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  • Innovative comprehensive metabolic medical management

    In addition to getting highly personalized medical care directly from your doctor, you also receive the most advanced recommendations in nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and stress-reduction.

  • Comprehensive care saves you time and money

    A comprehensive model means one doctor manages your medicines and looks after otherwise fragmented aspects of your health, like wellness coaching, exercise, and nutrition. Instead of making multiple appointments and paying multiple co-pays, you get all your metabolic health addressed in one place.

  • No more disclaimers

    You won’t need to negotiate conflicting advice from different providers or worry that the recommendations you’re getting may not be approved by a board-certified physician. Your medical, health technology, nutrition, food preparation, physical activity, and stress-reduction advice is coming all from your doctor. We craft and adjust therapies so that they are both safe and maximally effective for you.

Virtual Care

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FL, IN, KY, MD, NY, OH, PA & OH

The Summon Method

 

  • Individualized medical therapy selection and metabolic assessments for optimization of diabetes, overweight and obesity, weight loss, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and more

  • Dynamic use and expert interpretation of health technology to provide real-time health treatment and data tracking

  • Detailed nutrition assessments with personalized and specific meal planning and counseling

  • Participation in a teaching kitchen with recipe collaborations from local health-conscious chefs

  • Access to a restorative meditation room, providing a soothing space for reflection and calm

  • Specific physical activity prescriptions where your recommendations are clear and trackable

Meet Sandra i. sobel, MD

 

    • Undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University majoring in Health and Exercise Science.

    • Medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

    • Internal Medicine residency at New York Presbyterian – Columbia Hospital in New York City

    • Internal Medicine residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago

    • Fellowship in Endocrinology at the University of Pittsburgh

    • Board Certified Endocrinologist

    • Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician

    • Board Certified Obesity Medicine Physician

    • Certified in Plant Based Nutrition

    • Certified in Nutrition Science

    • Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism for 7 years

    • Clinical Chief of Endocrinology at UPMC Mercy for 7 years

    • CEO & Founder of Summon Health

    • Dr. Sobel lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, 2 children & dog.

    • She loves food, going to farmer’s markets, art festivals, learning about the diversity of cultures, dancing (both socially and to embarrass her children), and socializing with family and friends.

 

Summon health advantages

  • UNBOUND BY INSURANCE

  • PATIENT FOCUSED

  • ACCESSIBILITY IS THE STANDARD

  • CONTINUITY OF CARE

  • ACTIVE TEAM MEMBER

  • PRICE TRANSPARENCY

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Thank you for this amazing review! Having the time to sit down with each person and understand time sequence of symptoms, offer explanations for labs to clarify a diagnosis, and discuss potential management options is something I am so grateful to be

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E-BOOK

METABOLIC HEALTH MATTERS!

ADDRESSING THE WHOLE PERSON STRUGGLING WITH WEIGHT AND/OR DIABETES

BY: SANDRA I. SOBEL, M.D.

In this e-book you will learn about:

  • Why your metabolic health matters

  • Advanced tools that measure your body composition, a key component of metabolic health

  • The medical conditions that develop when metabolic health is compromised

  • The Summon Method: Six spokes of whole-person treatment for metabolic health

 

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