Dr Sooka completed his undergraduate medical training at the University of Witwatersrand in 2009. He subsequently undertook his medical internship at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, which is renowned as the largest hospital in the southern hemisphere and Africa itself. He then completed his community service at the Klerksdorp/Tshepong Hospital complex in the North-West province.
In 2013, he began specialist training in general surgery and in 2015 commenced training in plastic and reconstructive surgery, qualifying as a plastic surgeon in 2019.