Erik O. Saka, MD, MBE
he/him/his
Anesthesiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Anesthesiology and Critical Care HUP
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.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Capital Blue Cross/Capital Advantage Insurance Company
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Anesthesiology - Critical Care, 2025
- Anesthesiology, 2023
- American Medical Association, National
- American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, National
- American Society of Anesthesiology, National
- Neurocritical Care Society, National
- Pennsylvania Medical Society, Local
- Philadelphia County Medical Society, Local
- Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, National
- Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, National
- Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, National
- Society of Critical Care Medicine, National
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