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Victor Chang Birth
Victor Chang is born in Shanghai to Chinese-Australian parents. -
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Dr Victor Chang
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Moved to Hong-Kong
Shanghai was invaded by the Japanese, so the Chang family moved to Hong-Kong. -
Victor's mother died
Victor chang's mother died of Breast cancer when he was 12. This is the influence that helped his medical career. -
Victor Chang starts school
Chang starts primary school and high school in Hong-Kong. -
Victor migrated
Victor and his sister migrates to Australia. -
Finally Finished
Victor finished his schooling career in Lewisham, Sydney. -
graduated
Victor graduates from University of Sydney with the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Surgery. -
starts career
Victor Chang works his first year at St. Vincents hospital after graduating university -
Trains in England
Victor meets Dr Shananan at St. Vincent's hospital. He invites Dr Chang to go to England and train as a heart surgeon. -
Married
Victor marries an Englishwoman, Ann simmons, while training in London. -
Returned
Victor returns back to Sydney with his family after he completed his training in England. -
order
Victor has obtained the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of surgeons. -
Goes to China
Victor visits China for the first time in 30 years. Victor usually helped many people there, some for free. He also lectured there. -
Artificial Valve
Victor starts work on an artificial heart valve. Eventually, this gets made and is sold to help people all over the world. -
Director
Victor Chang is appointed director of 1st heart transplant unit in Sydney. -
Appointed
Victor is appointed Honoary director of Heart, Lung and Blood-vessel Resesarch institute, Quondong, Provincial peoples Hospital, China. -
Advance Australia Award
Victor Chang is awarded the Advance Australia Award for his contibution to Science. -
History in the making
Victor performs the first Heart-lung transplant in the world -
OA receipient
Victor is awarded the companion of the Order of Australia award for his contribution to relations of Australia and China as well as medical science. -
Death
Victor is shot by two Malaysian men. His body was found by his car. -
His Legacy
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Instititute was opened to help the prevention and treatment of the heart in his memory. -
Australian of the Century
Prime Minister John Howard announces that Victor Chang is Australian of the Century.