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Robert Michael Lober

Robert Michael Lober, MD

Neurosurgery

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Infant 0-2
  • Child 2-12
  • Adolescent 12-21

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

About

Professional Statement

awards and honors:
Joint Service Achievement Medals in the United States Army
Merck Manual Award for Perfect Grade Point Average in Medical School
Membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Award for Compassionate Care from the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Oncology Palliative Care Committee
Research Awards from the American Society for Cell Biology, the Biophysical Society, and the San Francisco Neurological Society
Research Funding from the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health
Dayton Magazine - Dayton Best Docs 2023

publications and presentations:
Quon JL, Han M, Kim LH, Koran ME, Chen LC, Lee EH, Wright J, Ramaswamy V, Lober RM, Taylor MD, Grant GA, Cheshier SH, Kestle JRW, Edwards MSB, Yeom KW. Artificial intelligence for automatic cerebral ventricle segmentation and volume calculation: a clinical tool for the evaluation of pediatric hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 Dec 1:1-8. doi: 10.3171/2020.6.PEDS20251. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33260138.
Petralia F, Tignor N, Reva B, Koptyra M, Chowdhury S, Rykunov D, Krek A, Ma W, Zhu Y, Ji J, Calinawan A, Whiteaker JR, Colaprico A, Stathias V, Omelchenko T, Song X, Raman P, Guo Y, Brown MA, Ivey RG, Szpyt J, Guha Thakurta S, Gritsenko MA, Weitz KK, Lopez G, Kalayci S, Gümüş ZH, Yoo S, da Veiga Leprevost F, Chang HY, Krug K, Katsnelson L, Wang Y, Kennedy JJ, Voytovich UJ, Zhao L, Gaonkar KS, Ennis BM, Zhang B, Baubet V, Tauhid L, Lilly JV, Mason JL, Farrow B, Young N, Leary S, Moon J, Petyuk VA, Nazarian J, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Lober RM, Rivero-Hinojosa S, Wang LB, Wang JM, Broberg M, Chu RK, Moore RJ, Monroe ME, Zhao R, Smith RD, Zhu J, Robles AI, Mesri M, Boja E, Hiltke T, Rodriguez H, Zhang B, Schadt EE, Mani DR, Ding L, Iavarone A, Wiznerowicz M, Schürer S, Chen XS, Heath AP, Rokita JL, Nesvizhskii AI, Fenyö D, Rodland KD, Liu T, Gygi SP, Paulovich AG, Resnick AC, Storm PB, Rood BR, Wang P; Children’s Brain Tumor Network; Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium. Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization across Major Histological Types of Pediatric Brain Cancer. Cell. 2020 Nov 25:S0092-8674(20)31451-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.044. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33242424.
Quon JL, Bala W, Chen LC, Wright J, Kim LH, Han M, Shpanskaya K, Lee EH, Tong E, Iv M, Seekins J, Lungren MP, Braun KRM, Poussaint TY, Laughlin S, Taylor MD, Lober RM, Vogel H, Fisher PG, Grant GA, Ramaswamy V, Vitanza NA, Ho CY, Edwards MSB, Cheshier SH, Yeom KW. Deep Learning for Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor Detection and Classification: A Multi-Institutional Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Sep;41(9):1718-1725. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6704. Epub 2020 Aug 13. PMID: 32816765; PMCID: PMC7583118.
Fangusaro J, Witt O, Hernáiz Driever P, Bag AK, de Blank P, Kadom N, Kilburn L, Lober RM, Robison NJ, Fisher MJ, Packer RJ, Young Poussaint T, Papusha L, Avula S, Brandes AA, Bouffet E, Bowers D, Artemov A, Chintagumpala M, Zurakowski D, van den Bent M, Bison B, Yeom KW, Taal W, Warren KE. Response assessment in pediatric low-grade glioma: recommendations from the Response Assessment in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (RAPNO) working group. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Jun;21(6):e305-e316. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30064-4. Erratum in: Lancet Oncol. 2020 Dec;21(12):e553. PMID: 32502457.
Shpanskaya K, Quon JL, Lober RM, Nair S, Johnson E, Cheshier SH, Edwards MSB, Grant GA, Yeom KW. Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging of the optic nerves in pediatric hydrocephalus. Neurosurg Focus. 2019 Dec 1;47(6):E16. doi: 10.3171/2019.9.FOCUS19619. PMID: 31786546.
Waker CA, Lober RM. Brain Tumors of Glial Origin. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2019;1190:281-297. doi: 10.1007/978-981-32-9636-7_18. PMID: 31760651.
Quon JL, Kim LH, Lober RM, Maleki M, Steinberg GK, Yeom KW. Arterial spin- labeling cerebral perfusion changes after revascularization surgery in pediatric moyamoya disease and syndrome. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 Feb 8;23(4):486-492. doi: 10.3171/2018.11.PEDS18498. PMID: 30738390.
Chen R, Keoni C, Waker CA, Lober RM, Chen YH, Gutmann DH. KIAA1549-BRAF Expression Establishes a Permissive Tumor Microenvironment Through NFκB-Mediated CCL2 Production. Neoplasia. 2019 Jan;21(1):52-60. doi: 10.1016/j.neo.2018.11.007. Epub 2018 Nov 30. Erratum in: Neoplasia. 2020 Mar;22(3):e1. PMID: 30504064; PMCID: PMC6277251

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Education

  • Fellowship: Stanford Health Care, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2015
  • Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine, Neurological Surgery, 2014
  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University, Doctor of Medicine (MD), 2008

Board Certifications

  • Neurological Surgery: American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2019

Insurance

Search plans
  • Aetna
  • Amerihealth Caritas
  • AmeriHealth Caritas - PFK
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Anthem Medicaid
  • Buckeye Health Plan
  • BWC
  • CareSource
  • CareSource - PFK
  • Cigna
  • CMH (BCMH)
  • Humana
  • Humana Healthy Horizons
  • Humana Healthy Horizons - PFK
  • Medicaid Indiana
  • Medicaid Kentucky
  • Medicaid Ohio
  • Medicaid TennCare
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio
  • Medicare Ohio
  • Molina Healthcare of Ohio
  • ODM - PFK
  • Ohio Health Choice
  • Paramount Healthcare
  • Premier Health Plan
  • TRICARE for Life
  • TRICARE Prime
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan

Reviews

4.9 of 5 stars

31 Ratings, 11 Reviews

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    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/16/2026

    They were amazing .. and did so much and explained everything too me ..now I'm at ease every experience I've had with them has always been top notch id recommend them 1000%

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/14/2026

    Dr. Lober is very kind and great with children. My son absolutely adores him and every time we have an appointment, he gets excited to go see him.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/9/2026

    Dr Lober, and the whole team is so caring, yet very professional. I trust Dr Lober & highly respect his knowledge & skills to give my son the best possible care. I would highly recommend him & Dayton Children's Hospital to my best friends & family.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/4/2026

    I really appreciated the fact that he sat down and spoke to us and did not get on the computer while he was in the room. I understand they have to document, but I really enjoyed the fact that he actually spoke to us and listened and gave his attention 100%.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/15/2026

    Great experience, very personable, explained things well

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/7/2026

    Dr Lober is the most professional, yet compassionate & personable Doctor I've ever met. I really trust him with my child's care. He explains everything & covers all options. I believe he is very respected & admired by everyone he meets. Truly one of a kind.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/31/2026

    Lober is the best doctor.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/31/2026

    The lady who checked us in gave my son a coloring book with stickers was so kind and the dr. Spent time with us and explained what my daughter was being seen for in detail. Great experience

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/24/2026

    Dr Lober is the most caring professional Dr. He is an excellent surgeon, listens to my concerns about my son & is very reasonable & supportive. I completely trust him. I would recommend him to my closest friends, family or anyone.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/14/2025

    Dr. Loeber was the most gracious, kind, caring, and empathetic doctor we have ever come in contact at Dayton Children's. He explained everything to us. Even though the things that we were hearing were shocking and scary for us, he assured us and walked through that process with us. We are so thankful to have met him. and to have been treated by him. And without Dr. Loeber, I don't know that we could have made it through this process, and we are forever thankful for him, and we will forever be grateful for what he's done for our son. Thank you.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/18/2025

    Couldn't rate Dr Lober and the team highly enough. Extremely capable, caring and compassionate.

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