Dobberfuhl was born in Idaho and moved around with his parents and two brothers under the direction of the US Air Force until finally arriving in south Austin. He spent his kindergarten through college years in Austin. During his kindergarten physical, a rare heart disorder was discovered and he subsequently met annually with a heart doctor. These visits exposed him to medicine and by third grade, he knew he wanted to be a doctor. With time, he realized he wanted to take care of the whole person and not be a specialist.
In , he chose to return to his south Austin roots and began working at Adult Care of Austin. He focuses on health improvement and maintenance as well as acute and chronic care. He is board certified in internal medicine and enjoys the challenge of staying up-to-date with new health maintenance recommendations, functional medicine and disease management.
He works with a thoughtfully created professional team to provide outstanding and comprehensive service. Out of the office, Dr. Dobberfuhl enjoys spending time with his family, mountain biking, running, swimming, kayaking, reading and traveling. Dobberfuhl, his wife Becca, and sons Henley and Wells enjoy taking advantage of all the incredible natural, cultural, quirky and otherwise fun offerings of Austin.
Michael was born and raised in Houston, Texas. After growing up playing sports, he accomplished his childhood dream and was fortunate to play baseball professionally for the Colorado Rockies from After his baseball career, he attended UT Austin, graduating in He began work in pharmaceutical sales for a couple of years before deciding to pursue his true calling of serving people through medicine.
During his time as a Physician Assistant, he left ACA for a couple of years and worked in orthopedics, specializing in orthopedic trauma and spine surgery. Missing the long-term patient relationships created in a primary care practice, Michael returned to ACA where he thoroughly enjoys serving the patients of our practice.
