StephenAndrewThackerMD(He/Him)

HIV/AIDS Pediatrics, Pediatric Infections Associated with Transplant/Immunocompromised States, Perinatal Infections

Associate Professor, Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases MUSC

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Dr. Stephen Thacker is a pediatric infectious disease specialist located in Charleston, SC, with subspecialties in HIV/AIDS pediatrics, pediatric infections associated with transplant or immunocompromised states, and perinatal infections. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Thacker serves as the Associate Chief Quality Officer at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital since 2022 and has expertise in sepsis, travel and tropical medicine, cat scratch disease, and pediatric HIV/AIDS. His research contributions include multiple publications on pediatric infectious diseases and he has been involved in clinical trials such as nasal photodisinfection in surgical patients.

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2010 - 2013
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2007 - 2010
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2007

PubMed

One and Done? An Evaluation of the Clinical Outcomes of Single- and Multi-Dose Dalbavancin Use in the Pediatric Population.
Taylor Morrisette, Shahad Alghamdi, Megan B Maree, Terry C Dixon, Stephen A Thacker
Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2025-04-01
Real-World Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes with Daptomycin Use in Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Case Series.
Hanna Persha, Stephen A Thacker, Krutika Mediwala Hornback, Gustavo R Alvira-Arill, Richard Lueking
Antibiotics. 2024-09-02
7 citations
Pediatric Cervicofacial Actinomycosis: An Unusual Cause of Head and Neck Masses.
Stephen A. Thacker, C. Mary Healy
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2014-06-01

Increase in Norovirus Cases in SC Children This YearFebruary 17th, 2025
Memorial Health Doctor Discusses Removal of Mask Requirement on Public TransportationApril 21st, 2022
No Easy Answers for Parents About COVID Vaccines for Children Under 12November 1st, 2021
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