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.
Brett Delahunt | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Early life and family
editBorn 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.