Guillermo Higa, MD, FACS

Dr. Guillermo Higa, MD, FACS, is the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery for the Carondelet Health Network and the Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery Medical Director for St. Mary’s and St. Joseph’s Hospitals in Tucson, AZ.
He has more than 20 years of surgical experience performing over 1000 bariatric surgeries. He has extensive clinical and procedural expertise in research and education respective to Bariatric Surgery and Weight Loss and is often asked to give presentations and lectures for the Argentinian Congress of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, SAGES, AAST, and the World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery.
Dr. Higa is certified by the American Board of Surgery and holds professional memberships with the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons.

Contact Info

Phone: (520) 207-2384

Fax: (520) 367-4297

Address:
1712 W. Anklam Rd. Suite 101
Tucson, AZ 85745

Procedures Performed

Bariatric Revisions
Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder)
Gastric Bypass
Gastric Sleeve
GERD (Acid Reflux) Surgery
Hernia Repair
Robotic Surgery

Memberships

American Board of Surgery
American College of Surgeons
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

Insurance Accepted

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Aetna
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Cash pay financing available
Cigna

Education

Medical School: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, City of Córdoba, Argentina
Internship: New York Hospital Queens
General Surgery Residency: University of Arizona
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida