José Quiroga

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Dr. José Quiroga is a cardiologist who served as physician to Chilean president Salvador Allende. During the 1973 Chilean coup d'état Quiroga witnessed the Chilean Army assault the government palace and was himself detained and beaten until his release was ordered by a Chilean military general.[1]

In 1977, Quiroga moved his family to Santa Monica, California after securing a position at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. For the next twenty-five years, he volunteered to treat victims of torture at UCLA and the Venice Family Clinic. In 1980, Quiroga co-founded the Program for Torture Victims with psychologist , an Argentine refugee. Dr. Quiroga has spoken about torture and treating survivors at conferences and universities worldwide.

Dr. Quiroga was a former vice president and member of the executive committee of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is also treasurer of Physicians for Social Responsibility. He was a former medical director of the Program for Torture Victims.[2][3] He received the 2009 Socially Responsible Medicine Award from Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) in recognition of his professional career and social commitment.[4] Quiroga was awarded the Inge Genefke Award for 2012, along with Jim Jaranson, a peer of Quiroga's.The award, named after Inge Genefke is given every other year by the Anti-Torture Support Foundation (ATSF) to honor individuals who have done outstanding work in the global fight against torture. The official award ceremony took place in November 2012 at the board meeting of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims.[5]

Dr. Jose Quiroga, was interviewed by Eric Pape and published on July 11, 1999. In Los Angeles Times Magazine “Five Degrees of Exile- California Is Haven to Many Political Figures Forced to Flee Their Native Countries” Mr. Pape wrote ““ Dr. Jose Quiroga uses scars to help people move from torturous pasts to better lives in the United States. As the volunteer director of the Venice-based Torture Rehabilitation Program, he documents physical evidence of abuse to support immigrants' asylum requests. Quiroga, a cardiologist, understands that such work grew out of his experiences during and after the brutal military coup against his former patient, Chilean President Salvador Allende. "Human-rights work came as a consequence of [my] experiences. It was a way to integrate the human rights and medicine together," he explains". More information at http://www.garella.com/rich/eric/exile.htm

Dr. Jose Quiroga, was interviewed by Olga Yordi in "Refugee Transitions" Issue 26, published on April 2012. https://www.startts.org.au/media/Refugee-Transitions/Refugee-Transitions-Issue-26-easing-the-transition-asylum-seekers-in-the-us.pdf

Dr. Quiroga was interviewed by Izabella Klein and published on April 30. 2014. in „Élet és Irodalom” („Life and Literature” – a countrywide weekly political and literary journal of Hungary) in Hungarian language.Mrs. Klein mentioned "More and more refugees are arriving to Hungary and to the luckier regions of the world, many of them suffered from torture. They require different treatment than the others. A small non-profit, Cordelia deals with the psycho-social rehabilitation of torture victims in Hungarian refugee camps. As an employee of Cordelia I met dr. Jose Quiroga, the co- founder of the American non-profit, PTV. Both NGOs are members of the international umbrella organization, IRCT (International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims) in Los Angeles. Dr. Quiroga was a personal doctor of the Chilean president, Allende during the military coup and worked underground as a physician in Chile for another 3 years before he founded his own institution in the US with a psychologist colleague of his. The relationship of the two member organizations of IRCT became closer when the doctor worked in Europe with Bosnian victims after the Balkan war. We talked about losing the trust in humans, aggression, statistical expression of fear and how to work against them. https://www.es.hu/cikk/2014-04-30/klein-izabella-/8222mi-vagyunk-a-hid-az-aldozat-es-a-tobbi-ember-kozott8221.html

Publications[]

Author[]

"Torture in Children". Torture. Vol 19, No. 2 (2009): 66-87. [6]

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José Quiroga & Approaches to torture rehabilitation: a desk study covering effects, cost-effectiveness, participation, and sustainability (2001).[7]

José Quiroga & J. Jaranson Politically-motivated torture and its survivors: a desk study review of the literature.[8]

José Quiroga & J. Jaranson Evaluating the services of torture rehabilitation programmes: history and recommendations in Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture, 2011, 21 2, 98-140.[9]

José Quiroga & J. Modvig "Torture methods and their health impact" in Research Handbook on Torture 2020 Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Meyerson, Harold (2010-06-24). "L.A., a refuge from the unspeakable". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "Medical services". Program for Torture Victims. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26.
  3. ^ "News from the forensic experts group". IRCT. Retrieved 8-5-2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AQ9YgwO4pE
  5. ^ http://ptvla.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/DQ-Award.pdf
  6. ^ "International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims". International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. ^ https://ptvla.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/torture_2_3_2005.pdf
  8. ^ Quiroga, J, Jaranson, J (2005). "Politically-motivated torture and its survivors: a desk study review of the literature" (PDF). Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ https://www.irct.org/assets/uploads/1018-8185_2011-2_98-140.pdf
  10. ^ Quiroga, José; Modvig, Jens (2020-12-11). "Torture methods and their health impact". Research Handbook on Torture.

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