Gastroenterology
Kelvin Higa, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery, UCSF Fresno; Medical Director, Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital; CEO, ALSA Medical Group; Director of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery
Dr. Kelvin Higa is a world-renowned bariatric and metabolic surgeon with over 40 years of experience in minimally invasive surgical techniques. He specializes in complex revision foregut and bariatric procedures, having pioneered laparoscopic gastric bypass techniques in the Central Valley in 1998 and performed the first adjustable gastric band procedure in Fresno. Dr. Higa's clinical focus includes bariatric surgery complications management, revision bariatric surgery for inadequate weight loss
40+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- General Surgery (American Board of Surgery)
Education & Training
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine — M.D. (1983)
- General Surgery Residency, Fresno (completed 1988)
Peer Recognition
- ASMBS — Lifetime Achievement Award
- American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery — Lifetime Achievement Award
- American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Foundation — LEAD Award for Excellence in Clinical Care
- Castle Connolly — Top Doctor
2017-2026 (10 years)
- Community Regional Medical Center — Patient Safety Excellence Award™
2023
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital
- Community Regional Medical Center
- Saint Agnes Medical Center
- UCSF Fresno
Languages
English
Experience
40+ years in practice