Dr. Torres is an infectious diseases specialist and holds a master's degree in Tropical Medicine and Public Health from Tulane University. He is head of the Department of Tropical Medicine at the Universidad Central de Venezuela Medical School and bead of the Section of Infectology at the Tropical Medicine institute of Caracas. For the past 12 years he has been a consultant on the neurology ward oi the university medical center, Dr. Isturiz is chief of the infectious diseases section of the Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad and Chairman of the Department of Medicine al the Centro Medico de Caracas. He was the founder and first president oi the Venezuelan Infectious Disease Association and is a member of IDCP's International Editorial Board.