▁LA ▁Times ▁revealed ▁that ▁Pul ia f ito ▁had ▁engaged ▁in ▁parties ▁with ▁young ▁recre ational ▁drug ▁users ▁and ▁prost it utes , ▁including ▁at ▁the ▁Ke ck ▁School ' s ▁offices , ▁and ▁that ▁Pul ia f ito ▁had ▁sm oked ▁m eth am ph et am ine ▁at ▁these ▁events . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Pul ia f ito , ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York , ▁received ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁medicine ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Medical ▁School ▁and ▁completed ▁a ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁o ph th alm ology ▁and ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁in ▁vit re oret inal ▁surg ery ▁at ▁Massachusetts ▁E ye ▁and ▁Ear ▁Inf irm ary . ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁M BA ▁from ▁the ▁Wh art on ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Ke ck ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁of ▁US C ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Before ▁that , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Bas com ▁Pal mer ▁E ye ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁Miller ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁and ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁o ph th alm ology . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 1 st ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁highly ▁paid ▁research ▁university ▁execut ives ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Pul ia f ito ▁res igned ▁as ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Ke ck ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁and ▁US C ▁professor ▁R oh it ▁Var