Kelvin Higa Bariatric Surgeon M.D.,F.A.C.S. F.A.S.M.B.S.

I've been completely impressed by the competance of Dr Higa's staff. Very efficient and friendly. Dr Higa himself? He's absolutely wonderful! When he talked with me in his office, I sincerely felt he cared, and he answered all my questions, completely. He looked me straight in the eyes when he talked to me, and when he asked me a question, he looked at me and listened! I really apreciated that. I'd rate him as AAA+++. He's a top-notch surgeon and he sincerely cares about his patients.

First Impression: Very personal and friendly. I spoke with him at an informational meeting and he was very open and interested. The presentation was informative and he answered questions in a clear and easy to understand manner. rnrnOffice Staff: So far I have mainly dealt with Brenda and she is GREAT! Always answered questions and I had many.rn

I kept hearing the name of \"Kelvin Higa\" when it came to the best surgeon for RNY. It was true! DR. Higa is a great surgeon! I had my surgery 04/07 and I have always felt great! He was always assurring me that all will be well, even with my skeptisism! Higa, was always making sure I understood the process and making sure I was educated in what was to take place. I would ONLY recommed Dr Higa to anyone who is thinking of having RNY!

My original doctor was Dr. Kelly Francis and i really liked her as a physician. Because of a new job and moving to a new area (with new insurance) I had to find another doctor. Unfortunatley I have to have a revision because of a slipped band. I was referred to Dr. Higa and I have been very impressed with his credentials as well as his care and concern for my situation, especially since I was not his patient from the beginning. He is very straight forward and has a dry sense of humor that I like. Because of the concerns that i was having he scheduled my revision surgery on a Saturday, only a month from our initial consultation.

Dr. Higa is a wonderful surgeon and because of his reputation I trusted him completely. ALSA is a busy office and because of this and Dr. Higa's busy schedule, I really did not ever spend much time talking with him. He is pretty cut and dry...no fluff or small talk, but the important part is that he is an incredibly competent surgeon.

He's cool, kinda jokes around in a mean sort of way. like \"dude, thats not funny\", but other than that, he's a very good doctor.

Dr. Higa came highly recommended by physician friends. I liked him instantly upon meeting him and his staff. He made me feel confident despite the fact that I was a high risk patient. rnrnAfter care and and follow up were emphasized and reiterated. Success is highly dependent on follow through and attending support group meetings, follow up visits, all go hand in hand with being disciplined. rnrnThis week, I attended my 18 month check up. Higa was delighted with my results and as always, gave me plenty of time to ask questions during the visit. I would recommend Dr. Higa to anyone contemplating surgery.

My experience with Dr. Higa has been nothing short of FANTASTIC. His bedside mannor is wonderful. A nice man with a sense of humor that puts his patients at ease.

I liked him from the begining. He has a relaxed conversational confident quality. My impression stayed the same over time. His office staff is very busy, it was hard to get scheduled in the begining, but as I proceded, more of their attention was paid to me and they were very professional. Dr Higa has both surgical competence and a good bedside manner. I think both are important. All the risks of surgery were well addressed. I even had to take a written quiz before surgery. Aftercare may be slightly lacking, but only because I don't really need any at this time. I have my regular appointments and they encourage joining a support group-I've joined 2, plus this website :-)rnrnI have nothing negative to say about Dr. Higa or the RNY procedure I had. I would highly recommend him to anyone.

Dr. Higa was great. Pre-ops were a breeze & surgery was about 3 hrs long. We were expected to get up just a few hours after surgery. I tried but it took me until the day after surgery to get up. The night after surgery after they removed my cathater I ended up getting up every hour or so to pee:) rnToo, much IV fluid. I ended up walking about 10 or more laps today & they gave us yucky broth, jello, juice, herb tea & a frozen lemon or strawberry ice. Dr. Higa wasn't there to check me out but one of the other doctors in his office did. I wanted to have my post-op check in Mt. Shasta. Too far to drive for one 20 min apppt. It is next Thursday. Will get my jp tube re-moved then.rnI deleted all of my previous information about my first surgeon & my journey with him. ((((Dr. Cooper in Chico, CA did my original Open RNY 5/31/00. In June of 04 I was found to have a 1cm staple-line disruption. When I contacted Dr. Coopers office I was told that the Doctor no longer took UHC, did not do Lap Surgeries & did not do revisions. My general surgeon who found the disruption w/ an upper GI referred me down to Fresno. CA to Dr. Higa. I went for a consult 9/04 & he felt that at that time. I didn't need to do anything. I was in a size 6. Well, 2 years later I had an endoscopy & they found that the disruption has enlarged to 2cm & I had gained 24.5 lbs. I again went to Dr. Higa & am waiting for everything to be submitted to insurance w/ a tentative surgery date sometime 11/06. I will post my progress w/ this process.))))10/04/06rnrn