Curriculum Vitae
Zachary Lans, M.D.
Professional Employment
PAIN MANAGEMENT PHYSICIAN
ORTHOCONNECTICUT; DANBURY, CT AND WILTON, CT — AUGUST 2025-PRESENT
Pain management physician offering comprehensive pain care for a variety of pain
conditions at a large orthopedic group.
Training
PAIN MEDICINE FELLOW
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER; BOSTON, MA — JULY 2024-JUNE 2025
Fellow physician in a comprehensive and multidisciplinary pain medicine fellowship
program with high volume exposure to both fluoroscopy-guided and ultrasound-guided
procedures, as well as minimally invasive surgical procedures including spinal cord
stimulation, intrathecal drug delivery, basivertebral nerve ablation, kyphoplasty, minimally
invasive lumbar decompression, peripheral nerve stimulation, percutaneous tenotomy,
among others.
- Recipient of Carol A. Warfield Award in Pain Management: Recognizes one fellow in the
graduating class for clinical excellence, technical skill, and a superior fund of knowledge
in pain medicine - QA/QI Project – Optimizing Pain Medicine Procedure Kits: Project developed during
fellowship with multiple objectives, including minimizing waste, reducing costs, and
improving provider and patient safety.
ANESTHESIOLOGY RESIDENT
YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL; NEW HAVEN, CT — JULY 2020- JUNE 2024
Resident physician in a rigorous anesthesiology program with extensive exposure to
regional anesthesia, interventional pain management procedures, major cardiac surgery,
trauma, and difficult airway management.
- Member of the Yale Young Physicians’ Leadership Curriculum – October 2021- March
2022: An exclusive program designed for residents and fellows who are interested in
influencing practice and policy development at the regional and national levels. The
course is designed for members to enhance leadership skills, improve networking and
negotiation skills, and gain a thorough understanding of organizational behavior and
healthcare finance. - Morbidity & Mortality Case – July, 2022: Presented a case for the West Haven VA
Anesthesiology department in which a patient was inadvertently administered a toxic
dose of local anesthetic during an intraoperative block. - Grand Rounds Journal Club Presentation – September, 2022: Presented a meta-analysis
on functional hemodynamic testing in the OR and ICU settings for the Yale Department
of Anesthesiology.
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY
- USMLE Exams: Step 1, Step 2 CK, Step 2 CS, and Step 3
- Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology – March 2025
- ABA Basic Exam – June, 2022: scored in the top 10% of examinees
- ABA Advanced Exam – July 2024
- ABA Applied Exam – March 2025
- Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in Pain Medicine – September 2025
Research Experience
RESIDENCY RESEARCH PROJECTS – DEPT. OF ANESTHESIOLOGY, YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- Retrospective cohort study: Blood pressure characteristics in arthroscopic shoulder
rotator cuff repair under inhalational sevoflurane alone or in conjunction with brachial
plexus block; investigating the hemodynamic effects of general anesthesia with
interscalene blocks versus general anesthesia alone. - Survey Study: The current usage of multimodal pain management in patients with IBD;
Survey sent out to IBD departments at major academic institutions across the country to
assess the use of multimodal pain management strategies including interventional
techniques, ketamine, and anticonvulsants in this patient population. Also aiming to
identify and eliminate the barriers to utilizing multimodal analgesia in hopes to lessen
the usage of opioids in the treatment of IBD. - Review Study: The effect of smoking on postoperative pain. Reviewing the current
evidence of smoking as a predictor of postoperative pain, along with the
neurobiological changes that occur with chronic tobacco exposure. - Case Report: Masseter muscle botox for the treatment of chronic neck and upper back
pain.
MEDICAL SCHOOL RESEARCH PROJECTS – RUTGERS-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL
- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Phenylephrine and ephedrine in reducing hypotension from spinal block:
Retrospective study investigating whether administering IV phenylephrine with IV
ephedrine (versus ephedrine alone) reduced the incidence of hypotension in patients
receiving intrathecal ropivacaine for cesarean section. Results showed that
phenylephrine overall did not provide benefit, but was associated with increased
adverse effects in this patient population. - Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
The utility of chest x-ray (CXR) in blunt trauma: Retrospective study evaluating
whether chest x-ray is a necessary component of the initial evaluation of pediatric
patients presenting with blunt chest trauma. Aiming to provide evidence against
routine CXR for all pediatric blunt chest trauma patients, with the hypothesis that CXR
often provides little diagnostic value and may delay necessary and time-sensitive
interventions.
HARVARD-LONGWOOD NIH T35 RESEARCH PROGRAM – BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
- Lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease (PNALD) – Mark Puder,
M.D., Ph.D. laboratory - Investigated the effects of various formulations of lipid emulsions in a murine model
to determine the formula with the lowest incidence of PNALD - Studied the mechanism of hepatoprotective effects of fish oil-based emulsions for
parenteral nutrition-dependent patients by exploring the roles of vitamin E and
phytosterols in hepatoprotection. - Isolated Kupffer cells from the livers of mice to determine whether the anti-
inflammatory effects of the GPR120 receptor are essential for Omegaven-mediated
protection from PNALD.
GRADUATE RESEARCH THESIS – JAVITCH GROUP, NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE, DIVISION OF MOLECULAR
THERAPEUTICS
- Investigated the relationship between odor processing and dopamine secretion in
Drosophila melanogaster. The brains of Drosophila expressing fluorescent DAT and
VMAT were dissected and isolated manually under a microscope, then subsequently
exposed to odors. The release of dopamine was recorded and quantified in real time via
detection of the activated fluorescent dopamine transporters.
PUBLICATIONS AND POSTERS
Chow R, Lans Z, Cohen SP, Lin HM, Zhao J, Rajput K. Smoking and Postoperative Pain: A
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pain Pract. 2025;25(8):e70083. doi:10.1111/
papr.70083
Chen, F., Savir, S., Do Ouro-Rodrigues, L., Lee, I., Lu, L., & Remotti E.J., Lans, Z.
Investigating
the Cause-and-Effect Relationship Between Disordered Sleep and
Chronic Pain. NANS 2025 Annual Meeting. Orlando, Fl. July 2025.
Lans Z.M., Chow R. Masseter Botox Injections for the Treatment of Chronic Neck and Back
Pain. Presented at ASRA 21st Annual Pain Medicine Meeting; November, 2022; Orlando,
Florida.
Pravder H, Lans Z. Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: A Case Report Discussing
Anesthetic Considerations in a Rare Genetic Disease. Presented (by Pravder H) at ASA
2022 Annual Meeting; October, 2022; New Orleans, LA.
Lans Z.M., Cohen S., Mellender S., Levin D., Grant T., Kiss G. Adding Phenylephrine to
Ephedrine does not Reduce Hypotension from Spinal Block. Presented at the
PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology; December 15, 2019; New York, New York.
Baker, M. A., Cho, B. S., Anez-Bustillos, L., Dao, D. T., Pan, A., O’Loughlin, A. A.,
Lans, Z.M.,
Mitchell, P.D., Nosé, V., Gura, K.M. and Puder, M. (2019). Fish oil–based injectable lipid
emulsions containing medium-chain triglycerides or added α-tocopherol offer anti-
inflammatory benefits in a murine model of parenteral nutrition–induced liver injury. The
American journal of clinical nutrition, 109(4), 1038-1050.
Education
RUTGERS-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL; PISCATAWAY, NJ — JULY 2015-MAY 2020
Doctor of Medicine
- Organ Transplant Interest Group – Executive Board
- Completed Medical Spanish course
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY – INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION: NEW YORK, NY — AUGUST 2014-JUNE 2015
Master of Science, Human Nutrition
- Thesis Project: The role of dopaminergic modulation and olfaction in Drosophila
melanogaster
BOSTON UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: BOSTON, MA – AUGUST 2008-MAY 2012
Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry; Magna Cum Laude
- Recipient of Hypercube Scholar Award: awarded to one Boston University graduate per
year, recognizing excellence in research and academics in physical chemistry
