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

Although my meeting with him was very brief, I'm very confident in my choice to have my surgery with Dr. Higa. I've read so much about him and he is one of the leading surgeons for bariatric surgery. His office staff have been very helpful.

Just a note, however. It is very difficult to get someone on the phone at Dr. Higa's office. I tried to get my consult scheduled for 2 1/2 months before I actually got one. It was very frustrating and I almost gave up. Thankfully, my primary doctor was very active in helping me get my consult and after her office finally got in contact with Dr. Higa's office, I got my consult scheduled.

My first impression of Dr. Higa was WOW !! I'd been refered by several other bariatric surgeons for a revision to my 19 year old surgery. When I finally met him I didn't expect such a young good looking man another WOW. At one point I was crying because some of the problems I'm having and talking Higa looked at me and winked and said " I'm going to take care of you kid" What a great guy!

Brenda, Dr. Higa's assistant is wonderful I can't say enough good things about her, she has walked me through all this and made me feel confident at times I was terrified.

I'm having surgery on 4/22/2005 I'll post more after that. One thing I do want to say is I've seen bariatric surgeons all over California and every doctor told me they couldn't fix my problem or they were not confident enough in their skill to fix my problem... every single doctor refered me to Dr. Higa.... need I say more

My first impression of Dr Higa was complete awe. He conducted the WLS seminar and he had a great attitude about what WLS means to a patients overall health. My DH went with me and liked him right away. During the presention, He whispered to me that he wanted him to be my surgeon. I was feeling the same thing. So I made sure I requested him, and I made up my mind that I would wait as long a necessary to have him. I don't have anything negative to say about him and his staff. Everyone was wonderful!

I had the best surgeon! Dr. Higa was very caring and sensitive to all my needs. He has great "bedside manners" and was very supportive. I had/have complete faith in him as a surgeon. He was scheduled to go on vacation the day after my surgery and he came in to see me twice at the hospital. He could have sent another doctor in to see me, but he came instead. I think that says a lot about him. I wold recommend Dr. Higa to anybody!

Well, the first time I met Dr. Higa was at the seminar. He was very informative. He let us know about the diffrent kinds of surgery's and the procedure he uses. He let us know about the complications and all the risk factors. He stressed that this was not a quick fix that this was a tool for us to use and if used correctly will have positive results. He also let us know about the benefits of this surgery. The seminar answered all my questions, that's how much information he gave us. He left no question unaswered. I met him in person at my consult. he was very nice, and we even had a laugh. I feel he is very knowledgeable about this type of surgery. I will see him again for my Pre-op, and then my surgery. I will let you know more then.

Very professional. Office staff is courteous and efficient. He tends to be brief and to the point. He is excellent in his field. The busiest surgeon in his office. The office has classes that assist with aftercare, but I attend one locally, closer to my residence. I cannot comment on the aftercare for his program as I am from out of the area. The risks of the surgery were addressed in a video, through a packet and via interviews with him and various office staff. Overall, I would rate him an A+. I believe surgical competence is worth more than bedside manner, however both are necessary for patience feeling of security.

excellent doctor and staff. My impression did not change, he is wonderful. Future patients should know that he is a very nice doctor with a no nonesense manner.

Dr Higa is very professional. I felt very confident in him and I did my research through other patients of his to see how others felt about him before choosing him. His staff was alot of help to me. He wasn't a big conversationalist,and he is very busy... just basically keep to the point of why I was there and made sure this was what I was ready for. He has a very structured program. DrHiga along with his group are very surgically competent. They are my vote if you are nervous about this surgery.

Dr. Higa was wonderful and patient person. He answered all of my questions and did not make me feel rushed. I would recomend him highly as a surgeon.

I thought Dr. Higa was a character when I first met him. The whole process actually went very fast. I called his office on October 21st and she made my appointment for Dec. 13th. I asked her to put me on the cacelation list for the consultation and she agreed. Between October 21st and my new appointment from a canelelation on November 17th. I went to my PCP and had a physical, got my yealy pap, had the bloodwork completed, had my pysch evaluation, and my nutritionist appointment. When I handed him all of my paperwork he said that I must really be serious about this surgery to get the paperwork and necessary items completed in less than a month. He said he would submit my paperwork to the insurance after his letter of dictation. Well they first denied the Lap-Band and when he resubmitted it they approved the Lap-Gastric Bypass. They scheduled my surgery for Dec. 23rd. Well it is now December 26th and I am at home recovering, thinking to myself what have I done to myself. I know it has to get better. I have been having anxiety. I would describe the office staff as being ok in attitude, I think his surgical competence and his bedside manner are awesome. I think he is great guy and I feel honered to have been able to have him as my surgeon.