Bin Zheng

Area of Study / Keywords

Interface design Eye-hand coordination Virtual Reality OR efficiency 3D Vision Image-guided Surgery Team Training Team cognition Eye-tracking Vigilance Non-technical skills Patient Safety Digital Imaging (3D model development) Depth perception Pre-surgery Planning Rehabilitation Augmented Reality Psychomotor assessment Haptic feedback Endoscopic Laparoscopic Robotic Surgery Health Simulation Motor Control & Skills Acquisition Human Factors in Surgery Surgical performance

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About

I received medical training from Southern Medical University (Guangzhou) and China Medical University (Shenyang), and practiced as a surgeon for several years before coming to Canada in 1999. i completed my PhD training at the Simon Fraser University in 2005. Currently, i am an Associate Professor in Surgery and holds the Endowed Research Chair in Surgical Simulation position in the Department of Surgery of the University of Alberta. I collaborate with surgeons, engineers, clinical educators, and psychologists to develop simulators and evaluate educational outcomes of simulation-based programs. My long-term goal is to prompt the use of simulation in surgery for improving care quality and patient safety.

Clinical Interests

1. Image-guided and robotic surgery

2. Rehabilitation

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Research

My current research at the Surgical Simulation Research Lab (SSRL) focuses on:

1. Medical simulation (design and assessment):  creating virtual (VR) and physical simulation models for surgical training. 

2. Human factors in surgery: investigating eye-hand coordination, information processing, decision-making processes for surgeons and designing smart systems to support surgeons. 

3. Skills training and rehabilitation: studying how skills are learned in different environments. Knowledge gained helps to design a better skill acquisition program for surgical trainees and also helps patients suffering with neuromuscular disorders to regain their daily skills.

4. Medical education: using cutting edge technology (such as videos, gaming, VR, AR to enhance education outcomes.

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Teaching

1. Discovery Learning (problem-based learning) courses for Year 1 & 2 MD students.

2. Basic surgical technique courses for different levels of trainees.

3. Teaching in computing science - human factors engineering, human-computer interaction, multimedia graduate courses.

Society of Thoracic Surgery 2023 conference. 2022 July;

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Han Y., Zheng B., Zhao L., Hu J., Zhang C., Xiao R., Wang C., Pu D.

BMC Medical Education. 2022 June; 22 (1):439 10.1186/s12909-022-03503-7

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Tom Williams Surgical Research Day. 2022 May;

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Tom Williams Surgical Research Day. 2022 May;

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Zhang Y, Wang SK, Zheng B

Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery. 2022 May; 5 (9):106-110 10.1016/j.lers.2022.05.002

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Bednarik R., Blandford A., Feng F., Huotarinen A., Iso-Mustajärvi M., Lee A., Nicolosi F., Opie J., Yoo S., Zheng B.

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. 2022 April; 10.1145/3491101.3503709

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Seal F., Wang S., Zheng B.

Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management. 2022 March; 26 10.1016/j.pcorm.2021.100226

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Liu X., Sanchez Perdomo Y.P., Zheng B., Duan X., Zhang Z., Zhang D.

BMC Medical Education. 2022 March; 22 (1):191 10.1186/s12909-022-03256-3

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Wang S., Zheng J., Zheng B., Jiang X.

Biosensors-Basel. 2022 February; 12 (2):57 10.3390/bios12020057

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Ba F., Sang T.T., He W., Fatehi J., Mostofi E., Zheng B.

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2022 February; 14 10.3389/fnagi.2022.783773

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Zhang Y., Zheng B.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2022 January; 224 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.06.002

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Liu X., Zhao C., Zheng B., Guo Q., Yu Y., Zhang D., Wulamu A.

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering. 2022 January; 19 (10):10037-10059 10.3934/mbe.2022469

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Liu X., Zheng B., Guo Q., Yu Y., Zhang Z., Wulamu A., Zhang D.

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 2022 January; 2022 (1):101198 10.1155/2022/3057270

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Zhao Y., Zheng B., Ye H., Zhong J., Wang H.

Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision, and Safety for Technical Processes (SAFEPROCESS),. 2021 December; (1):1-5 10.1109/SAFEPROCESS52771.2021.9693696

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Gu Q., He L., Zheng B.

Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. 2021 December; 74 (12):3443-3476 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.09.001

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Koskinen J., Huotarinen A., Elomaa A.P., Zheng B., Bednarik R.

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 2021 December; 17 (2):305-314 10.1007/s11548-021-02537-4

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Chainey J., Elomaa A.P., O'Kelly C.J., Kim M.J., Bednarik R., Zheng B.

World Neurosurgery. 2021 November; 155 (155):e196-e202 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.08.028

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Zheng B., Jiang X., Bednarik R., Atkins M.S.

BJS Open. 2021 October; 5 (5):zrab068 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab068

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Chainey J., O'Kelly C.J., Kim M.J., Zheng B.

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 2021 October; 17 (5):e2313 10.1002/rcs.2313

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Zuo T., Sun B., Guan X., Zheng B., Qu B.

JMIR Serious Games. 2021 September; 9 (4):e17670 10.2196/17670

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Canadian Conference for the Advancement of Surgical Education (C-CASE) 2021. 2021 August;

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Liu X., Zheng B., Duan X., He W., Li Y., Zhao J., Zhao C., Wang L.

Journal of Eye Movement Research. 2021 July; 14 (2):1-13 10.16910/JEMR.14.2.5

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Yao Y., Cifuentes J., Zheng B., Yan M.

Journal of Translational Medicine. 2021 June; 19 (1) 10.1186/s12967-021-02929-9

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Liu X., Zhao C., Zheng B., Guo Q., Duan X., Wulamu A., Zhang D.

Frontiers of Computer Science. 2021 May; 3 10.3389/fcomp.2021.661676

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Association of Surgical Education annual conference 2021. 2021 April;

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Yang J., Zheng B., Cai X., Wang Z., Yu H., Cheng Y., Yu X.

Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 2021 April; 16 (2):114-119 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000514

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Association of Surgical Education Annual Conference 2021. 2021 April;

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Duan X., Sun H., He Y., Yang J., Li X., Taparia K., Zheng B.

JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2021 March; 63 (3):221-225 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002123

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Lu F., Wang B., Sanchez P., Kathrada A.I., Tavakoli M., Zheng B.

Surgical Innovation. 2021 February; 28 (1):103-109 10.1177/1553350620967852

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Liu X., Zheng B., Duan X., He W., Li Y., Zhao J., Zhao C., Wang L.

Journal of Eye Movement Research. 2021 January; 14 (2):1-13 10.16910/JEMR.14.2.5

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8. He W, Jiang X, Zheng B

Simulation in Healthcare-Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 2021 January; 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000548

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Li C., Zheng B., Yu Q.L., Yang B., Liang C., Liu Y.

ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY. 2020 December; 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.037

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Zhang Z., Zheng B., Liu N.

Scientific Reports. 2020 December; 10 (1):17874 10.1038/s41598-020-74906-z

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Zhang Z., Navarese E.P., Zheng B., Meng Q., Liu N., Ge H., Pan Q., Yu Y., Ma X.

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 2020 November; 13 (4):301-312 10.1111/jebm.12418

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Lu S., Sanchez Perdomo Y.P., Jiang X., Zheng B.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS. 2020 November; 44 (11) 10.1007/s10916-020-01656-w

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Lu S., Sanchez Perdomo Y.P., Jiang X., Zheng B.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS. 2020 November; 44 (11):192 10.1007/s10916-020-01656-w

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RCPSC Simulation Summit. 2020 November;

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Liu X., Zhao C., Zheng B., Guo Q., Zhang Z., Wulamu A., Zhang D.

IEEE Access. 2020 October; 8 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3029616