Dr. Kelvin D. Higa, MD

Bariatric Doctor
Bariatric / Gastric Bypass Surgeon
General Surgeon
Vascular Surgeon

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Dr. Higa practices Bariatric Medicine, Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, and Vascular Surgery in Fresno and Clovis, California.

Physician Profile for Dr. Kelvin D. Higa, MD

Addresses:: 2755 Herndon Avenue; Clovis, CA 93611; 6121 North Thesta Street; Fresno, CA 93710

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Male; Years Since Graduation: 26; Current Title: Kelvin Higa, MD, FACS; Physician Website: http://www.alsamg.com/
Awards and Honors:: 1988, Resident Teacher of the Year Award
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Appointments:: Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno Surgical Center; Fresno Heart Hospital; University of California, San Francisco, Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery; College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Assistant Professor of Surgery; Amercian College of Surgeons, National Faculty for Bariatric Surgery; Mid-Valley Surgical Medical Group, (1990-1995); Kaiser-Permanente Medical Group - Fresno, (1990); VA Medical Center, Fresno, Chief, Vascular Surgery Section (1989-1990)
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: American Society of Bariatric Surgery; Association of Military Surgeons of the United States; American Hernia Society; Fresno-Madera Medical Society
Committees:: Editorial Board, Obesity Surgery; Editorial Board, Surgical Obesity and Related Diseases
Publications:: 2003, Internal hernias after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: incidence, treatment and prevention, Obesity Surgery; 2001, Narcotic withdrawal syndrome following gastric bypass--a difficult diagnosis, Obesity Surgery; 2000, Complications of the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: 1,040 patients--what have we learned?, Obesity Surgery
Professional Interests:: Bariatric Surgery, Vascular Surgery , Advanced Videoscopic Surgery
Physician Treats:: Obesity, Weight loss
Physician Performs:: Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Dr. Higa graduated from UC Riverside and received his M.D. degree from UCLA School of Medicine. He completed his surgical training locally and has also served as Chief of Vascular Surgery at the VA Medical Center. Dr. Higa has been in practice since 1990 and also serves as Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCSF, and as Assistant Professor of Surgery for the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. Dr. Higa is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. His special interests include Bariatric surgery, Vascular surgery and advanced Videoscopic surgery.

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Bariatric Medicine; A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.; Bariatric Surgery; A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.; General Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Kelvin D. Higa, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery); A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.; Vascular Surgery; A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Medical School:: David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 1983
Residency:: Valley Medical Center, General Surgery
Fresno, CA 1988; Valley Medical Center, General Surgery
Fresno, CA 1988
Undergraduate School:: University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 1980; University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 1980

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery)	-

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Kelvin D. Higa, MD as of 12/08/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Kelvin D. Higa, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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