Brett Delahunt

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Brett Delahunt

ONZM KStJ FRSNZ
Born (1950-02-20) 20 February 1950 (age 71)
Wellington, New Zealand
Spouse(s)
Susan Anne Kirk
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(m. 1990)​
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPathology, molecular medicine
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago

Brett Delahunt ONZM KStJ FRSNZ (born 20 February 1950) is a New Zealand professor emeritus of pathology and molecular medicine at the Wellington School of Medicine. He is an expert in urological pathology.

Early life and family[]

Born in Wellington on 20 February 1950, Delahunt was educated at Scots College.[1] He studied at Victoria University of Wellington from 1969 to 1972, graduating BSc(Hons), and then at the University of Otago from 1973 to 1978, where he completed a BMedSc in 1976 and MB ChB in 1978.[1]

In 1990, Delahunt married Sarah Anne Kirk.[1]

Honours and awards[]

  • Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to pathology, 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours[2]
  • Knight of the Order of St John, 1995[3]
  • In 2018, he was awarded the Hercus Medal of the Royal Society of New Zealand as a result of his "internationally recognised contributions as a pathologist, especially in relation to kidney and prostate cancer."[4]
  • Fellow Royal Society of New Zealand, 2012[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 119. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  2. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ "No. 54218". The London Gazette. 20 November 1992. p. 15693.
  4. ^ "2018 Hercus Medal: Advances in prostate and kidney cancer". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Brett Delahunt". CCDHB. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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