About Dr Amelia Stephens


Dr Amelia Stephens is a GP working in the Brisbane suburb of Clayfield and the CBD.

Amelia completed her medical degree at the University of Queensland in 2011 and a Bachelor of Science degree prior with majors in Biomedical Science and Physiology in 2007.  Amelia completed her specialist General Practice training in 2016, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

She also completed the RACGP Future Leaders program in 2018, in light of her motivation and constant engagement within the GP community.

Working as a GP
Amelia currently works as a GP at Clayfield Medical Centre in Brisbane and in the Brisbane CBD at My Life My Health clinic.

She has a keen interest in preventive health and works with people of all ages to assist with their health concerns.

Dr Amelia has also started to work part-time from My Life My Health clinic in 2020 to further her knowledge and interest in the area of Integrative Medicine. 

The services Dr Amelia offers as a General Practitioner include:
  • Shared antenatal and pregnancy care
  • Relationship & family counselling
  • Contraceptive advice & Implanon insertion (Clayfield Clinic only, IUD insertion available with other practitioners also)
  • Pap smears / Cervical Cancer Screening
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
  • Chronic disease support
  • Behaviour change management – including quitting smoking, reducing alcohol intake and healthier eating.
  • Support with self-care strategies
  • Food allergy and intolerance management
  • In depth Nutritional and functional medicine assessment, testing and treatment (My Life, My Health Clinic only). Please note not all functional medicine testing is Medicare rebateable.


Background

Dr Amelia completed her medical degree at the University of Queensland St Lucia in 2011 and a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Biomedical Science and Physiology prior.

After graduating from the University of QLD she completed her training years as a junior doctor at Redcliffe Hospital, followed by a year in General Practice training at Majellan Medical Centre in Scarborough on the Redcliffe Peninsula.

In 2015, Amelia decided to undertake an Academic training position at the University of Queensland where she trained and worked in medical education and primary care research within the Primary Care Clinical Unit in the Faculty of Medicine for 3.5 years. 

You can find the link to her published research paper on medication use in breastfeeding here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30086825