Thoracic Surgery Prof. Dr. Erkan Kaba
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Prof. Dr. Erkan Kaba is a thoracic surgery specialist at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul, with experience since 2011.
He treats thymoma, thymic epithelial tumors, thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis, locally advanced T4 and non-small cell lung cancer, and hemangioendothelioma, performing minimally invasive, robotic, sleeve, chest wall, and vascular reconstruction procedures. Consultations are available in Turkish and English, including online video consultation.
About Prof. Dr. Erkan Kaba
Prof. Dr. Erkan Kaba is a thoracic surgeon with 1 year of experience. His listed areas of expertise include thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis, hemangioendothelioma, minimally invasive thymoma surgery, pulmonary sleeve resection, robotic pulmonary resection, superior vena cava reconstruction, en bloc anatomical lung and chest wall resection, and lung cancer surgery.
Prof. Dr. Kaba graduated from Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine in 2005 and completed thoracic surgery training at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2011. He joined Acibadem Health Group in 2025. He practises at Acibadem Maslak Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye.
The profile lists 5 professional bodies, among them the European Society of Thoracic Surgery, the European Respiratory Society, and the Turkish Society of Thoracic Surgery.
The profile lists 10 publications dated between 2019 and 2024. Listed publication subjects include thymoma and thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis, locally advanced T4 lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, and superior vena cava reconstruction, robotic pulmonary resection, and lung and chest wall resection.
Prof. Dr. Kaba speaks Turkish and English. Online consultation is available, allowing patients abroad to speak with him before travelling.
Meet Prof. Dr. Erkan Kaba
Lung Cancer Treatment at AcibademAreas of Expertise
Conditions treated and procedures performed by this specialist.
Education
- 2011Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Thoracic Surgery
- 2005Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine
Professional Experience
- 2025Acibadem 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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