Peter J. Ihrke was a professor of dermatology at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, and director of the Department of Dermatology at the clinical hospital William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he also specialized in dermatology. He was a certified member of the American College of Veterinary Medicine (Dermatology) and the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. In addition, he served as professor and contract lecturer at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Prof. Ihrke taught veterinary students as part of a four-year education program (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree Program), in which he explained the pathogenesis and treatment of immune and parasitic skin diseases, as well as other issues in the field of veterinary medicine. As a head of the Department of Dermatology, professor. Ihrke was also involved in the training of doctors-residents held a specialization in the field of dermatology, which he oversees in the university hospital. Research issues, which prof. Ihrke dealt with, covered background immune diseases, bacterial diseases, allergies and drug treatment of skin diseases.
He authored and co-authored more than 200 scientific publications, textbook chapters and congress materials, as well as he is a co-author and co-editor of 4 books. Prof. Ihrke lectured at 442 veterinary conferences, including 17 world congresses and 64 international veterinary meetings in 37 countries. Peter J. Ihrke served as chairman and held other positions in the management of associations such as the American College of Veterinary Dermatology, the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology, the Academy of Veterinary Allergy and the American Board of Veterinary Dermatology.
Prof. Ihrke, except received international award, among his most honorable awards mentioned School of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Award, the choice for the lifetime honorable member of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology, three awards in the field of teaching, the American College of Veterinary Dermatology Award for Excellence and the appointment of an honorable member founder of the Asian College of Veterinary Medicine.
Prof. Ihrke was honored Hill's Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare Award from the World Small Animal Veterinary Association on 34 WSAVA Congress in San Paulo (Brazil). He was the president-elect of WSAVA.