990.
Consultant Cobb. General Grady Memorial, Scottish Rite hospitals. Chairman cancer task force a. Regional Medical Program, 1966—1971.
Member Georgia Science and Technology Committee, 1969—1970. Active American Cancer Society, since 1947, national chairman public education, 1965—1968, national chairman service committee, 1968—1969, national chairman medical and science committee, 1969—1970, vice president, national president elect, 1970—1971, national president, 1971—1972, honorary board directors life, since 1979. President Atlanta Medical Center, 1965—1990, Atlanta Health Evaluation Center, 1973—1982.
Member Governor's Science Advisory Council, 1972—1975, United States national committee National Academy of Sciences, 1976—1979. Roswell Park Memorial lecturer, 1983. A. Hamblin Letton annual lecturer Southeastern Surgical Congress, since 1985.
Board judges Criss Award. Member Ethicon General Surgical Advisory Panel, 1975—1985. Member cancer control advisory committee National Cancer Institute, 1975—1979.
Chairman first cancer postgraduate course United States of America/Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics/ Union International Contre Cancer, Leningrad, Former Soviet Union, 1999. Member professional education committee Union International Contre Cancer, 1966—1978. Consultant, Budapest, Hungary, 1986.
Consultant to executive secretary, Budapest, Hungary, 72. Consultant to forming Russian Cancer Society, 1991—1993. Visiting professor Pacific Northwest Cancer Foundation, 1998.
Member advisory board Georgia University Systems, since 1999.
Deacon Baptist church With Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow: American College of Surgeons, Southeastern Surgical Congress (honorary. Secretary-dir 1960-1986, Distinguished Service award 1982).
Member: Letton Cancer Foundation (president 1999), Society International de Chirugie, American Thyroid Association, Society Nuclear Medicine, Southern Surgical Association, Society Surgical Oncology, University Yacht Club (Flowery Branch, Georgia),, Capital City Club (Atlanta).
Married Roberta Rogers, October 7, 1938. Children: Robert Hamblin (deceased), Alice Roberta Zachodski.