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Maria Josefa Apigo, MD, F.A.C.O.G.

Physician

Languages Spoken

English, Tagalog

About Maria Josefa Apigo, MD, F.A.C.O.G.

Dr. Maria Josefa Apigo was born in the Philippines, where she was delivered by her father, also a physician. She spent her childhood in Millburn, New Jersey. Dr. Apigo earned her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 1991, majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in French. She went on to graduate with her medical degree in 1995 from UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University. 

After her education, Dr. Apigo and her family moved west, where she discovered the beauty of the Southwest. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Good Samaritan Medical Center (Now Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix), where she received cutting edge and evidence based training as an OB/GYN. 

Dr. Apigo has called the Valley her home since 1999 and has been practicing medicine with a special focus on high-risk obstetrics. She is deeply committed to women’s health and takes great pride in providing comprehensive care to women at every stage of life. Over the years, Dr. Apigo has had the privilege of caring for multiple generations of her patients, many of them friends, and colleagues—whom she considers an extension of her own family. 

Outside of her medical career, Dr. Apigo enjoys a variety of hobbies, including cooking, camping, hosting friends, playing mahjong, quilting, and gardening. She is married to Jonathan Cowles, an architect, and together they have two sons, Spencer and Parker, as well as two beloved dogs who run the house, Sakura and Kuma. 

Insurance Information

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Aetna

BCBS

Cigna

United Healthcare

AZ Complete Care

Mercy Care – Medicaid

Health Choice – Medicaid

Health Choice – Medicare

Health Choice – Marketplace

Dr. Maria Josefa Apigo was born in the Philippines, where she was delivered by her father, also a physician. She spent her childhood in Millburn, New Jersey. Dr. Apigo earned her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 1991, majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in French. She went on to graduate with her medical degree in 1995 from UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University. 

After her education, Dr. Apigo and her family moved west, where she discovered the beauty of the Southwest. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Good Samaritan Medical Center (Now Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix), where she received cutting edge and evidence based training as an OB/GYN. 

Dr. Apigo has called the Valley her home since 1999 and has been practicing medicine with a special focus on high-risk obstetrics. She is deeply committed to women’s health and takes great pride in providing comprehensive care to women at every stage of life. Over the years, Dr. Apigo has had the privilege of caring for multiple generations of her patients, many of them friends, and colleagues—whom she considers an extension of her own family. 

Outside of her medical career, Dr. Apigo enjoys a variety of hobbies, including cooking, camping, hosting friends, playing mahjong, quilting, and gardening. She is married to Jonathan Cowles, an architect, and together they have two sons, Spencer and Parker, as well as two beloved dogs who run the house, Sakura and Kuma.