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born China, Shanhai
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Victor Chang timeline
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mother died
mother died when he was 12 years old -
migrated to Australia
migrated to Australia when he was 15 years old -
started attending the Uni of Sydney
From 1955 Victor Chang attended the University of Sydney where he graduated as a Bachelor of Medicine -
Doctor than Registrar at St. Vincents Hostpital
From 1963 to 1967, Victor was a doctor and then later on a Registrar in Cardiothoracic surgery at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney -
Development of Artificial Heart
He was the founder and president of the Australasian-China Medical Education and Scientific Research Foundation.
Concerned about a shortage of organ donors, he arranged financing and assembled a team of scientists and engineers from around the world to develop an artificial heart. -
DCCI BEAGAN PERFORMING HEART TRANSPLANTS
Between 1984 and 1990, Dr Chang’s unit performed over 197 heart transplants and an amazing 14 heart-lung transplants. -
Fiona Coote recieves first heart transplant
In 1984, Chang and his team performed the first heart transplant at St Vincent’s on a young girl called Fiona Coote, who was in desperate need of a new heart. -
awarded an ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
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Died Shot failed extortion attempt against him
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P.M. opened VCCI
Paul Keating who was the P.M. at the time opened the Victor Chang cardiac institue
