KELVIN D HIGA, MD
Osteopathic Medicine at River Park Cir, Fresno, CA

Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric Medicine

Appendectomy, Laparoscopic, Bariatric Surgery (Weight Loss Surgery), Colectomy, Dressing and/or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy), Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open), Esophagomyotomy, Excision of Tumor of Stomach, Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer, Gallbladder Removal, Laparoscopic, Gastric Bypass Surgery, Laparoscopic, Hepatectomy, Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic, Incisional/Ventral Hernia Repair, Open, Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic, Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open, Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy), Orchiectomy, Pancreatectomy (incl. Pancreas Transplant & Whipple Procedure), Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic, Peripheral Artery Catheterization, Splenectomy, Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy, Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic

Appendicitis, Biliary Atresia, Cholecystitis and Gallstones, Colorectal Cancer, Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis), Diaphragmatic/Hiatal Hernia, Esophageal Cancer, Hyperparathyroidism, Incisional Hernia, Inguinal Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction, Lipomas, Meckel's Diverticulum, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Obesity, Pancreatic Cancer, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD), Pyloric Stenosis, Secondary Malignancies, Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer, Umbilical Hernia, Varicose Veins, Ventral Hernia, Weight Loss

General Surgery, 1989

Healthgrades Honor Roll, Resident Teacher of the Year Award, 1988, Narcotic withdrawal syndrome following gastric bypass--a difficult diagnosis, 2001, Internal hernias after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: incidence, treatment and prevention, 2003, Complications of the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: 1,040 patients--what have we learned?, 2000

English, Spanish

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.

Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Gastroenterology, Bariatric Medicine

Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Associates
6121 N Thesta St, Fresno, CA 93710 Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Associates
205 E River Park Cir, Fresno, CA 93720 Valley Surgical Specialists
7202 N Millbrook Ave, Fresno, CA 93720

University of California at Los Angeles (1983)

Surgeon

6121 N Thesta St, Fresno, CA 93710
205 E River Park Cir, Fresno, CA 93720