Carlos Sisiruca Quintero, MD (1922-1965) organized epidemiological and control programs in leprosy in Venezuela. He became the first associate of the Division of Public Health in Dermatology for 1949 to 1965 and was a consultant for the PAHO (Pan-American Health Organization) in 1960. He published various papers on epidemiological and control aspects in Venezuela and South America.

International Journal of Leprosy, Centennial Festskrift edition, Vol 41, No 2. 1973.