ThomasDThacherMD

PubMed

• 32 citations
  Cardiac, bone and growth plate manifestations in hypocalcemic infants: revealing the hidden body of the vitamin D deficiency iceberg
  Suma Uday, Nadja Fratzl-Zelman, Paul Roschger, Klaus Klaushofer, Ashish Chikermane
  BMC Pediatrics. 2018-06-26
• 369 citations
  Consensus Statement: Global Consensus Recommendations on Prevention and Management of Nutritional Rickets
  Craig F Munns, Nick Shaw, Mairead Kiely, Bonny Specker, Tom D. Thacher
  The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2016-02-01
• 43 citations
  Nutritional rickets in immigrant and refugee children
  Tom D. Thacher, Paweł Płudowski, Nick Shaw, M Zulf Mughal, Craig F Munns
  Public Health Reviews. 2016-07-22

Journal Articles

• Weighing the evidence linking UVB irradiance, vitamin D, and cancer risk  
  Thacher TD, Clarke BL, Mayo Clin Proc, 1/1/2011
• Obstetrics Risk of HIV Infection among Antenatal Women in a rural Nigerian hospital  
  Etukumana EA, Thacher TD, Sagay AS, Niger Med J, 1/1/2011
• HIV risk factors among pregnant women in a rural Nigerian hospital  
  Etukumana EA, Thacher TD, Sagay AS, West Indian Med J, 1/1/2010
• Dietary calcium deficiency and rickets  
  Pettifor JM, Fischer PR, Thacher TD, Arnaud J, Meissner CA, J Med Res, 1/1/2008
• Sex differences in the clinical presentation of urban Nigerian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis  
  Lawson L, Lawson JO, Olajide I, Emenyonu N, Bello CS, Olatunji OO, Davies PD, Thacher TD, West Afr J Med, 1/1/2008
• Prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections in relation to lemon or lime juice douching among female sex workers in Jos, Nigeria  
  Imade G, Sagay A, Egah D, Onwuliri V, Grigg M, Egbodo C, Thacher T, Potts M, Short R, Sex Health, 1/1/2008
• HIV prevalence in pregnant women attending a rural hospital in Nigeria  
  Etukumana EA, Thacher TD, Sagay AS, Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 1/1/2008
• Overweight and obesity among elderly Nigerians  
  Ochayi B, Thacher TD, Highland Medical Research Journal, 1/1/2008
• Shortterm bleach digestion of sputum in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients co-infected with HIV  
  Lawson L, Yassin MA, Ramsay A, Emenyonu EN, Thacher TD, Davies PD, Squire SB, Cuevas LE, Tuberculosis (Edinb), 1/1/2007
• Sexual problems among married Nigerian women  
  Ojomu F, Thacher T, Obadofin M, Int J Impot Res, 1/1/2007
• Gender differences in clinical presentation of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis  
  Lawson L, Lawson JO, Olajide I, Emenyonu N, Bello CSS, Thacher TD, Nigerian Journal of General Practice, 1/1/2007
• HIV and hepatitis B seroprevalence in trauma patients in North Central Nigeria  
  Ugwu BT, Thacher TD, Imade GE, Sagay AS, Isamade EI, Ford RW, West Afr J Med, 1/1/2006
• Risk factors for dementia in central Nigeria  
  Ochayi B, Thacher TD, Aging Ment Health, 1/1/2006
• Microbiological validation of smear microscopy after sputum digestion with bleach; a step closer to a one-stop diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis  
  Lawson L, Yassin MA, Ramsay A, Olajide I, Thacher TD, Davies PD, Squire SB, Cuevas LE, Tuberculosis (Edinb), 1/1/2006
• Outpatient waiting times in Jos University Teaching Hospital  
  Thacher TD, Highland Medical Research Journal, 1/1/2005
• Causes of lead toxicity in a Nigerian city  
  Wright NJ, Thacher TD, Pfitzner MA, Fischer PR, Pettifor JM, Arch Dis Child, 1/1/2005
• Measuring calcium absorption  
  Abrams SA, Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Graff M, Stadler DD, Pam SD, Pettifor JM, Am J Clin Nutr, 1/1/2005
• Comparison of human herpesvirus 8 and Epstein-Barr virus seropositivity among children in areas endemic and non-endemic for Kaposi's sarcoma  
  Martro E, Bulterys M, Stewart JA, Spira TJ, Cannon MJ, Thacher TD, Bruns R, Pellett PE, Dollard SC, J Med Virol, 1/1/2004
• Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus infections in pregnant women in Nigeria  
  Imade GE, Sagay AS, Ugwu BT, Thacher TD, Ford RW, Journal of Medicine in the Tropics, 1/1/2004
• Bioelectrical impedance analysis of the body composition of Nigerian children with calcium-deficiency rickets  
  VanderJagt DJ, Morales M, Thacher TD, Diaz M, Glew RH, J Trop Pediatr, 1/1/2001
• Rickets in Nigerian children  
  Fischer PR, Thacher TD, Pettifor JM, Chan GM, J Pediatr, 1/1/2001
• Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and nutritional rickets in Nigerian children  
  Fischer PR, Thacher TD, Pettifor JM, Jorde LB, Eccleshall TR, Feldman D, J Bone Miner Res, 1/1/2000
• Prevalence of elevated blood lead in Nigerian children  
  Pfitzner MA, Thacher TD, Pettifor JM, Zoakah AI, Lawson JO, Fischer PR, Ambulatory Child Health, 1/1/2000
• Lacidipine in the treatment of hypertension in black African people: antihypertensive, biochemical and haematological effects  
  Okeahialam BN, Thacher TD, Ibrahim TM, Anjorin FI, Curr Med Res Opin, 1/1/2000
• Images in clinical medicine  
  Thacher TD, N Engl J Med, 1/19/1999
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Books/Book Chapters

• Vitamin D: Daily Requirements, Dietary Sources and Symptoms of Deficiency 
  Chapter: The History and Modern Controversies of Vitamin D Fortification and Supplementation 
  Page 1 - 38C. Meer and H. SmitsNova Publishers2013
• Handbook of Vitamin D in Human Health 
  Chapter: Vitamin D deficiency in the 21st century: an overview 
  Page 12 - 36Watson RWWageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands2013
• Vitamin D: physiology, molecular biology, and clinical applications 
  Chapter: Dietary calcium deficiency and rickets 
  Page 651 - 667Pettifor JM, Fischer PR, Thacher TDEditors: Holick MF.Humana Press, New York, NY2010
• Vitamin D and Rickets 
  Chapter: Calcium-deficiency rickets 
  Page 105 - 125Hochberg ZKarger, Basel, Switzerland2003
• Improving health and economic development: approaches to preventing diet-related rickets - an international symposium 
  Chapter: Calcium-deficiency rickets in Nigeria 
  Page 27 - 33Thacher TDEditors: Combs Jr GF.Cornell University, Ithaca, NY2001
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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 Rickets
  Thacher 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
• Pilot Feasibility Assessment of an Activity Meter in a Clinical Setting
  Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 16th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2015
• Vitamin D and the breastfed infant: family physicians' recommendations.
  Cozine E, Umaretiya P, Thacher T, Maxson J, Oberhelman S, FASEB J, 1/1/2014
• Choosing wisely: Evaluating the appropriate use of dexa in osteoporosis screening of women 50-64 years of age.
  Bansal S, Pecina JL, Kennel KA, Merry SP, Maxson JA, Quigg SM, Thacher TD, Osteoporos Int, 1/1/2013
• Maternal bone density and rickets in Nigerian children.
  Hsu J, Fischer P, Pettifor J, Thacher T, Bone, 1/1/2013
• Bone mineral density in Nigerian children after discontinuation of calcium supplementation.
  Umaratiya PJ, Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Cha SS, Pettifor JM, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 1/12/2012
• Choosing Wisely: Evaluating the Appropriate Use of DEXA Scans in Osteoporosis Screening in Adult Women
  Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 13th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2012
• Maternal vitamin D supplementation to optimize the vitamin D status of breastfed infants.
  Oberhelman SS, Meekins M, Fischer P, Lee B, Gardner B, Singh R, Cha S, Pettifor J, Thacher T, FASEB J, 1/1/2012
• Maternal Oral Vitamin D Supplementation via Daily or Monthly Regimens and the Effect of Levels of Vitamin D in Human Milk and Infant Serum
  Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 12th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Research Forum, Rochester, MN, 2011; Minneapolis, MN, 2012, 1/1/2012
• Bone Mineral Density in Nigerian Children After Discontinuation of Calcium Supplementation
  Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 13th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2012
• Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation to Optimize the Vitamin D Status of Breastfed Infants
  Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 13th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2012
• Incidence of Vitamin D Toxicity: A Population-Based Study in Olmsted County, Minnesota
  Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 13th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2012
• Pharmacokinetics of daily versus monthly vitamin D3 supplementation.
  Meekins M, Oberhelman, S, Lee B, Gardner B, Cha S, Singh R, Pettifor J, Fischer P, Thacher T, American Society of Nutrition Advances & Controversies in Clinical Nutrition, San Francisco, CA, 1/26/2011
• Implementing Practice Guideline for Peripheral Artery Disease: Utilizing the Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) in Primary Care Practice
  Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 12th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2011
• Increasing Incidence of Nutritional Rickets in Olmsted County, Minnesota, Since 1970
  Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 12th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2011
• Vitamin D treatment in calcium-deficiency rickets
  Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Pettifor JM, 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Toronto, Canada, 1/15/2010
• The Relationship of Intestinal Calcium Absorption with Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Children on Low Calcium Intakes
  Thacher TD, Abrams SA, 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Toronto, Canada, 1/15/2010
• The relationship of intestinal calcium absorptions with serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels in children on low calcium intakes.
  Thacher TD, Abrams SA, 26th International Pediatric Association Congress of Pediatrics, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1/4/2010
• Calcium Supplementation Does Not Alter Blood Lead Levels in Nigerian Children
  Keating EM, Fischer PR, Pettifor JM, Pfitzner M, Isichei CO, Thacher TD, 26th International Pediatric Association Congress of Pediatrics, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1/4/2010
• Redesigning a Primary Care Appointment System Using Algorithm-Based Decision Trees.
  Swanson JA, Lecy D, Bernau J, Bowman P, MacLaughlin K, North F, Thacher T, ICSI/IHI Colloquium on Health Care Transformation, St. Paul, MN, 1/3/2010
• Using Electronic Algorithm-Based Decision Support tools in Redesign of a Primary Care Clinic Appointment System
  Swanson JA, MacLaughlin K, North F, Thacher T, Bernau J, Lecy D, Bowman P, American Academy of Pediatrics - Council on Clinical Information Technology, San Francisco, CA, 1/2/2010
• Using Electronic Algorithm-Based Decision Support tools in Redesign of a Primary Care Clinic Appointment System
  Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 11th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2010
• The Relationship of Intestinal Calcium Absorption with Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Children on Low Calcium Intakes
  Thacher TD, Mayo Clinic 11th Annual Family Medicine Forum, Rochester, MN, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

• Nutritional rickets: public health strategies for intervention 
  Salzburg, Austria - 1/1/2015
• Nutritional rickets - global guidelines for prevention and treatment 
  Warsaw, Poland - 1/1/2015
• Public health interventions in endocrinology: Vitamin 
  Barcelona, Spain - 1/1/2015
• Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation: First Do No Harm 
  Scottsdale, AZ - 1/1/2014
• Febrile illnesses in the tropics 
  Louisville, KY - 1/1/2013
• Malnutrition 
  Louisville, KY - 1/1/2013
• Bone Mineral Density in Nigerian Children After Discontinuation of Calcium Supplementation 
  Minneapolis, MN - 1/1/2012
• Geriatrics 
  Chicago, IL, 2011; Orlando, FL, 2012 - 1/1/2012
• Increasing Incidence of Nutritional Rickets in Olmsted County, Minnesota, Since 1970 
  San Diego, CA, 2011; Minneapolis, MN, 2012 - 1/1/2012
• Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation to Optimize the Vitamin D Status of Breastfeeding Infants 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2012
• Improvement in Rickets and Required Respiratory Support in Infants with Hypophosphatasia During Bone Targeted Enzyme Replacement (ENB-0040) Therapy 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2012
• Vitamin D in psychiatric practice 
  1/1/2011
• The Benefits of Vitamin D 
  Rochester, MN - 1/1/2011
• Increasing incidence of nutritional rickets in Olmsted County, Minnesota 
  Rochester, MN - 1/1/2011
• Treatment of Children with Hypophosphatasia (HPP) with ENB-0040: Radiographic and DXA Outcomes After 6 Months of Therapy 
  Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom - 1/1/2011
• Vitamin D Deficiency: When Should I Consider It? 
  St. Cloud, MN - 1/1/2010
• Nutritional diseases in children 
  Asheville, NC - 1/1/2010
• Diagnosis of Fever Without a Lab 
  St. Paul, MN - 1/1/2010
• Nutritional Rickets in Nigeria 
  Houston, TX, 2003; University of Utah, Department of Family Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 2006; Bing - 1/1/2010
• Vitamin D Treatment in Calcium-Deficiency Rickets 
  Cambridge, United Kingdom - 1/1/2009
• A Comparison of Iron and Folate With Folate Alone in Hematologic Recovery of Children Treated for Acute Malaria 
  Washington, DC - 1/1/2009
• Computers in Medicine 
  Bingham University Medical School, Abuja, Nigeria - 1/1/2009
• Nutritional Rickets: A New Look at a Disease from the Past 
  Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - 1/1/2009
• Medical Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa 
  Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - 1/1/2009
• How To Do A Research Project 
  Rochester, MN - 1/1/2009
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Other

• A sampling and measurement procedure for cyanide in fossil fuel flames. 
  Thacher TD, Senior Honors Project Dissertation
  University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT - 1/1/1980