PA

I have been practicing holistic health for more than 20 years, beginning with bodywork and moving on to study acupuncture. I ran my own community wellness center in Philadelphia from 2005 to 2022 with thousands of visits each year. Around 2013, I began to see the pattern in my practice of sick patients that weren’t getting better, and came to understand that is was largely dietary choices that were keeping them overweight, diabetic and many with heart disease symptoms of high cholesterol and blood pressure. I determined to find out what I could do for them. In the process, I learned about the profound benefits of a whole food plant-based diet and lifestyle, and adopted it myself.

As a way of establishing a formal presence in my area, I created the Northwest Center for Food As Medicine and began teaching people about how to change their habits to reverse their chronic conditions and lose weight for life. This was so satisfying I continue to regularly teach classes about this, and counsel those who reach out to me in person or on zoom. I pride myself on being accessible and affordable. This way of living transformed my life for the better–I’m so glad to help others do the same!

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.