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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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When Victor was only 2 him and his family moved to Hong Kong because Shanghai was invaded by the Japanese.
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Victor Chang was only 12 when his mother, may lee, tragically died of breast cancer at the age of 33.
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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.
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At 17 Victor Chang migrated to sydney where he continued his secondary education at The Christian Brothers College, Lewisham, Sydney.
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victor spent 2 years at Christian Brother's High School in Lewisham, Sydney.
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Victor graduated in the university of sydney with a bachelor of medicine and a bachelor of surgery.
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Victor started working at St vincent's hospital in sydney after graduation.
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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.
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Victor was married to an english lady named Ann Simons when he was in Londan. They had 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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Victor brought his family back to Sydney.
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Victor obtained the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. (FRACS)
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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.
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Dr Chang did research on the artificial heart. and found a type of drug that would make the heart transplant safer.
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Victor was appointed as the honorary director of heart, lung and blood vessel research-institute, Quandong Provincial People Hospital, China.
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Dr Chang was appointed Director of St Vincent's hospital 1st Heart Transplant unit in Sydney.
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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.
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Victor Chang received the advance australia award.
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Victor chang was awarded the Companion of the order of Australia award.
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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)
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Victor Chang was tragically robbed and murdered by a malaysian man.
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Prime Minister John Howard announced victor chang Australian of the Century.
