Following the completion of his general orthopaedic training in 1990, Dr. Sobba held a Sports Medicine fellowship in South Lake Tahoe and received advanced training in the treatment of fractures in Munich, Germany. He began practicing medicine in Whitefish in 1996 and opened his own practice, Peak Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in 1999. He was a physician for the U.S. Women’s Alpine Ski Team from 1991 to 2001. Since moving to Whitefish he has been the physician for the U.S. Telemark Ski Team, many of whose team members reside in the Flathead Valley. Dr. Sobba is an avid outdoor enthusiast with an active healthy lifestyle and a committed runner, skier, hiker and climber who can relate to many orthopaedic injuries from personal experience.

Dr. Sobba practices as a Sports Medicine and general Orthopaedic Surgeon. His sports medicine fellowship has proven to be advantageous in the treatment of many injuries seen in the Flathead Valley. Sports medicine is not only for the athlete, the same attitudes in treating the athlete carry over and are very helpful in the care of the many non-sport injuries he treats. He has performed countless arthroscopic reconstructions of the knee and the shoulder of both athletes and non-athletes. His practice also includes minimally invasive total knee replacement as well as hip and shoulder total joint replacement. Dr. Sobba leads the field in carticel surgery in Montana. Also known as Autologous Chondrocyte Implantations, it is a procedure primarily designed for post-traumatic cartilage replacement in the knee. Healthy cartilage cells are harvested from the knee, replicated to nearly 12 million cells and re-implanted at a later time. This cutting edge surgery is designed to reproduce healthy articular cartilage to restore the knee to good health. In addition, Dr. Sobba provides general orthopaedic care to treat many fractures and sprains through non-operative care and physical therapy.

Above and beyond its excellence in orthopaedic care, Peak Orthopaedics is about compassion and treatment of the whole person. “We strive to treat the entire patient, not just as a knee or shoulder injury, in order to get our patients back to a healthy and active lifestyle.” As a result of his very active lifestyle, Dr. Sobba has experienced many orthopaedic injuries and resultant surgeries and therefore brings an especially compassionate and caring perspective to the treatment of his patients. As a cancer survivor, he successfully completed a difficult treatment regimen with the help of a very caring family, health care team, and the support of many friends. He realizes the importance of a strong support system to help you through tough times. “I believe the journey through these times has taught me many valuable lessons especially when it comes to family. I feel these lessons learned have made me a more effective, compassionate and caring father, partner, and healthy physician. My goal is to treat each and every patient I encounter with these very same attitudes. I believe that my patients can benefit greatly from an attitude of genuine caring and empathy.”

Dr. Sobba has two wonderful children, Perrey and Walter. Both are active outdoor enthusiasts, in addition to being very fine students. Perrey pursues figure skating with a passion and enjoys many winter and summer sports. Walter is pursing alpine ski racing and loves a variety of sports the Flathead has to offer.