James S. Tan

James S. Tan (died May 25, 2006) was an American medical doctor who specialized in infectious diseases, immunology, and internal medicine. He was the author of several medical books and many medical articles.

Tan was affiliated with Summa Health System.cite journal|accessdate=
url=http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/CID/journal/issues/v36n3/30257/30257.html
title=Correspondence: Reply
journal=Clinical Infectious Diseases
year=2003
volume=36 |pages=384–385
publisher=Infectious Diseases Society of America
author=Michael J. Tan, James S. Tan, and Thomas M. File, Jr.
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His books include "Microbiology and Immunology" (Mosby 2002), and the "Rapid Response" medical-student review for it (Mosby 2006, 2nd ed.). Tan was also the author of "Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections" (with Thomas M. File); "Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases" (part of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine's "Expert Guides Series"); and is co-author "Pocket Guide to Injectable Drugs: Companion to Handbook on Injectable Drugs" (American College of Cardiology, 11th ed. 2001). [ [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search%5FArg=tan%2C%20james&Search%5FCode=NAME%5F&CNT=25&PID=8212&BROWSE=2&HC=3&SID=1 Library of Congress] ]

Tan died of cancer at age 67 of cancer.

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*cite web|accessdate=2007-07-01
url=http://www.idsociety.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=16584&TEMPLATE=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm
title=In Memoriam: James S. Tan, MD, FIDSA
author=Thomas M. File, Jr, MD
publisher=Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)

*cite news|accessdate=2007-07-01
title=Summa colleagues remember passions of Dr. James Tan
work=Akron Beacon Journal|date=June 2006|author=Tracy Wheeler