TABLES AND FIGURES 
VII 
NAME 
AFFILIATION 
TITLE 
KNOWN ROLE IN 
GUATEMALA EXPERIMENTS 
Funes, Dr. Juan M. 
Guatemala Ministry of 
Public Health 
Chief, Venereal Disease 
Section, National 
Department of Health 
Special Consultant with the 
Venereal Disease Division, 
Bureau of State Services, 
USPHS (1948-1956) 
Proposed that the researchers 
go to Guatemala while a Fellow 
at the VDRL 
Involved in the referral of sex 
workers with STDs from the 
Venereal Disease and Sexual 
Prophylaxis Hospital (VDSPH) 
to Dr. Cutler 
Active participant in exposure 
experiments 
Continued to collect data on 
individuals involved in the VDRL 
experiments until 1953 
Funes, Rolando 
Guatemala Ministry of 
Public Health 
Serologist 
Guatemalan government 
participant in the syphilis 
experiments 
Galich, Dr. Luis 
Guatemala Ministry of 
Public Health 
Director 
Involved in the referral of sex 
workers with STDs from the 
VDSPH to Dr. Cutler 
Oversaw transfer of laboratory 
from the researchers to the 
Guatemalan government 
Sought and received permission 
for VDRL to use serology data 
in 1948 
Harding, Virginia Lee 
USPHS/PASB, 
Guatemala 
Bacteriologist, USPHS 
Worked in laboratory 
Harlow, Dr. Elliot 
USPHS/PASB, 
Guatemala 
Assistant Surgeon, USPHS 
Assisted with the intentional 
exposure experiments 
Heller, Dr. John R. 
USPHS 
Chief, Venereal Disease 
Division (1943-1948) 
Member of the Syphilis Study 
Section that approved the 
Guatemala research grant 
Requested photographs be 
taken during the experiments 
Received Dr. Cutler's reports on 
the experiments 
Visited the Guatemala site at 
least once in April 1947 
Levitan. Dr. Sacha 
USPHS/PASB. 
Guatemala 
Senior Surgeon, USPHS 
Assistant Director, STD 
Research in Guatemala 
Active participant in the 
intentional exposure experiments 
Luna, Dr. Abel 
Guatemala Ministry of 
Physician for the 
After Guatemala experiment 
Paredes 
Public Health 
Guatemalan Public Health 
Service and PASB 
given fellowship on Staten Island 
and studied with Dr. Mahoney 
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