Biography

Dr. Tanno grew up in Bethesda, Maryland where she attended Walt Whitman High School. She chose to pursue engineering at the University of Virginia and obtained a degree in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Materials Science Engineering. After graduation, she worked in the Washington, D.C. area as a biomedical engineer before moving to Baltimore, Maryland to attend medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. During medical school, she found her passion in working with patients of all ages and those with numerous and complex medical problems. She especially enjoyed the long term relationships in primary care so she decided to specialise in Family Medicine. She completed her residency in Fairfax, Virginia with Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr. Tanno spends her free time landscape painting on location using oil paints. She frequently shows her work and has had over a dozen solo art exhibitions. She also enjoys reading with her book club. She spends time outdoors with her husband and daughter.