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Leader
Holly L. Thacker, MD is nationally known for her leadership in Women’s Health, including areas such as menopause, hormone therapy regimens, osteoporosis and breast cancer risk assessment. She is the founder of the first Women’s Health Fellowships in the United States, located at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Thacker is currently the Director of the Center for Specialized Women’s Health at the Cleveland Clinic, with special interests in menopause and related medical problems, osteoporosis, hormone therapy, breast cancer risk assessment, menstrual disorders, female sexual dysfunction and interdisciplinary women’s health. She authored a book: “Women’s Health: Your Body, Your Hormones, Your Choices, a Cleveland Clinic Guide” and in 2009 published her second book
“ Cleveland Clinic Guide to Menopause” Kaplan 2009 . She is the immediate past Chair of the Physician Education Committee for the North American Menopause Society and former National Osteoporosis Foundation Board Member. She is the Executive Director of national Speaking of Women’s Health www.speakingofwomenshealth.com
Dr. Thacker graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine at the top of her class and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Society. Dr. Thacker continued with an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Cleveland Clinic followed by a self designed training in women’s health. Dr. Thacker is a NAMS certified Menopause specialist and is a Certified Clinical Densitometrist.
Educator
Dr. Thacker has many years of experience serving as an educator in her expertise. She an Associate Professor of Surgery for the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at CWRU. She continues to be recognized for her excellence and has won many health awards. In 2009, Dr. Thacker received the Lila A. Wallis Women’s Health Award for the American Medical Women’s Association and the Journal of Women’s Health for her lifetime career achievements in interdisciplinary women’s health and in 2010 was one of the 10 national winners of the Healthnetwork Foundation Service Excellence Award. This prestigious award annually to the 10 top physicians who have consistently gone “above and beyond”, demonstrating a long-term commitment to premium-level patient care and an interest in medical research. Healthnetwork Foundation is a non-profit that networks presidents and CEOs into the top hospitals in the US.
Expert
Dr Thacker has published numerous book chapters, original peer reviewed manuscripts and medical commentaries on women’s health, menopause and postmenopausal osteoporosis. Dr. Thacker’s extensive knowledge of Women’s Health has given rise to many appearances on national Television and print and web media. She is a guest speaker on Women’s Health topics, traveling both nationally and internationally to share her insights.
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