3 New Care Providers Join Kaiser on Maui

Eight new care providers have joined Kaiser Permanente facilities on Oʻahu, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island.

The physicians join more than 600 doctors and other health care providers within the state’s largest medical group, the Hawaiʻi Permanente Medical Group, which provides comprehensive care to Kaiser Permanente’s 245,000-plus members in Hawaiʻi.

New Maui care providers include:

• Elizabeth Higgs, MD, practices hospital medicine at Maui Memorial Medical Center
• David Kato, MD, practices hospital medicine at Maui Memorial Medical Center
• Jay Parikh, MD, specializes in cardiology at Wailuku Medical Office

Elizabeth Higgs, MD, practices hospital medicine at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies, and completed her residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi, Dr. Higgs served as a hospitalist at Maui Memorial Medical Center under Maui Medical Group. She is board certified in internal medicine.

David Kato, MD, practices hospital medicine at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He earned his medical degree from St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies, and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Kato served as a hospitalist at Maui Memorial Medical Center under Maui Medical Group. He is board certified in internal medicine.

Jay Parikh, MD, specializes in cardiology at Wailuku Medical Office. He earned his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. Dr. Parikh completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. He is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in cardiovascular disease.

David Kato, MD, practices hospital medicine at Maui Memorial Medical Center

Elizabeth Higgs, MD, practices hospital medicine at Maui Memorial Medical Center

Jay Parikh, MD, specializes in cardiology at Wailuku Medical Office