As co-founder of The Neurology Center of Southern California, Dr. Michael A. Lobatz brings board-certified neurological expertise to Carlsbad's Hidden Valley Road medical corridor. Diagnostic imaging for his stroke, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinson's disease cases frequently routes through SimonMed Imaging on El Camino Real for MRI and CT sequences. A 1977 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine — where he earned James Scholar distinction — and former chief neurology resident at UCSD Medical Center, Dr. Lobatz also holds an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from the same university. Post-acute neurorehabilitation plans developed in his practice transition patients to gait and balance retraining at Gaspar Doctors of Physical Therapy, where vestibular and proprioceptive protocols address post-stroke mobility deficits. Dr. Lobatz's clinical scope encompasses electrodiagnostic nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and cognitive assessment protocols for dementia differential diagnosis.