ma ▁was ▁appointed ▁inter im ▁de an . ▁After ▁leaving ▁US C , ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁role ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁development ▁with ▁a ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁company ▁called ▁O ph th ote ch ▁that ▁was ▁developing ▁new ▁dru gs ▁for ▁eye ▁dise ases ; ▁he ▁was ▁laid ▁off ▁along ▁with ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁when ▁two ▁Ph ase ▁III ▁clin ical ▁tri als ▁produced ▁negative ▁results . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁His ▁license ▁G ▁ 8 8 2 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁California ▁was ▁rev oked ▁based ▁on ▁discipline ▁orders ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁Pul ia f ito ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁invent ors ▁of ▁optical ▁coh er ence ▁tom ography ; ▁for ▁this ▁work , ▁James ▁F uj im oto , ▁Eric ▁Sw anson ▁and ▁Pul ia f ito ▁received ▁a ▁Rank ▁Prize ▁for ▁Opt o - E lect ron ics ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁F uj im oto , ▁Sw anson , ▁and ▁David ▁Hu ang , ▁with ▁Pul ia f ito ▁and ▁Jo el ▁Sch uman , ▁received ▁an ▁Ant ón io ▁Champ al ima ud ▁V ision ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Champ al ima ud ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Pul ia f ito ▁participated ▁in ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁be