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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-05-18 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-02-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004693b.htm person Chang Victor Peter AC FRCS AACR2 1936 4 July 1991 Place of Birth Shanghai, China Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cardiologist Surgeon Victor Chang was one of the world's leading cardiac surgeons and is best known for his outstanding work in heart transplantation. Chang spent most of his career at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney and travelled widely across Asia to train local surgeons in cardiac surgery procedures. Victor Chang was murdered during a suspected burglary in 1991, but his legacy lives on at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute which was established in 1994. 1953 1953 Life event - Migrated to Australia (Sydney) with family 1962 1962 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Sydney 1963 1967 Career position - Intern then Registrar in cardiothoracic surgery at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney 1966 1966 Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) 1968 1970 Career position - Registrar in cardiothoracic surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London 1970 1970 Career event - Surgical training, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A. 1971 1972 Career position - Chief Resident, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A. 1972 Career position - Returned to St Vincent's Hospital joining the cardiothoracic team 1973 1973 Education - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 1974 1974 Education - Fellow, American College of Surgeons 1982 Career position - Member of the Australia China Council 1984 1991 Career position - Pioneered the National Heart Transplant Program, St Vincent's Hospital 26 Jan 1986 26 Jan 1986 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - in recognition of service to international relations between Australia and China and to medical science 1988 1988 Award - MD honoris causa, University of New South Wales Windsor, Harry (1914 - 1987) St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (1857 - )

Pioneered the National Heart Transplant Program 1984 - 1991

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 'Chang, Victor Peter', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Chang, Victor Peter Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health Murray, James Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health Edgecliff, NSW Focus Publishing for [Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd] 1997 Book: Victor Chang: a tribute to my father Chang, Vanessa Victor Chang: a tribute to my father Sydney Pan Macmillan 2001