Our Team
Dr Stephanie Cowie
Specialist General Practitioner
Dr Stephanie Cowie joined the team in 2025 as the lead GP. With more than 10 years of GP experience, Stephanie is committed to providing excellent, high-quality, and comprehensive personal, family, and community-oriented patient-centred care. She has experience in urgent medical care, as well as management of chronic conditions and rehabilitation.
Stephanie works four days a week.
Stephanie was born in France and is fluent in both French and English. She moved to New Zealand in 2005 and spent 7 years working at Waikato Hospital before moving to a GP clinic and has been in practice for over 10 years.
Stephanie is a Medical Educator and Examiner for the Royal College of General Practitioners NZ and is passionate about medical education.
Dr Annabelle McGowan
Dr Annabelle McGowan joins the Anglesea GP Clinic team as a General Practitioner.
Annabelle grew up in Hamilton and was initially qualified as a Pharmacist. After 8 years working in community pharmacy across New Zealand and Ireland she returned to university to study medicine with a strong foundation in primary care, medicines management, and patient support.
Graduating in 2016 from University of Otago, Christchurch School of Medicine she spent her early medical career at Christchurch Hospital working across many different specialties.
After returning to Hamilton in 2020 to be closer to family she joined the General Practice Education Program, initially working in rural general practice.
Now with 5 years of experience Annabelle is passionate about general practice and the vital role it plays in supporting patients across all stages of life. She enjoys building trusted relationships with patients and providing care that is thoughtful, practical, and patient-focused.