Prof. Dr. Erkan Kaba
Thoracic Surgery
About Erkan Kaba
Prof. Erkan Kaba is a thoracic surgeon with a medical degree from Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, where he completed his thoracic surgery training in 2011. He joined Acibadem Health Group in 2025, bringing years of clinical experience and a strong focus on patient-centered thoracic care. He is an active member of leading professional organizations, including the European Society of Thoracic Surgery, the Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery, the Turkish Thoracic Society, the Lung Health and Intensive Care Association, and the European Respiratory Society. His affiliations reflect a commitment to advancing surgical practice, respiratory health, and multidisciplinary collaboration in thoracic medicine. Prof. Kaba is dedicated to delivering high-quality surgical care, staying current with evolving techniques, and contributing to the education and well-being of his patients.
Subspecialties
- Thymoma
- Thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis
- Thymic epithelial tumors
- Locally advanced T4 lung cancer
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- Hemangioendothelioma
- Minimally invasive thymoma surgery
- En bloc anatomical lung and chest wall resection
- Superior vena cava reconstruction
- Lung cancer surgery
- Minimally invasive lung surgery
- Pulmonary sleeve resection
- Robotic pulmonary resection
Education
- 2011 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Thoracic Surgery
- 2005 Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2025 Acibadem Health Group
Professional Memberships
- European Society of Thoracic Surgery
- Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery
- Turkish Thoracic Society
- Lung Health and Intensive Care Association
- European Respiratory Society
Selected Publications
- Long term outcomes from the early days of minimally invasive thymoma surgery tor Myasthenia Gravis patieuts: a follow-up of IV years Front Surg. 2024 Nov 12:11:1486282. Döl: 10.3389/tsurg.2024.1486282 Erkan Kaba. Berkçr Özkan, Jahnavi Kakuturu, Eyüp Halit Yardımcı, Eren Erdoğdu, Berk Çimenoğlu, Salih Duman, Alper Toker
- Minimally invasive approaches tor en-bioc anaiomical lung and chcst wall resection. Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2023;31(3):374-380. Doi: 10.5606/tgkde.dergisi.2023.23850 Hüseyin Melek, İBerker Özkan, Haşan Volkan Kara Tolga Evrim Sevinç, Erkan Kaba, Akif Turna, Alper Toker, Cengiz Gebitekin
- Prognostic Factors in Patients with Clinic Locally Advanced T4 Lung Cancer: Surgical Considerations Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgcon Vol. 71 No. 3/2023. DOI https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042- 1759722. Erkan Kaba. Tugba Cosgun, 1 lalit Assistant. Alper Toker
- Superior Vena Cava Reconstruction in Masaoka Slage 1X1 and tVa i hymic Epithclial Ann Thorac Surg 2022; 113:1882-90. https://doi.Org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.05.077 Tumors Alper I oker, J. W. Awori Hayanga, Ankit Dhamija, Erkan Kaba. Berker Ozkan Kemal Ayalp, Berk Cimenoglu, Ghulam Abbas
- In Spite of Curative Radical Pulmonary Procedures. Lesser Ihıiraonary Resection Shows More l”avorable Prognosis in Surgically Treated NSCLC With Synehronous Isolated Cranial Oligometastases. Front Surg, 25;8:645870. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.645870. Kaba E, Yardımcı EH, Kakuturu J, Toker A
- Outcomes ot thymoma aftcr multimodal therapy and detenninants of survival: A 16-year experience of a primary cancer center Turkish .Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021;29(4):487-495 doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2021.20529 Naziye Ak, Alper Toker, Murat Kara, Berker Özkan. Melike Ülker, Erkan Kaba, Gülçin Yeğen, Şule Karaman, Nergiz Dağoğlu, Esra Kaytan Sağlam, Ethem Nezi
- Lung Cancer Surgery in Patients With a History of Coıonary Artery Bypass Graft: A Muiticentre Study Heart LungCirc, 30(3):454-460. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.05.109. Akcam fi, Samancilar O, Yazgan S, Ceylan KC. Kocalurk Cl. Sezen CB, lezel CS, Gurer D, Bayram AS, Melek Fl, Ozkan B, Ulker MG, Kaba E, Toker A
- An antiquated contramdieation for minimally invasive tung surgery. No place to staple thc bronehus Türk Gogus Kalp Dama 2019;27(4):521-525 http://dx.doi.org/doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dçrgisi.2019.17315 Tuğba Coşgun, Erkan Kaba, Kemal Ayalp, Alper Toker
- Successful Sleeve Resection as a Marker for Profıciency for Robotic Pulmonary Resection Ihoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon DOI https://doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0039-1696952 Tugba Cosgun, Erkan Kaba, Kemal Ayalp, Alper Toker
- Haemangioendothelioma: a disease witfa surgical options frotn robotic surgery to kissen sipcrior vcna cava replacpnent Interactive CardioVascular and I horacic Surgery 29 (2019) 449-452 doi:10.1093/icvts/ivzl09 Tugba Cosgun. Erkan Kaba, Kemal Ayalp, ipek Coban Elbegi and Alper Toker
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