Dr. Neil S. Joyce, MD has practiced family medicine in Encinitas since completing his residency at UC San Diego Medical Center in 1984, maintaining his office on Arden Drive near the Santa Fe Drive medical corridor. His primary care scope spans preventive medicine, chronic disease management, and public health — a multi-generational approach to family wellness that coordinates with clinical networks including UC San Diego Health Primary Care in the Encinitas medical community. Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, he earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1981 and holds dual specializations in family medicine and public health and general preventive medicine. The Arden Drive practice serves the 92024 ZIP code near Encinitas Community Park, addressing routine physicals, immunization schedules, and ongoing management of hypertension, diabetes, and respiratory conditions. Musculoskeletal pain and soft-tissue injuries presenting in the primary care setting benefit from therapeutic bodywork referrals to providers such as North County Bodywork in the Encinitas recovery network. Highest-tier evaluations include multi-system annual physicals with age-stratified cancer screening protocols, pulmonary function testing, and cardiovascular risk assessment using Framingham or ASCVD pooled cohort equations.