In Chula Vista, Absolute Foot Care: James Longobardi, DPM, MBA delivers podiatric surgical and medical care from Suite 401 at 450 Fourth Avenue, serving the South Bay community since 1990. A U.S. Navy hospital corpsman attached to the Marine Corps from 1973 to 1977, he earned his podiatric medical degree from Des Moines University in 1989 and completed a surgical residency in cosmetic and reconstructive foot surgery at Villa View Community Hospital in San Diego, maintaining privileges at Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista for inpatient podiatric cases. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in physician assistant studies from George Washington University and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine. His clinical scope spans diabetic wound care and limb salvage alongside biomechanical evaluation for gait abnormalities, with musculoskeletal lower-extremity cases co-managed through referral pathways that include Wachs Chiropractic Health Center for compensatory spinal and pelvic dysfunction. The practice provides Spanish-language consultations and performs in-office ganglion cyst excision, ingrown toenail matrixectomy, and plantar fascia release using both open and endoscopic surgical techniques.