Posted on 07/18/2017 6:39:14 AM PDT by rktman
In USC’s lecture halls, labs and executive offices, Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito was a towering figure. The dean of the Keck School of Medicine was a renowned eye surgeon whose skill in the operating room was matched by a gift for attracting money and talent to the university.
There was another side to the Harvard-educated physician.
During his tenure as dean, Puliafito kept company with a circle of criminals and drug users who said he used methamphetamine and other drugs with them, a Los Angeles Times investigation found.
Puliafito, 66, and these much younger acquaintances captured their exploits in photos and videos. The Times reviewed dozens of the images.
Shot in 2015 and 2016, they show Puliafito and the others partying in hotel rooms, cars, apartments and the dean’s office at USC.
In one video, a tuxedo-clad Puliafito displays an orange pill on his tongue and says into the camera, “Thought I’d take an ecstasy before the ball.” Then he swallows the pill.
In another, Puliafito uses a butane torch to heat a large glass pipe outfitted for methamphetamine use. He inhales and then unleashes a thick plume of white smoke. Seated next to him on a sofa, a young woman smokes heroin from a piece of heated foil.
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SC is a private school and is not part of the UC system.
USC is a private school.
What a waste of a gifted surgeon. He should have joined the Himalayan Cataract Project and put his gift to better use.
I stand corrected in that janet is not involved in this scandal and that usc is indeed private. So, his bonus would be even bigger? ;-)
A significant portion of the medical profession is not involved in anything remotely "life saving".
Big deal, he had sex and partied. He also helped a lot of people. Didn’t hurt anyone.
Homosexuality is a mental disorder.
Never knew that. Thanks.
IMO the same goes for crack,coke,grass,etc.
It sounds like he broke up with her after her overdose and now she is getting revenge.
A woman scorned...
Well,they say that "conscience is doing the right thing when nobody's watching".
hmmmmmmmmmm, with all those parties, How Many College CoEds did he get Prego?
....Big deal, he had sex and partied. He also helped a lot of people. Didn’t hurt anyone...
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Of course, date rape drugs he gave the woman never hurt anyone. Meth and other drugs that he shared with others never hurt anyone.
Surely you forgot to note /s in your post.
When I was taking classes at Med School in St Louis in the mid-late 70s you would not believe what students and MDs were up to!
Only a small percentage of them...but still :-/
Some nurses put on a sad show as well...
And the nearby school of pharmacy lent a few rascals for the party as well.
If we cut all government subsidies to these unnecessary procedures, the savings could help keep Medicare afloat past its probable bankruptcy in 2030.
Not only that but when you are under the influence and have no scruples,how do we know that he did not screw up surgeries. My guess is he did,but the word did not get out. The lawsuits will now commence for anyone injured,especially now that they know what a wayward clown he has been.
See #8. All good per that comment.
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