Background
Delahunt, Brett was born on February 20, 1950 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of John Joseph Delahunt.
Delahunt, Brett was born on February 20, 1950 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of John Joseph Delahunt.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Victoria University, 1972. Bachelor of Medical Science, University Otago, New Zealand, 1976. Bachelor of Medicine ChB, University Otago, New Zealand, 1978.
Doctor of Medicine, University Otago, New Zealand, 1995.
Resident medical officer Wellington Hospital, 1979-1980. Lecturer in pathology University Otago, 1980-1986, senior lecturer in pathology, 1986-1994, associate professor, 1994-1996, professor, since 1996, chairman department pathology Wellington School Medicine, since 1995. Deputy dean Wellington School Medicine, since 1998.
Principal medical advisor St. John Ambulance, New Zealand, 1993-1997. Board management Wellington Free Ambulance Service, 1986-1996. Member national civil defense health planning committee Ministry of Civil Defense, since 1992.
Member cancer reporting advisory group Ministry of Health, New Zealand. Consultant pathologist New Zealand Cancer Registry Ministry of Health, since 1997. Chair scientific advisory committee Wellington Medical Research Foundation, since 1997, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand Committee for Dissemination of Humanitarian Law, since 1998.
Government appointee Medical Laboratory Scientists Registration board, since 2000.
Fellow Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (editor). Member New Zealand Society of Pathologists (vice president 1991-1993, president 1996-2007), International Society of Urological Pathology (vice president Australasia 1995-1998, secretary 1998-2005, president since 2007), Cancer Society New Zealand (chair national scientific advisory committee), International Academy Pathology (director since 2001, president since 2007).
Married Susan Anne Kirk.
