Kelvin D. Higa, MD

Reported procedures

• Minimally invasive surgery Source ↗
• Bariatric surgery Source ↗

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Reported credentials

• Surgery Source ↗
• Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Source ↗

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Reported affiliations

• COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS Source ↗

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Selected publications

• The functional lumen opening with self-forming magnetic anastomosis (FLOWS) study: results from the North American pivotal trial. · 2026 Source ↗
• Re-sleeve gastrectomy: single-center insight into controversial territory. · 2026 Source ↗
• Case Report: a Single-Patient Experience with Trans-Sphincteric Esophagojejunostomy for Concurrent Achalasia and Morbid Obesity. · 2026 Source ↗
• MASLD-F Algorithm to the Rescue: Improving Noninvasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients With Severe Obesity. · 2025 Source ↗
• Reversal of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Multi-Centric Analysis of Indications, Techniques, and Surgical Outcomes. · 2025 Source ↗
• The Diabetes Remission Index: A Novel Prognostic Calculator Model Predicting Diabetes Remission Before and After Metabolic Procedures. · 2026 Source ↗
• Comparative effectiveness of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in achieving diabetes remission in patients with diabetes-related vascular diseases: A multicentred study. · 2025 Source ↗
• FIB-4 Reliability in Patients With Severe Obesity: Lower Cutoffs Needed? · 2024 Source ↗
• Association between Helicobacter pylori infection, MASLD, and liver fibrosis in patients with severe obesity: a single-center experience. · 2024 Source ↗
• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon Criteria-An International Experts' Consensus. · 2024 Source ↗
• Current recommendations for procedure selection in class I and II obesity developed by an expert modified Delphi consensus. · 2024 Source ↗
• A Matched Comparative Analysis of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Remission Between Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy. · 2024 Source ↗
• Surgical Management of Bariatric Complications and Weight Regain. · 2023 Source ↗
• Type 2 diabetes remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a multicentered experience with long-term follow-up. · 2023 Source ↗
• The role of diabetes severity scores in predicting disease remission in patients with BMI > 50 kg/m² undergoing Roux-En-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: a multi-centered study. · 2023 Source ↗
• Diabetes Mellitus Remission in Patients with BMI > 50 kg/m² after Bariatric Surgeries: A Real-World Multi-Centered Study. · 2023 Source ↗
• Effect of metabolic surgery on immunosuppressive medication use in patients with rheumatic diseases. · 2023 Source ↗
• Defining Global Benchmarks in Elective Secondary Bariatric Surgery Comprising Conversional, Revisional, and Reversal Procedures. · 2021 Source ↗
• Development of an International Standardized Curriculum for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Teaching Utilizing Modified Delphi Methodology. · 2021 Source ↗
• IFSO Update Position Statement on One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB). · 2021 Source ↗
• Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Utilisation in Patients With and Without Diabetes: Data from the IFSO Global Registry 2015-2018. · 2021 Source ↗
• The IFSO Worldwide One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Survey: Techniques and Outcomes? · 2021 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic resection of intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: comparison between the conventional and a simplified approach. · 2020 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic modified Nissen fundoplication over Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and hiatal hernia repair for intractable gastroesophageal reflux. · 2020 Source ↗
• Complications of Roux-En-O gastric bypass. · 2020 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic revision of a transected silastic vertical gastric bypass (Fobi pouch) with totally hand sewn gastrojejunostomy for complicated marginal ulcer. · 2020 Source ↗
• Defining Global Benchmarks in Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Multicenter Analysis of Minimally Invasive Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy. · 2019 Source ↗
• Efficacy of liposomal bupivacaine versus bupivacaine in port site injections on postoperative pain within enhanced recovery after bariatric surgery program: a randomized clinical trial. · 2019 Source ↗
• Reduction of opioid use after implementation of enhanced recovery after bariatric surgery (ERABS). · 2020 Source ↗
• Duodenal switch in revisional bariatric surgery: conclusions from an expert consensus panel. · 2019 Source ↗
• Reversal of Roux en Y gastric bypass: largest single institution experience. · 2019 Source ↗
• Reoperative surgery for nonresponders and complicated sleeve gastrectomy operations in patients with severe obesity. An international expert panel consensus statement to define best practice guidelines. · 2019 Source ↗
• The Reality of Long-term Follow-up of Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery Patients-A Conundrum. · 2018 Source ↗
• Bariatric Surgery Worldwide: Baseline Demographic Description and One-Year Outcomes from the Second IFSO Global Registry Report 2013-2015. · 2018 Source ↗
• Conversion 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 nutritional complications. · 2018 Source ↗
• IFSO Position Statement on New Technologies for Treatment of Obesity : The International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) and Its New Technologies Committee. Endorsed by the Ethical Committee of IFSO, Approved by the IFSO Executive Council on May, 3, 2017. · 2017 Source ↗
• Revisional Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery: What Dictates Its Indications? · 2016 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic revision of distal Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to duodenal switch for weight loss failure and symptoms. · 2015 Source ↗
• Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: 10-year follow-up. · 2011 Source ↗
• Invited commentary. The gastric remnant and duodenum after gastric bypass are accessible via combined laparoscopic/endoscopic techniques. · 2007 Source ↗
• [Mesenteric closure in laparoscopic gastric bypass: surgical technique and literature review]. · 2007 Source ↗
• Internal hernias after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: incidence, treatment and prevention. · 2003 Source ↗

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Professional identifier

NPI: 1356304224