Schieffelin Institute of Health Research and Leprosy Centre (SIHRLC) has been working for the marginalised for the past 65 years. The founders had intended that it would be a shelter for people affected by leprosy, who were then ostracised and were not treated with dignity. Leprosy was and still is a highly stigmatised disease.

Dr. Ilse Horo specialist in the field of leprosy and dermatology with lot of experience. Her strength being leprosy treatment and leprosy training.

Dr Priya Thomas Mathew specialist in the department of Ophthalmology. She is a skilled surgeon and a compassionate clinician.

Mr. Prince Solomon Dhinakaran, B.E (Chemical), MBA (Marketing) joined Schieffelin Institute in the year 2004. Before joining Karigiri Mr. Prince had served many corporate and public sector organizations in various capacities such as Production Engineer, Project Manager etc. At the helm of Administration at present, he is well poised to help the organization grow dynamically in the path envisioned by the Founders, pioneers and his Predecessors.

Mr.Manoharan Johnson has been heading the finance department since 2010. He has been instrumental in implementing various checks and balances to improve the financial system. The internal financial control mechanism, he put in place, has helped the institution enhance its financial health largely. Before this stint at SIHRLC, Mr.Johnson was a banker for 35 years and retired from Indian Bank as Chief Manager.