Our Veterinarians

• Dr. Dana Power
• Dr. Mike McGowan
• Dr. Claudia DeLange 
• Dr. Stirling Dorrance

Dana grew up in Coldbrook and attended Central Kings Rural High School before continuing at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in her pursuit of a degree in Veterinary Medicine.  She obtained that degree in 1988 from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph.  She returned to her home province and began practicing in small animal medicine in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.  Driven by the desire to serve all clientele as though their pets were her own, she returned to her hometown to open the Annapolis Animal Hospital Ltd with two other partners who shared the same vision in 1991.  Two partners soon became one and she endeavoured to develop the small animal practice over the next 22 months with her large animal partner, Mike McGowan, as he developed the large animal practice.  It’s been 17 years now, and they continue to strive to offer the very best care possible to their patients and clients.  Small animal medicine shows daily challenges and life never seems dull with the constant changing needs of the ailing animals they treat.  She continues to enjoy busy practice live and balances this with family life as well.  She presently lives in Canning with her husband, Mike McGowan, and their daughter Annie.  She is an active member of the local Rotary Club.  Some of her interests include fitness, cooking, biking and spending time with her daughter. 

Mike grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick and his ambition was to become and practicing rural veterinarian.  During his University years, he had many diverse occupations, including Teamster for the City of Saint John, dairy and beef farming. 

Mike obtained a B.Sc. in Biochemistry and an Honours B.Sc. in Microbiology from the University of New Brunswick and after a brief stint at Memorial Medical School, obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Guelph in 1986. 

Mike is a member of The American Association of Bovine Practitioners, The American Association of Equine Practitioners and The American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners.  He has obtained additional training in his professional fields of interest: Quality Milk Production, Nutrition, Bovine Herd Health, Feed Lot Management, Bovine and Equine Reproduction, Equine Lameness, Equine Dentistry, Infectious Disease and Biosecurity. 
Mike is married to Dana Power (companion animal veterinarian) and their primary interest is their daughter, Annie.  

Claudia grew up on a hobby farm in British Columbia.  After high school, she attended Trinity Western University where she completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a Minor in Marine Biology.  After working in a small animal veterinary hospital for a year, she attended the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon and graduated in 1994.  She worked in a variety of practices in Western Canada and the United States doing locums before moving to Nova Scotia.

The first couple of years, she worked at the Metro Animal Emergency Clinic in Dartmouth, and then in 2001 she joined the Annapolis Animal Hospital Team.  She enjoys going for walks on the various beaches around Nova Scotia, as well as gardening and skiing.

Stirling was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1960.  After finishing high school, Stirling attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., where he obtained his B.Sc. in Biology with Honours in 1981.  Following this he attended Lakeland College in Alberta where he obtained his Fish and Wildlife Diploma in 1983.  In 1988 he graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College-University of Guelph with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. 

For the first 3 years Stirling worked as an associate in a mixed animal practice in Eastern Ontario.  Following this, he and his wife Gail, who is a small animal veterinarian, opened up their own mixed animal practice.  In 2002 Gail and Stirling sold their practice and returned to Nova Scotia with their 2 sons, Adam and Lucas.

Also in 2002, Stirling joined the AAH Team.  His primary duties are as a large animal veterinarian, with a special interest in Dairy Herd Health, Production Medicine and Surgery.