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Dr. Philip Lieberman brings a unique blend of culinary training, nutrition science, and clinical medicine to primary care. He holds an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts, a B.S. in Nutrition Science, and an M.D. from Thomas Jefferson University. After serving as a primary care physician in the U.S. Navy, he completed residency at Abington Family Medicine and is dual board‑certified in Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. During residency he created a lifestyle medicine curriculum that helped colleagues qualify for board certification. At Forward Family Medicine he combines evidence‑based medical care with practical, food‑forward lifestyle strategies to help patients make sustainable changes.

It brings me great joy that you are here and interested in a plant-based provider for your journey. I myself have always had a love of science so I obtained a B.S. in Biology. Since then, my passion for health and wellness has blossomed and continues to evolve with time.
Having encountered my own chronic health conditions, I found healing in a plant-based lifestyle accompanied with lifestyle modification.
I embarked on this journey to heal myself and now my mission and passion is to help share this information with others. As a 35 year old mother of two, I know what it’s like to lose your health but also what it is like to regain one’s quality of life. My goal is to help you improve your life and to help you give your body the support it needs to heal!

I take a holistic approach and incorporate health and wellness coaching, nutrition, and movement into my practice and my signature program. These are available on an a la carte basis but I truly believe the best approach to disease prevention and healing is a comprehensive one.

Dr. Sobel earned her medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed her Intern year of Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Columbia Hospital in New York City and then finished the remainder of her Internal Medicine Residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. She completed her Fellowship in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism at the University of Pittsburgh and stayed on as faculty within the Division of Endocrinology for 7 years, where she also served as Clinical Chief of Endocrinology at UPMC Mercy Hospital during this time. In 2021, she opened her direct endocrine care practice: Summon Health, in Pittsburgh, PA where she offers highly innovative and personalized metabolic health care. Her academic interests include quality improvement initiatives addressing delivery of and access to latest diabetes evidence based care. Throughout her career she has been awarded several institutional grants for her research interests and she has spoken and continues to speak at national conferences in her field. She is board certified in Internal Medicine; Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism; Lifestyle Medicine; and Obesity Medicine. Her clinical interests include complex diabetes management, diabetes technology,  obesity, and PCOS and she focuses on working closely with patients to understand the role of nutrition in improving health and even reversing disease.