Brett Delahunt
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Brett Delahunt | |
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| Born | 20 February 1950 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouse |
Susan Anne Kirk (m. 1990) |
| Awards | Hercus Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pathology, molecular medicine |
| Institutions | University 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "No. 54218". The London Gazette. 20 November 1992. p. 15693.
- ^ "2018 Hercus Medal: Advances in prostate and kidney cancer". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Brett Delahunt". CCDHB. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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