Dr. Sobo was raised in Brooklyn, New York and he graduated from Brooklyn College in 1977. He began his medical training at the University Autonomus of Guadalajara and completed it at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York. In 1985 Dr. Sobo completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Dr. Sobo is a Board-certified Member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. This is the certifying national organization of physicians with a specialty interest in weight reduction. Dr. Sobo is also a Diplomate Candidate of the American College for Advancement in Medicine. This is the largest national organization of doctors practicing nutritionally-oriented medicine. He also holds current memberships in the American Holistic Medical Association, and the American Association of Integrative Medicine and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.