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}} |box_width = |image = Victor Chang.jpg |image_width = |caption = |birth_date = |birth_place = Shanghai, China |death_date = |death_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |profession = Surgeon |specialism = Cardiothoracic surgery Heart transplantation |research_field = Development of an artificial heart valve with the formation of Pacific Biomedical Enterprises in Singapore. |known_for = Pioneer of heart transplantation |years_active = 1960–1991 |education = University of Sydney |nationality = Australian |work_institutions = St Vincent's Hospital |prizes = Companion of the Order of Australia |relations = }} Victor Peter Chang, AC (born Chang Yam Him; 21 November 19364 July 1991), was a Chinese-born Australian cardiac surgeon and a pioneer of modern heart transplantation. Born in Shanghai to Australian-born Chinese parents, he grew up in Hong Kong before moving to Australia. 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. In 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 transplantations and he pioneered the development of an artificial heart valve.〔"(Dr Victor Chang's artificial heart valve )". National Archives of Australia. Accessed 17 August 2009,.〕 In 1986, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for his "service to international relations between Australia and China and to medical science". In 1991, Chang died after being shot in a failed extortion attempt against him. His legacy includes the creation of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, being voted Australian of the Century at the People's Choice Awards, and the establishment of the Victor Chang Lowy Packer Building in St Vincent's Hospital. ==Early life and education== Chang was born in Shanghai to Australian-born Chinese parents. He grew up in Hong Kong, where he attended primary school in Kowloon Tong and spent two years in St. Paul's College, Hong Kong.〔Kennard, J R (2008). "(Assembly 8 September 2008 )". St. Paul's College. Accessed 9 July 2009.〕 Chang's father, Aubrey, sent Victor and his younger sister to Sydney, Australia in 1951 to stay with extended family. Chang attended Belmore Boys' High School in Belmore and completed his secondary education at Christian Brothers' High School in Lewisham. On 7 April 1948, Chang's mother died from breast cancer, at the age of 33 years, prompting him to consider a career in medicine.〔 Chang undertook his tertiary education at the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Medical Science with First-Class Honours and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1962.〔"(School Project Material )". Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. Accessed 16 August 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Victor Chang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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