Andrew D. Sobel, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 14 and up
Penn Orthopaedics Pennsylvania Hospital - Cathcart Building
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Hand Surgery Clinical Research Program
  • Program Director (Interim), Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Sobel specializes in hand, wrist and elbow surgery for everything from common to the most complex injuries and disorders. With a clinical focus on trauma and microsurgery, he treats nerve injuries and compression, fractures, arthritis, tendon disorders, sports-related injuries, wounds, tumors, and microvascular issues.

Education and training

  • Medical School: State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Residency: Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
  • Fellowship: Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
  • Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

1091 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

October 2025
great doctor
October 2025
my son has non verbal autism and dr. sobel treats him with respect and kindness
October 2025
i feel dr. sobel is conscientious and cares about the health care he provides.
October 2025
dr sobel is great! he explained everything thoroughly and gave me options. he didn't force me to have the surgery. i am so happy i went through with the surgery because i am now able to do things again that previously were limited.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Orthopaedics Pennsylvania Hospital - Cathcart Building

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Sobel is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Young K, Zhuang T, Mavrommatis S, Hallman M, Serra-Lopez V, Berns E, Sobel AD. Does Perioperative Antibiotic Administration Decrease the Incidence of Prosthetic Joint Infection in Patients Undergoing Elective Soft Tissue Hand Surgery , J Hand Surg Am, 50(4): 2025,459-465

Croen BJ, Abdullah MS, Berns E, Rapaport S, Hahn AK, Barrett CC, Sobel AD Evaluation of Patient Education Materials From Large-Language Artificial Intelligence Models on Carpal Tunnel Release , HAND (NY), 20(6): 2025,893-899

Zhuang T, Berns EM, Lee HH, Sobel AD Concurrent Perioperative Benzodiazepine and Opioid Utilization in Opioid-Naive Patients Undergoing Soft Tissue Hand Surgery. , HAND (N Y), 0(0): 2025

Zhuang T, Bohr M, Disser N, Ojea Quintana J, Liu E, Sobel AD, Bozentka D, Lin IC, Lee HH. Artificial Intelligence Can Inform Prediction of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification in Hand Surgery , Hand (N Y). : 2025

Zhuang T, Berns E, Hale E, Lin I, Sobel AD. Secondary Procedures after Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning versus Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Phalanx Fractures: A Large Database Analysis , J Hand Surg Asian Pac , 30(3): 2025,293-298

Hassan K, Blumenthal S, Jehle CC, Sobel AD Intramedullary Fixation of Hand Pathologies , Journal of Hand Surgery, 49(1): 2024

Sobel AD, Shah KN, Raducha J, Koeller E, Ibrahim LI, Paxton S. Failure of humeral shaft fixation: construct characteristics , Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol, 33(8): 2023

Julian KR, Anand M, Sobel AD, Mulcahey MK, Wong SE. A 5-Year Update and Comparison of Factors Related to the Sex Diversity of Orthopaedic Residency Programs in the United States , JBJS Open Access, 8: 2023,e22

Shah K, Zhuang T, Scott B, Sobel A, Akelman E. What Program Characteristics Are Associated with Resident Racial Diversity in Orthopaedic Surgery? An Analysis of Association of American Medical Colleges Data , JBJS Open Access, 8(1): 2023,e22.00056

Sobel AD, Lavorgna TR, Ames SE, Templeton KJ, Mulcahey MK; and the Collaborative Orthopaedic Educational Research Group. Interpersonal Interactions and Biases in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Do Experiences Differ Based on Gender? , Clin Orthop Relat Res, 481: 2023,369-378

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