Victor Chang
| Victor Chang | |
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| Born |
21 November 1936 Shanghai, China |
| Died | 4 July 1991 (aged 54) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | University of Sydney |
| Years active | 1960–1991 |
| Known for | Pioneer of heart transplantation |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Surgeon |
| Institutions | St Vincent's Hospital |
| Specialism |
Cardiothoracic surgery Heart transplant |
| Research | Development of an artificial heart valve with the formation of Pacific Biomedical Enterprises in Singapore. |
| Notable prizes | Companion of the Order of Australia |
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| Simplified Chinese | 张任谦 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張任謙 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Rèn Qiān | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Rèn Qiān |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | zoeng1 jam6 him1 |
Victor Peter Chang, AC (born Chang Yam Him; 21 November 1936 – 4 July 1991), was a Chinese-Australian cardiac surgeon and a pioneer of modern heart transplantation. Born in Shanghai to Australian-born Chinese parents, he grew up in Hong Kong before moving to Australia. After completing his medical studies at the University of Sydney and working in St Vincent's Hospital, he trained in the United Kingdom and the United States as a surgeon before returning to Australia. In St Vincent's Hospital, he helped establish the National Cardiac Transplant Unit, the country's leading centre for heart and lung transplants. Chang's team had a high success rate in performing heart transplantations and he pioneered the development of an artificial heart valve.
In 1986, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for his "service to international relations between Australia and China and to medical science". In 1991, Chang died after being shot in a failed extortion attempt against him. His legacy includes the creation of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, being voted Australian of the Century at the People's Choice Awards, and the establishment of the Victor Chang Lowy Packer Building in St Vincent's Hospital.
Chang was born in Shanghai to Australian-born Chinese parents. He grew up in Hong Kong, where he attended primary school in Kowloon Tong and spent two years in St. Paul's College. Chang's father Aubrey sent him and his younger sister to Sydney, Australia, in 1951 to stay with extended family. Chang attended Belmore Boys' High School in Belmore and completed his secondary education at Christian Brothers' High School in Lewisham. On 7 April 1948, Chang's mother died from breast cancer at the age of 33, prompting him to consider a career in medicine at the age of 12. He undertook his tertiary education at the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Medical Science with First-Class Honours and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1962.
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