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


Early life and family

Born in
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on 20 February 1950, Delahunt was educated at Scots College. He studied at
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from 1969 to 1972, graduating BSc(Hons), and then at the
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from 1973 to 1978, where he completed a BMedSc in 1976 and
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in 1978. In 1990, Delahunt married Sarah Anne Kirk.


Honours and awards

*Officer of the
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(ONZM) for services to pathology, 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours *
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, 1995 *In 2018, he was awarded the Hercus Medal of the
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as a result of his "internationally recognised contributions as a pathologist, especially in relation to kidney and prostate cancer." *Fellow
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, 2012


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Delahunt, Brett 1950 births Living people Educators from Wellington City People educated at Scots College, Wellington Victoria University of Wellington alumni University of Otago alumni New Zealand pathologists Academic staff of the University of Otago Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand Knights of the Order of St John Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit