Mike Roberts is a seventh-generation Wisconsinite, a healthcare professional, and a small-business owner who believes our state works best when leaders listen first and bring people together.
Mike and his wife, Lauren — a former school teacher — both grew up in Pewaukee and chose to stay in the community they love, where they now raise their three children. Family, hard work, and service have always been central to their lives.
After graduating with honors from Carroll University with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Mike began his career treating patients in a high-volume practice. Seeing firsthand how rushed, reactive healthcare often fails patients, he knew there had to be a better way.
In 2013, Mike and Lauren opened a 200-square-foot physical therapy clinic in Wauwatosa. They built Wisconsin Orthopedic Physical Therapy from the ground up — expanding their Wauwatosa location as well as a second clinic in Lake Country — with a simple mission: provide high-quality, one-on-one care and take a proactive approach to long-term health and wellness. Today, the practice has been named Best Physical Therapy Clinic in the Milwaukee area six times in the last ten years.
Mike’s work has never been confined to one office or one ideology. He has collaborated with patients, employees, and community members from every background — across race, income, and political beliefs. In fact, many of the people he has served for over a decade hold very different political views than his own. What has always mattered most is trust, listening, and results.
That same mindset has guided Mike beyond the clinic. He has worked with members of Congress and their staffs in Washington, D.C. — Republicans and Democrats alike — advocating for better access, affordability, and quality in healthcare. He has helped physical therapy businesses across the country grow sustainably and ethically, and he has taught future professionals as associated faculty at Carroll University for seven years.
Mike has also served his community as a homeowners association president, a member of the Carroll University Alumni Council, and on national committees focused on small-business healthcare policy.
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