David
Sobel, MD
David S. Sobel, M.D., M.P.H. is
Medical Director of Patient Education and Health
Promotion for The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. and
Kaiser Permanente Northern California which serves
over 3 million members. His research and teaching
interests include medical self-care, patient
education, preventive medicine, behavioral medicine
and psychosocial factors in health. He is coauthor of
seven books including: Living a Healthy Life with
Chronic Conditions, The Healing Brain, Healthy
Pleasures and Mind&Body Health Handbook.