Division Chief & Lead Physician, Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, Clinical Research Center
Summa Health
Professor of Internal Medicine & ID Section Chief, Drugs and Therapeutics Course
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
Treasurer, American College of Physicians (ACP)
Akron, OH

Michael J. Tan, MD is Professor of Internal Medicine at Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio. At NEOMED, he is Section Chief of the Infectious Disease Section of the Drugs and Therapeutics course. Dr. Tan is Physician Lead for Summa Health Medical Group-Infectious Disease at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio where he is also Division Chief of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Summa Health, and Medical Director for the Summa Health Clinical Research Center. Dr. Tan is board certified in infectious disease and internal medicine. He obtained his medical degree from the Northeastern Universities College of Medicine (now NEOMED) and completed his residency training at Summa Health System. He then completed a fellowship in Infectious Disease at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. He is a practicing infectious disease specialist and a frequent lecturer on various infectious disease topics.

Dr. Tan is a Master of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). He is former Regent for the American College of Physicians and past-Governor for the Ohio Chapter of the ACP. He is currently Treasurer of the ACP, chair of the Financial Policy and Audit Committee, member of the Governance, Compensation, and Membership Insurance Trust Committees. He chaired the Mastership and Awards Committees and was a member of the IM2019 Scientific Program committee, member of the Credentials committee 2019-2021, member of the Chapters subcommittee 2015-2019, and Chair of the Chapters subcommittee 2017-2019.

Dr. Tan’s primary research interests include participation in multi-centered controlled trials of new and novel treatments for Clostridium difficile infection, skin and soft tissue infection, and pneumonia. He is co-editor of Tan JS, File TM Jr., Salata RA, Tan MJ (eds.) Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases, 2nd edition (2008, ACP Press) and Rosenthal KS and Tan MJ (eds.) Rapid Review Microbiology and Immunology 3rd edition (2010, Mosby). Dr. Tan is listed in Best Doctors in America (2010 to present).