Victor Chang

Victor Chang was a Chinese-Australian cardiac surgeon and medical researcher who pioneered modern heart transplantation in Australia and helped develop an artificial heart valve.

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Harry Windsor: Harry Windsor was an Australian cardiac surgeon who performed Australia’s first successful heart transplant in 1968. Chang trained with Windsor and later led Australia’s transplant program.
Heart transplantation: Heart transplantation is surgery that replaces a failing heart with a donor heart. Chang helped establish heart transplantation as a sustained Australian clinical program.
Harbin: Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang province in northeastern China. Chang was born in Harbin in 1936.
Australian of the Year: Australian of the Year is an annual national award recognizing a person’s contribution to Australian society. Chang received the award in 1986 for his medical work.
Peter Morris: Peter Morris was an Australian surgeon and medical researcher who pioneered kidney transplantation in Australia. Morris and Chang were prominent transplant surgeons in Australia.
Artificial heart valve: An artificial heart valve is an implanted device that replaces or supports a diseased native heart valve. Chang’s research team developed an inexpensive artificial valve for wider access.
Australia: Australia is a country and continent in the Southern Hemisphere. Chang’s medical career and transplant program were based in Australia.
Order of Australia: The Order of Australia is an Australian honors system recognizing outstanding service or achievement. Chang was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1986.
Alan A. G. MacDiarmid: Alan A. G. MacDiarmid was a New Zealand-born chemist who shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for conductive polymers. Chang’s institute later carried MacDiarmid’s name alongside his own.
Cardiac surgery: Cardiac surgery treats diseases and injuries of the heart through operative procedures. Chang’s transplant work grew from advances in complex heart surgery.