KeithBBooneMDFACS, FASMBS
General Surgery • Fresno, CABariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Professor of Surgery, UCSF School of Medicine
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Office
205 E River Park Cir
Ste 460
Fresno, CA 93720Phone+1 559-261-4500Fax+1 559-224-3920
Summary
- Fellowship Director for UCSF/ALSA Advanced GI - MIS and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)/FresnoResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ASMBS, 2005
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 71 citationsConversion of standard Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to distal bypass for weight loss failure and metabolic syndrome: 3-year follow-up and evolution of technique to reduce ...Saber Ghiassi, Kelvin Higa, Steven S. Chang, Pearl Ma, Aaron Lloyd
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2018-05-01 - 203 citationsLaparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: technique and 3-year follow-up.Kelvin Higa, Tienchin Ho, Keith Boone
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2001-12-01 - 315 citationsInternal hernias after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: incidence, treatment and prevention.Kelvin Higa, Tienchin Ho, Keith Boone
Obesity Surgery. 2003-06-01
Press Mentions
Community Medical Centers: Q&A W/ Dr. Kelvin Higa, Recently Elected President of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)January 11th, 2016- Bariatric SurgeryAugust 12th, 2015
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
- IFSOMember
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