Dr victor chang family
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Victor Chang
Victor Peter ChangAC (born Chang Yam Him; 21 November 1936 – 4 July 1991) was an Australianheartsurgeon. He has been called a pioneer of modern heart transplantation. He also helped with the development of an artificialheartvalve. He worked at St Vincent's Hospital with his team who had high success rates of heart transplants.
Chang was born in Shanghai to Australian-born Chinese parents. He first grew up in Hong Kong before moving to Sydney, New South Wales, in 1951. He studied and trained at the University of Sydney as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States. He was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1986. He was married to English-born Ann Simmons. The couple had three children.[1]
Chang was murdered on 4 July 1991 in Mosman, Sydney. He was 54. He was shot in the head twice for turning down the efforts of extortion by two men. The men, Malaysians Chew Seng "Ah Sung" Liew and Choon Tee "Phillip" Lim, first ran their vehicle into Chang's car, making him pull over. After arguing, Chang was shot dead by Liew. The men b
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Victor Chang
Chinese-born Australian cardiac surgeon (1936–1991)
Victor Peter ChangAC (born Chang Yam Him; 21 November 1936 – 4 July 1991) was a Chinese-born Australian cardiac surgeon and a pioneer of modern heart transplantation in Australia.
His murder in 1991 stunned Australia and is considered one of the most notorious in the country's history.[1][2] Chang was given a state funeral, and in 1999 he was voted Australian of the Century at the People's Choice Awards.[3][4][5]
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. At 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 transplants, and he pioneered the development of an artificial heart valve.[6] In 1986, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Austral
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1936 On 21 November, Dad is born Chang Yam Him and given the English name Victor Peter Chang, in Shanghai, China, son of Aubrey Chang and May Chang (nee Lee).
1938 The Chang family moves to Hong Kong (Kowloon) after the Japanese invasion of Shanghai. Sister Frances is born.
1940 As tensions between China and Japan flare up once again, the Chang family leaves Hong Kong bound for Rangoon, Burma, where Aubrey is waiting for them. Brother Anthony is born.
1941 The Japanese bomb Rangoon and the family travels east along the Burma Road to Yunnan Province in south-west China, where they stay for several months. On this trip, they lose all their possessions when their transport lorry rolls over a steep cliff. After several months, they leave once more and head north to Chung King, China’s wartime capital. Dad starts preschool at the age of five.
1945 The Japanese surrender and the family returns to Kowloon Tong in Hong Kong. Dad attends Kowloon Tong Primary School.
1948 Dad nurses his mother who is diagnosed with breast cancer. However, on 7 April—after a long battle—May
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