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Holly Thacker, M.D.

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Appointed: 1990
Gender: Female
Languages: English
Center for Specialized Womens Health

Director

Phone:(216) 444-9240
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code A10
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Phone:(216) 444-9240
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code A10
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Holly L. Thacker MD, FACP, director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Specialized Women’s Health and Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, recently published her second women’s health book “Cleveland Clinic Guide to Menopause.”  At the end of 2008, the Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Institute was gifted with the National Speaking of Women’s Health and Dr. Thacker now serves as the Executive Director. 

She was honored by the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) and the Journal of Women’s Health with the "Lila Wallis Women’s Health Award" in recognition of Dr. Thacker’s lifetime achievements, accomplishments, motivation, mentorship, energy and enthusiasm for women’s health, education, and research during the AMWA annual meeting and Women’s Health 2009: The 17th Annual Congress, in Williamsburg, VA.

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Professional Highlights
  • Author of the book, The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Menopause, a Cleveland Clinic Guide, © 2009
  • Author of the book, Women's Health: Your Body, Your Hormones, Your Choices, a Cleveland Clinic Guide, © 2007
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Education & Fellowships
Medical School:University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
 
Internship:Cleveland Clinic, Medical Internship, Cleveland, OH
Residency:Cleveland Clinic, Internal Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Other Education:(Undergraduate) University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
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Certifications

Internal Medicine

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Specialty Interests
Breast cancer risk assessment, hormone therapy, menopause and related medical problems, menstrual disorders and interdisciplinary women's health, Osteoporosis, Women's Health, Breast Cancer Risk Assessment, Hormone Therapy, menopause and women's health.
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Awards & Honors
  • Best Doctors, Cleveland magazine, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Best Doctors in America, 1998, 2000-2002, 2007, 2008 
  • Cleveland Clinic Women's Health Center Top Executive, Women's Health Services, 2007
  • Legal Resolution from Cuyahoga County Commissioners on Local and National Leadership in Women’s Health, 2006
  • Research Program of the Year. Bone Disease Program. Thacker HL et al. Recognized for multidisciplinary work. Notations newsletter of Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, www.lerner.ccf.org/notations, 7/21/2005 
  • Who's Who in Health, Crain's Cleveland Business, 2002
  • Distinguished Women in Health Care, first annual listing from the Visiting Nurse Association, 2000
  • Top 40 Under Age 40, Crain's Cleveland Business, 1998
  • Achievement in Health/Medicine, Northern Ohio Live magazine, "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the quality of life in this region,” 1998

 

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Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
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Specializes in Services
  • Bioidentical Hormone Therapy
  • Bone Density Testing
  • Bone Density
  • Breast Cancer Risk Assessment
  • Breast Ductal Lavage
  • Cervical Polypectomy
  • Endometrial Biopsy
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
  • IV Reclast Infusion For Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
  • Menopausal Risk Assessment
  • Vertebral Fracture Assessment
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Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide medical education about recent trends. The collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide information as accurately as possible about its doctors’ connections with industry and those of their immediate family members. As of 7/31/2008, Dr. Thacker has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Consulting.  Dr. Thacker receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
  • Bayer
  • Novartis
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Sanofi-Aventis US Inc.
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