About Us

Dr. Blank specializes in malignant and benign musculoskeletal growths and performing limb-salvage surgery in adults as well as children. He also treats a number of general orthopedic conditions and performs joint replacement surgery. Dr. Blank is originally from Connecticut and attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree, earning a BA in English Literature.  While there he was a member of the division 1 men's crew team.He then attended the Chicago Medical School, serving as class president, and earned both his MD and a Masters in biomedical sciences and research. After medical school Dr. Blank completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency in New York City at the prestigious NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases.  He received the Resident Research Award while there for his work on prophylactic surgical treatment for metastatic bone disease.Dr. Blank then went on to complete a year of training in adult and pediatric musculoskeletal oncology and sarcoma surgery at the renowned Huntsman Cancer Institute and Hospital in Salt Lake City.Dr. Blank has an interest in treating benign and malignant primary growths of the musculoskeletal system, as well as metastatic bone disease. He has published many peer reviewed scientific articles in the field of orthopedic oncology, co-authored a number of textbook chapters, and presented at many internationally attended academic conferences. He also treats a comprehensive set of non-tumor related conditions such as joint reconstruction, fractures and other general orthopedics. Dr Blank was listed on the Crain's Chicago Business 40 under 40 list for his many accomplishments. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), the Connective Tissue Oncologic Tumor Society (CTOS) and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS). Dr. Blank currently lives in the Chicago land area with his wife, who is pediatrician in the city, their 2 daughters, 2 sons and 2 dogs. 

Dr.Blank performs surgical procedures at Rush University Medical Center's downtown Chicago hospital.  This new tower of the hospital was finished in 2012 and features state of the art operating rooms as well as spacious single patient rooms.