Dr Benjie Tang was appointed as a Lecture at the Cuschieri Skills Centre at the University of Dundee in 2006. He graduated from Medical School of Qingdao University in 1987, China and did his postgraduate study as clinical fellow in surgery at Medical School of Beijing University in 1997. He obtained his MD from Medical School of Dundee University in 2004.

Critical Appraisal of Thiel Embalmed Cadavers as a Training Tool for Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Nephrectomy. Rai BP, Healy S, Tang B, Raslan M, Jones P, Sweeney C, Somani BK, Biyani CS, Nabi G. Endo Urol 2015 The effect of divided attention on laparoscopic task performance. Ghazanfar MA, Cook MJ, Tang B, Tait IS, Alijani A. Surg Endosc 2014 DOI 10.1007/s00464-014-3708-2. Laparoscopic surgical skills are significantly improved by the use of a portable laparoscopic simulator: results of a randomised controlled trial. Johnston T, Tang B, Alijani A, Tait I, Steele R, Ker J, Nabi G (2013) World J Surg:37(5):957-64. Comparison of endoscopic task performance with crossed versus uncrossed straight and curved instruments through a single port. Rimonda R, Tang B, Brown S, Cuschieri A (2012) Surg Endosc 26(12):3605-11. Ergonomics of and technologies for single-port laparoscopic surgery. Tang B, Hou S, Cuschieri SA (2012). Minim Invasive Ther Technol 21(1):46-54 A qualitative assessment of human cadavers embalmed by Thiel's method used in laparoscopic training for renal resection. Prasad RB, Tang B, Eisma R, Soames R, Wen H, Nabi G (2012) Anat Sci Educ;5(3):182-6 A novel bovine model for training laparoscopic surgeons for laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. Laird A, Stewart GD, Hou SC, Tang B, McLornan ME, Riddick ACP, McNeill SA (2011) J Endourolog 25(8):1377-83 Development and use of a restructured animal tissue model for training laparoscopic salpingostomy and salpingectomy. Tang B, Tait I, Ross G, Chien P (2011) J Mini Invasi Gynec 18(6):785-91 Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) and Observational Clinical HRA. Cuschieri A, Tang B (2010) MITAT: 19(1): 12-17. Established skills in open surgery on the proficiency gain process on laparoscopic surgery. Brown DC, Miskovic D, Tang B, Hanna GB (2010) Surg Endosc: 24 (6): 1420-6. Thermal spread and heat absorbance during dissection by bipolar electrosurgical instruments: differences between open and laparoscopic surgery. Song C, Tang B, Campbell P, Cuschieri A (2009) Surg Endosc: 23(11): 2480 -7. An Investigation into the impact of safety features on the ergonomic of surgical scalpels. Wu X, Thomson G, Tang B (2009) Appl Ergon: 40 (3): 424-32. A Proficiency-Gain Curve for an advanced laparoscopic procedure defined by Observation Clinical Human Reliability Assessment (OC-HRA). Talebpour M, Alijani A, Hanna GB, Moosa Z, Tang B, Cuschieri (2008) Surg Endosc: 22 (8): 1838-44. Extent of innate dexterity and ambidexterity across handedness and gender: Implications for training in laparoscopic surgery. Elneel FHF, Carter F, Tang B, Cuschieri A (2008) Surg Endosc: 22(1):31-7. Retraction by surface ferromagnetisation of target tissues: Preliminary studies on feasibility of magnetic retraction for endoscopic surgery. Wang Z, Wang L, Tang B, Frank T, Brown S, Cuschieri A (2008) Surg Endosc: 22(8):1834-44. Epub 2007 Dec 11. Minimal access surgery (MAS) – related surgeon morbidity syndromes. Reyes DAG, Tang B, Cuschieri A (2006) Surg Endosc: 20(1): 1-13. Conversion during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: risk factors and effects on patient outcome. Tang B, Cuschieri A (2006) J Gastrointest Surg: 10(7): 1081-1091 Competence assessment of laparoscopic operative and cognitive skills: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) or Observational Clinical Human Reliability Analysis (OCHRA). Tang B, Hanna GB, Carter FJ, Adamson GD, Martindale JP, Cuschieri A (2006). World J Surg: 30(4): 527-53 Analysis of errors enacted by surgical trainees during skills training courses. Tang B, Hanna GB, Cuschieri A (2005) Surgery: 138(7): 14-20 Analysis of technical surgical errors during laparoscopic pyloromyotomy of congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Tang B, Hanna GB, Bax NMA, Cuschieri A (2004) Surg Endosc:18(12): 1716-1720 Identification and categorization of technical errors by Observational Clinical Human Reliability Assessment (OCHRA). Tang B, Hanna GB, Joice P, Cuschieri A (2004) Arch Surg: 139(11):1215-1220