Stephen P. Povoski MD

Summary

• Dr. Stephen P. Povoski, MD, based in Columbus, Ohio, is a general surgeon with subspecialties in breast surgery and surgical oncology. He completed his fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (1996-1998) and his general surgery residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center (1989-1996). Dr. Povoski is a Tenured Professor of Surgery at The Ohio State University (OSU), and has been at OSU since 2001. His current clinic expertise and clinical practice is in breast cancer surgery, and he has significant clinical and experimental expertise in various forms of radioguided imaging & radioguided surgery. Dr. Povoski has published multiple research papers involving various topics of breast cancer surgery, as well as diagnostic breast biopsy technology, radioguided imaging & radioguided surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy technology, central venous access, medical device technology, and various aspects of breast cancer survivorship. He has been recognized as a Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly from 2011 to 2026. He holds several United States Patents. He is on the editorial board of multiple medical journals.