Tapan Bipin Jadav

Tapan Bipin Jadav was born on the 24th of July 1969 in a private nursing home in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India to Hansa and Bipin Jadav. He was born into a medical family, his father being a surgeon and his mother an anesthesiologist.

When Tapan was just two years old, he came to the US with his mother and lived in various states from Boston, Massachusetts to Dallas, Texas. Tapan’s mother tragically passed away in August of 1974 in New York City. He loved his mother, Hansa, very much.

His father, Bipin, remarried in 1976 to Melody, who adored Tapan and adopted him. Together, they raised Tapan to be a sweet and active young boy who enjoyed playing soccer, basketball, and baseball. He also loved dogs, and on Christmas Day in 1976, Melody gifted him a yorkie puppy. When asked what we wanted to name it, he said ‘Santa’.

Tapan was baptized on the 29th of April in 1979 at the First Presbyterian Church in Asbury Park, NJ. Shortly after, in 1979, the family moved to Globe, Arizona. He did well academically in elementary school through Medical school. In 8th grade his basketball team won the Arizona State Championship. Tapan’s younger siblings, Raj and Anjalee, looked up to him so much growing up. The Jadavs moved to Chandler in 1982, where Tapan attended Chandler High School. He graduated in 1987, moving on to attend Arizona State University for two years, and eventually University of Arizona for the latter two.

Tapan passed the admission test to attend medical school at Ramaiah Medical College of Bangalore University, India. He was also a point guard for his basketball team. Tapan came back home to Phoenix and passed the FLEX examination to practice medicine in the US after only three years of medical school, but had to go back to India and finish the final two before he could practice.

Tapan completed his residency at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Internal Medicine. In 2007, he opened his own practice in Chandler, Arizona in the same building his father, Bipin, had practiced medicine for 25 years. After a few years of practicing on his own, he decided to join the group of physicians Phoenician Primary Care.

As an Internist, his clinical expertise was outstanding. In his early years of practice he diagnosed several complicated medical illnesses. Tapan enjoyed being a doctor, and caring for his patience gave him and his family a great sense of pride.

On the 25th of March 2011, his son Brandon Jadav was born to Tapan and Lisa. Tapan adored his son Brandon, and always will be remembered as a loving father. Tapan loved to spend time with his son and was always so proud of him.

We will remember Tapan not only as a wonderful father, a fantastic physician- but as a pillar of joy for his friends and family. There was never a selfish bone in his body. His kindness and compassion touched the lives of every person he encountered, whether it be a family member, friend, or patient. Tapan lived his life to the fullest until his unexpected death on the 2nd of October 2021.

He is survived by his son Brandon; his parents Bipin and Melody; his younger brother Rajkumar and sister Anjalee; as well as countless other family and friends.