Zachary E. Tano
Biography
Zachary E. Tano, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Urology and Director of the Center for Kidney Stone Disease at Staten Island University Hospital, Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Health, and Project Scientist in the Department of Urology at the University of California, Irvine. Tano completed his endourology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine, where he trained under Drs. Ralph Clayman and Jaime Landman, and his urology residency at New York University Langone Medical Center. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and holds a Master in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii and a B.S. in General Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.
Tano's research focuses on medical device development, ureteral biomechanics, and pharmacologic interventions for urologic applications. He has developed three patents related to urologic devices and led translational investigations that resulted in 100% abstract acceptance rates at multiple international conferences. His work includes developing force sensors for safe ureteral access sheath placement, investigating electromotive drug administration for ureteral dilation, and utilizing computer modeling to optimize device designs prior to manufacturing. Prior to his urology training, Tano spent three years as a research fellow in the thoracic surgery department at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he investigated chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy and developed an immunocompetent culture system to study CAR T-cell cytotoxicity in various tumor microenvironments.
Tano served in the United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps from 2002 to 2006, including deployment to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, where he was responsible for planning and executing infrastructure projects for the Afghan National Police. He received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for his military service. Tano has authored over 25 peer-reviewed publications with an h-index of 9 and has contributed chapters to multiple textbooks including Hinman's Atlas of Urologic Surgery and Sugarbaker's Adult Chest Surgery.
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- B.S. in General Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 2001
- M.B.A., University of Hawaii, 2005
- M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013
Distinctions
- AUA Annual Meeting Best Poster - Immersive virtual reality for percutaneous nephrolithotomy, 2024
- AUA Annual Meeting Best Poster - Clinical measurement of maximum safe ureteral distensibility using a novel force sensor, 2023
Areas of Expertise
- Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy
- Kidney Stone Metabolic Management
- Tumor Immune Microenvironment Analysis
- Ureteral Distensibility Modulation
- Electromotive Drug Administration
- Artificial Intelligence Stone Volume Determination
Recent Publications
- Gao B.M., Wu Y.X., Sharifi S.H.H., Lavasani S.A.M., Saadat S., Hana M.S., Pham V., Martinez-Carcamo E., Derbeneva O., Ali A., Tano Z.E., Jiang P., Patel R.M., Landman J., Clayman R.V., “Electromotive Drug Administration in the Porcine Ureter: First In Vivo Application for Ureteral Dilation” (opens in new tab), Journal of Endourology, 2025.
- Ali S.N., McCormac A., Saadat S., Lavasani S.A.M., Cumpanas A.D., Hernandez M.C., Vu M., Afyouni A.S., O'Leary M.D., Altamirano-Villarroel J., Tano Z.E., Osann K., Klopfer M., Jiang P., Patel R.M., Landman J., Clayman R.V., “Ureteral Access Sheath Deployment: Understanding the Force Tolerance of the Human Ureter and the Development of Ureteral Injury During Endoscopic Surgery” (opens in new tab), Journal of Endourology, 2025.
- Cumpanas A.D., Lavasani S.A.M., Altamirano-Villarroel J., Saadat S., Tsai J.C., Camp B., Lee J.M., Ericson M., Gao B.M., Tano Z.E., Jiang P., Patel R.M., Landman J., Clayman R.V., “Ureteral Stricture Occurrence after Transmural Ureteroscopic Ureteral Injury: A Previously Undocumented Concern” (opens in new tab), Journal of Endourology, vol. 39, no. 7, pp. 679-85, 2025.
- Cumpanas A.D., Katta N., Vu T.N., Wu Y.X., Gorgen A.R.H., Hernandez M.C., Vo K., Ali S.N., Tano Z.E., Jiang P., Patel R.M., Milner T., Landman J., Clayman R.V., “Warm irrigation fluid effect on Thulium fiber laser (TFL) ablation of uroliths” (opens in new tab), Lasers in Medical Science, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 112, 2025.
- Cumpanas A.D., Ali A., Chaudhri E.N., Hernandez M.C., Tran C.M., Vu T.N., Hadid Y.F., Gao B.M., Tano Z.E., Ali S.N., Patel R.M., Landman J., Clayman R.V., “Accurate Assessment of Interval Change in Stone Burden Among Patients with Medullary Sponge Kidney: A Volumetric Approach” (opens in new tab), Journal of Endourology, vol. 39, pp. 766-771, 2025.
- Saadat, S., Tano, Z. E., Wu, Y. X., Cumpanas, A. D., Gao, B. M., Ali, A., Hernandez, M. C., Lavasani, S. A. M, Derbeneva, O., Martinez-Carcamo, E., Ali, S. N., Jiang, P., Patel, R. M., Landman, J., Clayman, R. V., “MP29-11 FIRST IN-VIVO EVALUATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL MODULATION OF PORCINE URETERAL DISTENSIBILITY”, Journal of Urology, vol. 213, no. 5S, pp. e1018, 2025.
- Gao B., Gorgen A.R.H., Bhatt R., Tano Z.E., Morgan K.L., Vo K., Zarandi S.S., Ali S.N., Jiang P., Patel R.M., Clayman R.V., Landman J., “Reprint of: Avoiding “Needless” nephrectomy: What is the role of small renal mass biopsy in 2024?” (opens in new tab), Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations, vol. 43, pp. 102-110, 2025.
- Ali S.N., McCormac A., Cumpanas A.D., Altamirano-Villarroel J., Piedras P., Vu M.C., Afyouni A.S., Tano Z.E., Osann K., Klopfer M., Jiang P., Patel R.M., Landman J., Clayman R.V., “Clinical determination of the natural distensibility of the human ureter: initial study” (opens in new tab), BJU International, vol. 135, pp. 456-464, 2024.
- Cumpanas A.D., Chantaduly C., Morgan K.L., Shao W., Gorgen A.R.H., Tran C.M., Wu Y.X., McCormac A., Tano Z.E., Patel R.M., “Efficient and Accurate Computed Tomography-Based Stone Volume Determination: Development of an Automated Artificial Intelligence Algorithm” (opens in new tab), Journal of Urology, vol. 211, no. 2, pp. 256-265, 2024.
- Cumpanas A.D., Camp B., Tran C.M., Vu T.N., Chen W., Vo K., Bhatt R., Tano Z.E., Gao B.M., Patel R.M., Jiang P., Landman J., Clayman R.V., “Prospective Evaluation of Ureteral Wall Thickness as a Means to Predict Spontaneous Stone Passage: Is It Beneficial?” (opens in new tab), Journal of Endourology, 2024.
- Tano, Z. E., Kiesgen, S., Chintala, N. K., Dozier, J., Quach, H. T., Messinger, J., Tan, K. S., Adusumilli, P. S., “Ex vivo pleural effusion cultures to study chimeric antigen receptor T cell cytotoxicity in an immunocompetent environment” (opens in new tab), Cell Reports Methods, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 100622, 2023.
- Tano, Z. E., Cumpanas, A. D., Gorgen A. R. H., Rojhani A., Altamirano-Villarroel, J., Landman, J., “Surgical Artificial Intelligence: Endourology” (opens in new tab), Urologic Clinics of North America, vol. 51, pp. 77-89, 2023.
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Last updated on 5/19/2026.