About Dr Peter Bourke

BSc(Hons) DipEd PhD BMBS FRACP

Clinical Immunology/Allergy Specialist

Dr Peter Bourke is a Consultant Physician, Clinical Immunologist and Allergist, and the current Clinical Dean at Cairns Hospital. Peter has more than 20 years of experience working in regional and remote Australia, including many years in the Northern Territory, before moving to Cairns in 2016. 

Peter has a long-standing interest in education having been a school teacher, then completing his PhD in molecular immunology, and worked as a research scientist in malaria research before becoming a medical doctor.

Peter’s passions beyond his specialty medical area include clinical and ethical reasoning, leadership in medicine, and models of clinical care suited to remote and regional Australia.