Robert Stephenson, M.D. in Encinitas is a board-certified internist on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus at 320 Santa Fe Drive, holding dual affiliations with Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Chronic disease management for hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia involves medication-interaction analysis that coordinates with cardiovascular risk stratification from Coastal Cardiovascular Care for patients requiring lipid-panel and EKG monitoring alongside primary-care oversight. A University of Cincinnati College of Medicine degree — earned second in a class of 192 — preceded an internal medicine residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. Clinical scope extends beyond standard internal medicine into dermatology services including skin cancer screening and mole-removal procedures, plus mental health assessment for depression, anxiety, and ADHD. Annual comprehensive health evaluations incorporate age-specific cancer screening protocols, metabolic panels, and ophthalmologic referrals — routing diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma surveillance through Keane Optometry for fundoscopic and intraocular-pressure assessment. Diagnostic capabilities include in-office electrocardiography, spirometry for obstructive and restrictive pulmonary assessment, and point-of-care hemoglobin A1c testing for real-time glycemic trend analysis.