David Tang is an unaccredited Cardiothoracic Surgery Registrar at Wellington Regional Hospital. He completed his primary medical degree at Barts and The London and has previously worked in the United Kingdom and Malaysia, including a high-volume national cardiac centre. His clinical experience spans adult and congenital cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, and acute cardiothoracic trauma. His research interests include arterial coronary revascularisation and outcomes-based surgical research.