Greater Milwaukee Foundation?s Dr. Samuel S. Blankstein Scholarship (pooled fund)

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Dr. Samuel S. Blankstein Scholarship benefits graduating medical students who match to a residency program in ophthalmology and honors the legacy of Samuel S. Blankstein, MD, an ophthalmologist in Milwaukee and 1934 graduate of Rush Medical College. The scholarship is supported annually by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.

Dr. Blankstein was a well-respected ophthalmologist and began his Milwaukee practice, Eye Physicians Associates, in 1938. During his medical career, Dr. Blankstein led the ophthalmology departments at Sinai Samaritan Medical Center and Children’s Hospital, where he started a clinic to support patients with low vision. He was also a clinical professor at Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Dr. Blankstein was president of the Milwaukee Ophthalmological Society, which presented him with the Distinguished Service Award in 1992. He was a member of several other medical boards, including the American Board of Ophthalmology, the Chicago Ophthalmological Society and the American Medical Association. In 1995, Dr. Blankstein died at 85. The Greater Milwaukee Foundation continues to support this scholarship to recognize Dr. Blankstein’s many contributions to the community.