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Victor's Birth
Victor Chang was born on the 21st of november 1936 in Shanghai, China. to father Aubrey Chang and mother May Lee. He was the eldest child in the family. He had a younger sister named frances and youner brother named anthony. -
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life of victor peter chang
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Victor moved to Hong Kong
When Victor was only 2 him and his family moved to Hong Kong because Shanghai was invaded by the Japanese. -
Victor's mother died
Victor Chang was only 12 when his mother, may lee, tragically died of breast cancer at the age of 33. -
Victor Started school
Victor Chang went to school at Kowloon Tong Primary School, Hong Kong. He went to this school for all of his primary education. Then he attended St Paul's College for the first years of his secondary education. -
Victor migrated to Australia
At 17 Victor Chang migrated to sydney where he continued his secondary education at The Christian Brothers College, Lewisham, Sydney. -
Victor finished High school
victor spent 2 years at Christian Brother's High School in Lewisham, Sydney. -
Victor graduated in University
Victor graduated in the university of sydney with a bachelor of medicine and a bachelor of surgery. -
Victor's first year Resident Medical Officer at St Vincent's hospital
Victor started working at St vincent's hospital in sydney after graduation. -
Victor had training in England
Dr Chang met Dr Shanahan a heart surgeon at st vincent's. Dr Shanahan sent Dr Chang to England to train as a heart surgeon. -
Victor got Married
Victor was married to an english lady named Ann Simons when he was in Londan. They had 2 sons and 1 daughter. -
Back to Sydney
Victor brought his family back to Sydney. -
Victor Obtained the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Victor obtained the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. (FRACS) -
Victor takes visits to China
Victor went to china for the 1st time in 30 years. He took regualar visits to china where he helped with the patients over there mostly for free. He also lectured frequently in china, singapore, malaysia and hong kong. -
Victor did research
Dr Chang did research on the artificial heart. and found a type of drug that would make the heart transplant safer. -
Honorable titles in China
Victor was appointed as the honorary director of heart, lung and blood vessel research-institute, Quandong Provincial People Hospital, China. -
Director of St Vincent's hospital Heart Transplant unit
Dr Chang was appointed Director of St Vincent's hospital 1st Heart Transplant unit in Sydney. -
Australia's youngest heart transplant recipient
Fiona Coote was australia's youngest heart transplant recipient and without Dr Chang she would not be alive today.Dr Chang gave her a heart transplant. -
advance australia award
Victor Chang received the advance australia award. -
Companion of the order of Australia
Victor chang was awarded the Companion of the order of Australia award. -
Another heart transplant for Fionna Coote
On the 8th of April 1984 fiona had her first heart transplant then her body rejected the donors heart so she had another heart transplant in 1986. (don't know the exact month or day but her heart transplant was in 1986) -
Victor's Death
Victor Chang was tragically robbed and murdered by a malaysian man. -
Australian of the Century
Prime Minister John Howard announced victor chang Australian of the Century.
