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

, 2012

References

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