He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He completed a general surgery residency and a postdoctoral research fellowship, and served as chief resident in general surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.In addition, Sodha completed a cardiothoracic surgery residency and served as chief resident in cardiac surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of the American Heart Association.