Dr. Melinda Thacker

Dr. Thacker is originally from Wisconsin. She graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin with a BS in Biology and Spanish in 2002, then attended the Medical College of Wisconsin and graduated with honors in 2007. She completed residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2012 at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She then obtained advanced endoscopic sinus surgical training at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton. She pursued additional education in Plant-Based Nutrition through Cornell University. She is double board certified in both Otolaryngology and Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Thacker incorporates evidence-based lifestyle intervention with traditional evidence-based conventional approaches to treat patients. She primarily practices rhinology (nose and sinus disorders) with interests in chronic sinusitis, laryngopharyngeal reflux, sinus surgery, nasal airway surgery, office-based procedures, and therapeutic lifestyle intervention.