Alan T. Blank

Alan T. Blank is a Senior Professor at Rush University specializing in orthopaedic surgery and surgical oncology. His research focuses on sarcoma management, desmoid fibromatosis treatment, and surgical outcomes for chondrosarcoma with soft tissue extension. Recent work includes investigating opioid use in pathologic proximal femur fractures, pain attribution in non-aggressive bone tumors, and healthcare access disparities affecting NCCN guideline adherence in soft tissue sarcoma patients. He also explores microtubule dynamics in breast cancer bone metastasis and complications such as femoral artery pseudoaneurysms following trauma. His publications span oncology, orthopaedic research, and radiation oncology, with active contributions to clinical case series and translational cancer studies.