Background
Soto-Rivera, Armando Aizpurua was born on April 8, 1920 in Caracas, Venezuela. Son of Eduardo and Josefina Romero (Aizpurua) S.-R.
Soto-Rivera, Armando Aizpurua was born on April 8, 1920 in Caracas, Venezuela. Son of Eduardo and Josefina Romero (Aizpurua) S.-R.
Bachelor in Physiology, Central University, Caracas, 1937. Division of Medical Sciences, Central University, Caracas, 1943.
Intern, resident University Hospital, Caracas, 1943-1946. Research fellow in physiology Medical School Harvard University, Boston, 1946-1948, assistant instructor, 1947-1948. Instructor faculty medicine Central University, 1943-1946, adjunct professor faculty medicine, 1948-1949, associate professor, 1949-1958, professor, since 1958.
Secretary Institute Experimental Medicine, Central University, 1944-1946, general director Institute Experimental Medicine, 1958-1960, member technical council Institute Experimental Medicine, since 1964, member medical faculty council, 1959-1962.
Elected senator National Congress, Venezuela, 1964-1969, vice president senate, 1966-1968. Minister of public health executive branch Government of Venezuela, 1968-1969.
Married Alicia Ballantyne Alfonzo, April 4, 1952. Children: Charlos Luis Enrique, Maria, Fernanda.