Dr Rebecca McGowan

About

Dr Rebecca McGowan is a highly experienced General Practitioner for over three decades and is an acknowledged Preventative Health Expert. She obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at Monash University, Melbourne, and has Specialist (Fellowship) training as a General Practitioner, with Post Graduate qualifications in Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Forensic Medicine.

In 2015, as the Medical Director, she co founded LifeVest, a business dedicated to providing proactive health promotion programs in the workplace, on line and in the community, (check out the links!). Rebecca has now finished up her General Practice to focus more on this business.

Rebecca is passionate about empowering and enabling people to take better control of their health, by assisting people to improve their physical and mental well being for the long term, enabling people to live longer healthier lives. 

Rebecca is a Climate Activist and has been active in speaking about the devastating impacts of Climate Change and bushfires on patients in her community. She has been involved in Government presentations, documentaries, films, podcasts, and written media on this topic, with further projects to follow.

She is a well-known media spokesperson in Radio, print and TV with a popular social media presence focusing on preventative health issues.

Rebecca is at home on her farm in Northeast Victoria, where she lives with her husband and sometimes grown up kids. She loves spending time in her extensive garden, growing, cooking, and sharing good food with close friends and family.