Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Life-size bronze statue of Victor Chang by sculptor Linda Klarfeld outside the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Founder(s)Dr. Victor Chang AC
(founded and named in his honour three years after his fatal shooting)
Established15 February 1994 (1994-02-15)
MissionThe relief of pain and suffering, and the promotion of wellbeing, through an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of cardiovascular biology in health and disease.
ChairMatthew Grounds
Executive DirectorProfessor Jason Kovacic
FacultyUniversity of New South Wales
Adjunct faculty
Key peoplePatrons:
Location
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°52′43.357″S 151°13′19.122″E / 33.87871028°S 151.22197833°E / -33.87871028; 151.22197833
Websitewww.victorchang.edu.au

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) is an Australian non-profit medical research facility that is dedicated to finding cures for cardiovascular disease. With headquarters located in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, the research hub is home to more than 20 research laboratories and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Innovation Centre. The institute's mission is "the relief of pain and suffering, and the promotion of well-being, through an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of cardiovascular disease". Its key research is focused on the prevention and treatment of various heart diseases, including arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, heart attack, heart failure, high cholesterol, obesity, spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and stroke.[1]

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute was founded in memory of pioneering cardiac surgeon Victor Chang AC.[2] Established on 14 February 1994, approximately three years after Chang's death, and opened by then Prime Minister Paul Keating,[3] the institute has become a world-class research and research training facility.[4]

  1. ^ "About Us - Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute". The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Surgeon Victor Chang remembered". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ Keating, Paul (15 February 1994). "Address by the Prime Minister, the Hon. P. J. Keating MP, to the Launch of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney, February 15, 1994" (PDF).
  4. ^ "2009 Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Annual Review" (PDF). Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. 2009.