Alan T. Blank, MD

Dr. Alan Blank specializes in treating malignant and benign musculoskeletal growths and performing limb-salvage surgery in adults as well as children. He also treats several general orthopaedic conditions and performs joint replacement surgery. Originally from Connecticut, Dr. Blank attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree, earning a BA in English Literature. While there, he was a member of the Division I men's crew team.

He then attended the Chicago Medical School, serving as class president, and earned both his MD and a Master's 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 orthopaedic oncology, co-authored many textbook chapters, and presented at numerous internationally attended academic conferences. He is a research and clinical leader in many cutting-edge procedures in the field of musculoskeletal oncology, and he also treats a comprehensive set of non-tumor-related conditions such as joint reconstruction, fractures, and general orthopaedics.

He is a member of and leader in numerous societies, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS), the International Society of Limb Salvage (ISOLS), the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS). Dr. Blank currently lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife, who is a pediatrician in the city, their two daughters, two sons, and two dogs.