Background
Kowlessar, Muriel was born on January 2, 1926 in Brooklyn. Daughter of John Henry and Arene (Driver) Chevious.
Kowlessar, Muriel was born on January 2, 1926 in Brooklyn. Daughter of John Henry and Arene (Driver) Chevious.
AB, Barnard College, 1947. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1951.
Instructor, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1958-1964; assistant professor, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1965-1966; assistant professor clinical pediatrics, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1967-1970; associate professor, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1971-1983; director pediatric group services, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1975-1990; acting chairman pediatrics department, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1981-1983; vice chair pediatrics department, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1982-1991; professor, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1983-1991; professor emeritus, Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1991.
Member Pennsylvania Governor's Task Force on Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children, Harrisburg, 1981-1983, Philadelphia Board Health, 1982-1986. Volunteer Philadelphia Committee for Homeless, 1991-1992, Gateway Literacy Program, Young Men’s Christian Association, Germantown Bridge, Pennsylvania, 1992-1993. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics (emeritus).
Member Philadelphia Pediatric Society, Cosmopolitan Club Philadelphia, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married O. Dhodanand Kowlessar, December 27, 1952. 1 child, Indrani.
