Dr. Kobienia is a proud member of his community and a native Minnesotan who believes in helping others on both a local and global scale. He leads classes in breast reconstruction at local hospitals and contributes to Pay it Forward, a program that helps breast cancer patients with daily expenses.

For more than 10 years, Dr. Kobienia has contributed his talents to Programa San Francisco de Asis, a program which provides cleft lip and palate surgery to children in Peru. He also helps to provide these patients with warm blankets and clothing through the Second Smiles program started by his daughters.