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Office
205 E River Park Cir
Suite 460
Fresno, CA 93720Phone+1 559-261-4500Fax+1 559-261-4501
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)/FresnoResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1988
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1984 - 2026
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Internal Hernias After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Start of enrollment: 2009 May 01
- Laparoscopic Revision Gastric Bypass for Inadequate Initial Weight Loss Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
- Endoscopic Therapy for Bleeding Marginal Ulcers After Gastric Bypass Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 146 citationsMini Gastric Bypass-One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (MGB-OAGB)-IFSO Position StatementMaurizio De Luca, Tiffany Tie, Geraldine J. Ooi, Kelvin Higa, Jacques Himpens
Obesity Surgery. 2018-05-01 - 419 citationsComplications of the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: 1,040 patients--what have we learned?Kelvin Higa, Keith Boone, Tienchin Ho
Obesity Surgery. 2000-12-01 - 611 citationsIFSO Worldwide Survey 2016: Primary, Endoluminal, and Revisional Procedures.Luigi Angrisani, Antonella Santonicola, Paola Iovino, Antonio Vitiello, Kelvin Higa
Obesity Surgery. 2018-12-01
Journal Articles
- IFSO Worldwide Survey 2016: Primary, Endoluminal, and Revisional ProceduresK Higa, H Buchwald, Obesity Surgery
Press Mentions
- Single Anastomosis Duodenal-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy/One Anastomosis Duodenal Switch (SADI-S/OADS) IFSO Position Statement—Update 2020January 6th, 2021
- We’re All in This Together: Uniting with Our International Partners to Address the Pandemic of ObesitySeptember 1st, 2019
- Diabesity: The Worldwide Twin Epidemics of Obesity and DiabetesSeptember 1st, 2018
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