Penn Medicine Provider
Anesthesiology
Erik O. Saka, MD, MBE
he/him/his
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Anesthesiology and Critical Care HUP
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Education and training

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

Insurance accepted

My 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

My research

Sarah Thomas, PharmD​, Clare Cycz, PharmD, BCCCP​, Erik Saka, MD, MBE​, Samantha Huo, MD, MPH, MS​, Raymond Lamore, PharmD, BCCCP Peri-Extubation Sedation Requirements in the Fentanyl Use Population , tbd: 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