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Office
200 1st St SW
Rochester, MN 55905Phone+1 507-284-2511Fax+1 507-284-5067
Summary
- Dr. Thomas Thacher is a family physician in Rochester, MN and is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester. He received his medical degree from University of Utah School of Medicine and has been in practice 33 years. He is experienced in global health, vitamin d deficiency, and calcium.
Education & Training
- Ventura County Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 1984 - 1987
- Ventura County Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1984 - 1985
- University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 1984
- University of UtahB.S., Chemical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, 1976 - 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
- MN State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American Society of Bone & Mineral Research, 2020
- Parker D. Sanders and Isabella G. Sanders Professor of Primary Care Mayo Clinic, 2017
- Platinum Research Award (lifetime achievement award) Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 2015
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Clinical Trials
- Vitamin D and Genetics in Nutritional Rickets Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
- Pilot Pharmacokinetic Study of Daily Versus Monthly High-Dose Cholecalciferol Supplementation Start of enrollment: 2010 Feb 01
- Vitamin D Supplementation in Breastfeeding Women Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Building Capacity for Pragmatic Trials of Digital Technology in Primary Care.David R Rushlow, Thomas D Thacher, Barbara A Barry
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2024-03-01 - 5 citationsTreatment of vitamin D deficiency in children.Philip R Fischer, Casey R Johnson, Kaitlin N Leopold, Thomas D Thacher
Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2023-11-28 - 1 citationsThe effect of primary care clinician type and care team characteristics on health care costs.Matthew E Bernard, Michael P Halasy, David R Rushlow, Gerald J Sobolik, Gregory M Garrison
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2022-12-01
Journal Articles
- Weighing the evidence linking UVB irradiance, vitamin D, and cancer riskThacher TD, Clarke BL, Mayo Clin Proc, 1/1/2011
- Obstetrics Risk of HIV Infection among Antenatal Women in a rural Nigerian hospitalEtukumana EA, Thacher TD, Sagay AS, Niger Med J, 1/1/2011
- HIV risk factors among pregnant women in a rural Nigerian hospitalEtukumana EA, Thacher TD, Sagay AS, West Indian Med J, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Improving Appropriate Use of bone density measurement by DEXA in primary care.Thacher TD, Pecina JL, Merry SP, Chaudhry R, International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care, 1/1/2016
- Optimal Dose of Calcium for Treatment of Nutritional RicketsThacher TD, International Conference on Children's Bone Health, Salzburg, Austria, 1/1/2015
- Improving Appropriate Use of DEXA in Employee and Community Health (ECH)Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 16th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Nutritional rickets: public health strategies for interventionSalzburg, Austria - 1/1/2015
- Nutritional rickets - global guidelines for prevention and treatmentWarsaw, Poland - 1/1/2015
- Public health interventions in endocrinology: VitaminBarcelona, Spain - 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions
- Little Risk of Vitamin D Toxicity, Study Says - US NewsMay 6th, 2015
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Society of Bone and Mineral ResearchMember
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Industry Relationships
- Consultant, Biomedical SystemsRadiographic scoring for clinical studies of rickets
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