Dr. Stanley Laurence Kampner, M.D.

Born on November 7, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan. Passed away on October 31, 2017 in San Mateo

Dr. Kampner was predeceased by his mother, Rose Kampner and his father Morris “Moe” Kampner.

Dr. Kampner attended the University of California, San Francisco Medical School, specializing in Orthopedic Surgery. He served as a doctor in the U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam.

He invented several highly successful orthopedic implants, including a constrained prosthetic knee.

Dr. Kampner was one of the most respected orthopedic surgeons in California. With a partner, he had the largest orthopedic practice in Northern California.

He was major, and much beloved, benefactor to the Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy, San Francisco for over 15 years. His generosity provided scholarships for over 1500 students, many of them Russian Jewish emigres.

Thanks to his generosity, Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy students acquired not only a rigorous secular education, but a deep understanding and commitment to Torah and Israel. Graduates went on to prestigious yeshivas in Israel and the United States as well as to leading colleges and universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Princeton, and the University of California, Berkeley.

To express gratitude and recognition for his generous gifts, the school was renamed Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy in honor of his late daughter, Lisa, an alumna of the Hebrew Academy, who tragically passed away when she was in her 30’s.

Dr. Kampner had a deep commitment to the Jewish people and to the State of Israel. For many summers he worked as a volunteer doctor at Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, Israel.

A Funeral service will be held on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Sinai Memorial Chapel, 1501 Divisadero St., San Francisco, followed by burial at Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma.