Fowler entered
general practice in 1959 and worked in Oxford from 1961. He was the college doctor to
Balliol College (1974–1991) and to
Queen's College, and promoted the foundation of counselling services for students. and retired the following year, retaining an
emeritus fellowship at Balliol. He was a fellow of the
Royal College of Physicians (elected in 1996), and the
Faculty of Public Health. ==Personal life==