I am a Doctor of Oriental Medicine in Clearwater, Florida. Initially trained in acupressure, then in massage therapy, I finally ended up with a Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine in 2004 from the East West College of Natural Medicine in Sarasota. My approach combines acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and high quality nutritional supplements, if needed, with a whole-foods, plant-based nutrition recommendation. I also utilize massage therapy and cupping therapy for musculo-skeletal pain conditions. In practice since 2004, I see many women for endometriosis and fertility related health conditions, as well as cancer patients who are currently undergoing conventional cancer treatments, or who have recently completed their treatments. Of course, plant-based nutrition is a top recommendation for all of my patients, especially those with any sort of chronic and/or degenerative health condition. 

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. She presently serves as Clinical Chief of Endocrinology at UPMC Mercy Hospital. Her academic interests include quality improvement initiatives addressing delivery of and access to latest diabetes evidence based care and she has been awarded  both a Beckwith Innovation Grant as well as a Pitt Innovation Challenge Grant related to these academic interests. Her clinical interests include complex diabetes management, diabetes technology,  obesity, and PCOS and now focuses on working closely with patients to understand the role of nutrition in improving health and reversing or remitting disease.

My goal is simple – to help you improve your health by addressing the foundations of a healthy life. By incorporating principles of lifestyle medicine my dream is to create healthier women, children, and families.
Think of this as having a personal health coach who is a physician with over 15 years of experience as a Board Certified Gynecologist helping women handle complicated issues such as polycystic ovarian syndrome, fertility, obesity, endometriosis, and menopause. I now put all of that knowledge and experience to use and combine it with my board certification in Lifestyle Medicine to help you take control of your health! Working one-on-one we will goal-set and strategize, develop personalized nutritional plans, stress management strategies, improved sleep, and physical activity plans.
 

My practice is designed to fit the busy life of my patients! Through my online platform women have the option of meeting with me in person or opt for convenient online appointments. Online appointments allow for unconventional appointment times, no hassle of leaving work to sit in a physician waiting room, or the need for a babysitter. I strive to help you improve your quality of life, achieve your wellness goals, and heal your body to live your best life possible – in the most convenient way possible!

I am the lead physician of the Functional and Lifestyle Medicine Department at HFHS in metro Detroit, Michigan.   Our department is a high volume practice serving all demographics with a committment to providing personalized, highly service oriented care. Functional and Lifetsyle Medicine uses a biological systems approach to wellness and chronic disease that is individualized to each patient utilizing evidence-based evaluation and assessment methods.  Emphasis is placed on patient education, lifestyle modification, nutritional education and guidance on transitioning to a sustainable plant based diet, and customized evaluation and treatment plans.