My Doctor Online The Permanente Medical Group

Are you having back pain with any of the following?

  • Severe pain, weakness or tingling in your leg(s).
  • Difficulty stopping urination or loss of control of bladder or bowels.
  • Unexplained fever, nausea or vomiting.
  • A history of cancer or unexplained weight loss.

We understand that you are experiencing one or more of the health issues that might be impacting your back pain.

We recommend that you discuss these health issues with your doctor before proceeding with this program.

Once you are cleared by your doctor to do this program, we hope it helps you find relief from your back pain.

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David Sobel, MD

Internal Medicine

An important part of being your physician is providing you with reliable health information and easy ways we can communicate with each other. My colleagues and I have developed My Doctor Online so you can e-mail me, check your lab results, make an appointment, access our many online programs or get information about a particular health topic - any time it's convenient for you.

My Offices

San Jose Medical Center
Appt/Advice: 1-408-362-4791

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Personal

Family and Friends

My wife is an emergency department physician and my son is a film-maker and artist. We love watching and making independent movies as well as adventure travel including African safaris, hiking in the Himalayas, nature expeditions to the Galapagos Islands, as well as hiking in Yosemite and other parks of California. 
  
I serve on the board of CINEQUEST Film Festival, a source for independent film and new technology in filmmaking.  
 
I am an avid reader from novels to the psychology of happiness to Sufi stories.

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