Background
Sobel, Robert Neal was born on July 10, 1944 in New York City.
Sobel, Robert Neal was born on July 10, 1944 in New York City.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, CUNY, 1965; Doctor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1969.
Intern in medicine, Brookdale Hospital Center, Brooklyn, 1969-1970;
resident in psychiatry, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1970-1973;
psychiatrist, United States Air Force Medical Corps, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, 1973-1975;
psychiatrist, Wichita Falls (Texas) Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, 1974-1975;
psychiatrist South Richmond Outpatient Clinic, South Beach Psychiatric Center, S.I., New York, 1975-1980;
medical director, Community Mental Health Organisation, Englewood, New Jersey, 1980-1981;
unit chief psychogeriatric unit, Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York, 1981-1984;
associate director geriatric division, Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York, 1982-1983;
unit chief general geriatric unit, Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York, 1984-1986;
unit chief medical geriatric unit, Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York, 1986-1987;
unit chief supportive geriatric unit, Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York, 1987-1989;
associate chief psychiatry, chief medical officer supportive rehab unit, Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York, 1989-1993;
chief psychiatry, Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, New York, since 1993. Clinical instructor Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, 1975-1980. Consultant psychiatrist South Bergen Mental Health Center, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, 1977-1981, Orange County Community Mental Health Center, Goshen, New York, 1982-1992.
Staff psychiatrist Rockland County Community Mental Health Center, Pomona, New York, since 1984. Clinical assistant professor psychiatry New York University School Medicine, since 1985.
Member APA (delegate-at-large, legislation representative, newsletter editor West Hudson Psychiatric Society, Newsletter of Year award 1993, 95, Continuing Excellence award), West Hudson Psychiatric Society (president-elect 1993, president since 1995), American Association Psychiatric Adminstrs.
Married; 2 children.