Stephen Grobmyer, MD
Treatment & Services
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Conservation Surgery
- Breast Surgical Oncology
- Cancer Center
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT)
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
- Oncoplastic Surgery for Breast Cancer
- Sentinel Lymph Node Procedures
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
- Surgical Oncology
Specialty in Diseases & Conditions
- Benign Breast Disease
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Disease
- Breast Infections
- Breast Lump
- Breast Pain
- Ductal Carcinoma in situ
- Gynecomastia
- Intraductal Papilloma
- Male Breast Cancer
- Nipple Discharge
- Recurrent Breast Cancer
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Dr. Stephen R. Grobmyer completed his fellowship in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2004. Formerly, the Edward M. Copeland III Chair in Surgical Oncology at University of Florida; in 2012 he became Section Head of Surgical Oncology and Director of the Breast Center at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He currently is Professor of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He is co-leader of the Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program.
Dr. Grobmyer is an expert in the management of breast cancer. He has extensive experience with skin sparing and nipple sparing mastectomy for selected breast cancer patients. He has a particular focus on the surgical management of patients with high risk genetic mutations for breast cancer. He also has extensive experience with sentinel node biopsy, axillary reverse mapping to reduce lymphedema. He has also an interest in recurrent breast cancer and breast angiosarcoma.
Dr. Grobmyer is regarded as an international leader in the use of single dose intra-operative radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer patients. He was senior author on the largest series of patients treated with intraoperative radiation therapy for breast cancer in North America. He serves on the Board of Directors for the TARGIT-US, a multi-institutional prospective study of intraoperative radiation therapy, and on the Board of Directors for the TARGIT Collaborative Group. He is course director for the North American TARGIT Academy at Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Grobmyer has been elected to Best Doctors in America every year consecutively since 2007 and was recognized among “Best Doctors” in Cleveland in 2013-2015. Nationally, he has served on the American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Education Committee, and he was formerly as scientific program committee chair for the Society of Surgical Oncology. He has served on the breast cancer advisory committee for the American Board of Surgery and serves on the editorial board of The European Journal of Surgical Oncology, The Annals of Surgical Oncology, and The Breast Journal. He is an active member of the Southern Surgical Association, Central Surgical Association, Society of Surgical Oncology, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and American Society of Breast Surgeons. He has given over 100 invited lectures nationally and internationally.
Dr. Grobmyer’s innovative research focuses on developing new approaches to prevent, diagnose and treat breast cancer. He has published over 150 peer reviewed manuscripts, 16 book chapters and edited a textbook on innovative cancer therapies. He is currently the editor for the Breast Cancer Section for Society of Surgical Oncology’s Complex General Surgical Oncology. He has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including: The Lester Dragstedt Physician Scientist Award, The Society of Surgical Oncology Clinical Investigator Award, and The American College of Surgeons Japan Travelling Fellowship. His influential research has been featured nationally on NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, The New York Times and Vogue.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2012
Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Surgical Oncology
New York,
NY
2004
Residency - Weill Cornell Medical College New York Presbyterian Hospital
General Surgery
New York,
NY
2002
Graduate School - Weill Cornell Medical College New York Presbyterian Hospital
NIH Research
New York,
NY
1999
Medical Education - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas,
TX
1995
Undergraduate - Rice University
Houston,
TX
1990
Professional Highlights
- 2004-2010: Assistant Professor of Surgery (Surgical Oncology)-University of Florida
- 2010-2012: Associate Professor of Surgery (Surgical Oncology) and Edward M. Copeland III Chair in Breast Cancer
- 2012-2014: Director, Breast Center and Co-Leader Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program; Section Head, Surgical Oncology
- 2014-present: Professor of Surgery (Surgical Oncology)-Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
- Cleveland Magazine Best Doctors 2013. Dr. Grobmyer discusses intraoperative radiation therapy
Certifications
- Surgery - General Surgery
Specialty Interests
Surgical oncology, breast cancer
Awards & Honors
- Lester Dragstedt Physician Scientist Award, 2010
- ASCO Leadership Development Program, 2010-2011
- American College of Surgeons Japan Traveling Fellow, 2012
- Society of Surgical Oncology, Clinical Investigator Award, 2014
Memberships
- Southern Surgical Association
- American College of Surgeons
- American Chemical Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Society of Surgical Oncology
- American Society of Breast Surgeons
Research & Publications
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