prae servare

is the latin origin for preserve. The direct translation is to "guard beforehand" - a concept as old as latin itself. Universal to the human experience is the desire to maintain what is good. At prae servare, we harness the most advanced surgical and medical innovations to make the preservation of youth and beauty a reality. Curated by plastic surgeon, Dr. Victor Chang, prae servare is a boutique plastic surgery and medical aesthetic practice that only offers safe and effective modalities proven by science. Let us serve as your discerning yet compassionate guides towards preserving your youth and beauty.

victor chang md

Dr. Victor Chang is a Pasadena-based plastic surgeon. He received a rigorous undergraduate education at Northwestern University. He then completed his medical studies at Loyola University Medical School. His resume and surgical aptitude earned him a spot at the top plastic surgery training program in the country at the University of Texas Southwestern. For six years, he honed his craft, operating with and learning from world-renowned plastic surgeons.

Dr. Victor Chang is passionate about setting the bar for aesthetic surgery and medicine. He is established as a thought leader in the field, contributing numerous peer-reviewed articles in top journals in the field, including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, Annals of Surgery, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, and Surgery. He is currently a reviewer and serves on the editorial board for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. He has been invited as a speaker at regional and national conferences. More importantly, Dr. Victor Chang stays on the cutting edge. He regularly investigates, publishes, reviews papers, and deliberates with other authorities at leading conferences.

Ultimately, Dr. Victor Chang is most humbled by the trust of his patients. This trust is earned through his personable demeanor, compassion, attention to detail, artistry, and elegant results. These qualities permeate throughout his practice and team. In his free time, he enjoys art, sports, travel, and spending time with his wife, Dr. Hannah Chang, oncologist at City of Hope, two sons, large family, and friends.

 

dr. chang's academic highlights

education

Undergraduate:
Northwestern University
with departmental honors

Medical School:
Loyola University Chicago
cum laude, honors in research

Residency:
University of Texas Southwestern
integrated plastic surgery program

publications

Meade A, Chang V, Duque S, Farmer SJ, Zhang AY. Know Thyself: Natural and Adapted Behavior Styles of General and Plastic Surgery Residents. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2022 Aug 30;150(3):702-12.

Chang V, O'Donnell B, Bruce WJ, Maduekwe U, Drescher M, Mendez BM, Kothari AN, Patel PA. Predicting the Ideal Patient for Ambulatory Cleft Lip Repair, The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2019 Mar;56(3);293-7.

Bruce WJ, Chang V, Joyce C, Cobb A, Maduekwe U, Patel P. Age at time of craniosynostosis repair predicts increased complication rate. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2018 May;55(5):649-54.

Chang V, Blackwell RH, Markossian T, Yau RM, Blanco BA, Zapf MA, Abood GJ, Gupta GN, Kuo PC, Kothari AN. Discordance between surgical are improvement project adherence and postoperative outcomes; implications for new Joint Commission Standards. Journal of Surgical Research. 2017 May 15;212:205-13.

Arffa ML, Zapf MA, Kothari AN, Chang V, Gupta GN, Ding X, Al-Gayyer MM, Syn W, Eisherbiny NM, Kuo PC, Mi Z. Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Upregulates miR-221 to Inhibit Osteopontin-Dependent Hepatic Fibrosis. PloS one. 2016 Dec 9;11(12):e0167435.

Chang V, Blackwell RH, Yau RM, Besser S, Albright JM, Gupta GH, Kuo PC, Kothari AN. Variable surgical outcomes after hospital consolidation: Implications for local health care delivery. Surgery. 2016 Nov 30; 160(5):1155-61.

Kothari AN, Blanco BA, Brownlee SA, Evans AE, Chang V, Abood GJ, Settimi R, Raicu DS, Kuo PC. Characterizing the rold of a high-volume cancer resection ecosystem on low-volume, high-quality surgical care. Surgery. 2016 Oct 31;160(4):839-49.

Kothari AN, Arffa ML, Chang V, Blackwell RH, Syn WK, Zhang J, Mi Z, Kuo PC. Osteopontin - A Master Regulator of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Journal of clinical medicine. 2016 Mar 23;5(4):39.

Kothari AN, Zapf MA, Blackwell RH, Markossian T, Chang V, Mi Z, Gupta GN, Kuo PC. Components of hospital perioperative infrastructure can overcome the weekend effect in urgent general surgery procedures. Annals of Surgery. 2015 Oct 1; 262(4):683-91.

Chang V, Kuo PC, Wai PY. Doing well by doing good: linking access with quality. The American Journal of Surgery. 2015 Mar 31;309(3):457-62.

awards

Top Inservice Score, UTSW Plastic Surgery

Chief Resident, UTSW Plastic Surgery

Graduated Cum Laude, Loyola University School of Medicine

Graduated with Honors in Research, Loyola University School of Medicine

Neiswanger Scholarship, Loyola University School of Medicine

Rotondi Scholarship, Loyola University School of Medicine

Dean's Scholarship, Loyola University School of Medicine

Northwestern University STAR Research Grant

Departmental Honors in Economics, Northwestern University

Dean's List, Northwestern University