Dr. Tan graduated in medicine from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and trained in internal medicine at the University of Toronto. He trained in dermatology at University of British Columbia and University of Michigan. He practices in Windsor Ontario Canada. Research focus includes acne, acne scars and rosacea. He has an interest in shared decision making and his group has developed patient decision aids in dermatology – specifically on acne, psoriasis, rosacea and hidradenitis suppurativa – available at www.informed-decisions.org
He is the immediate past President of the Acne and Rosacea Society of Canada, co-chair of the Acne Core Outcomes Research Network (ACORN), co-author of the AAD acne guidelines and has been an associate editor of the JAAD and the BJD. Over the past 3 decades, he has authored/co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications.