Erik O. Saka, MD, MBE

he/him/his
Anesthesiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Anesthesiology and Critical Care HUP
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Lankenau Medical Center
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Spoken languages

English
English
Turkish
Turkish
Deutsch
German

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
  • Lancaster General Hospital
  • Princeton Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Saka is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Chloe Kern, MD, MS, Erik Saka, MD, MBE, Jim Miranda, MD, Nia Bhadra-Heintz, MD, Allison Lee, MD, MS Withdrawal From Medetomidine-Adulterated Fentanyl During Pregnancy: A Case Report , Breakout Session 1 - CASE REPORTS, 2026 SOAP Annual Meeting: 2026

Jonik, B, Saka, E Status Epilepticus , OpenAnesthesia: 2025

Canizares Diaz, M, Saka, E Ventriculostomy and Spinal Fluid Drainage , OpenAnesthesia: 2025

Steven Tsai, MD, David Roberts, MD, Saninuj Malayaman, MD, Erik Saka, MD;, University of Pennsylvania, Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Philadelphia, PA, USA Induction of Anesthesia in a Patient with Severe Intellectual Disability and Nonverbal Baseline , American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. Session MCC02 - Medically Challenging Cases 2: 2024

Steven Tate, MD, MSc – Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Bridget R. Durkin, MD, MBE, FASAM – Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Internal Medicine, Palliative Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Emily R. Casey, PharmD (she/her/hers) – Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pain Management, Substance Use, Pharmacy, Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Erik O. Saka, MD, MBE (he/him/his) – Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at t Treating Pain in Hospitalized Patients on MOUD , American Society of Addiction Medicine 55th Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.: 2024

Gaffey AC, Zhang J, Saka E, Quatromoni JG, Glaser J, Kim P, Szeto W, Kalapatapu V. Natural History of Nonoperative Management of Grade II Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury , Annals of Vascular Surgery, 65: 2020,124-129