Carmen A. Puliafito

Who is Carmen A. Puliafito?

Carmen A. Puliafito is the current dean of the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, and holder of the May S. and John Hooval Dean's Chair in Medicine.

Puliafito is recognized worldwide as an innovator in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal disease and accomplished leader in academic medicine. He was recently appointed to a second term as dean of the Keck School of Medicine, a position he has held since 2007. In this role, he has continued to enhance his reputation as a visionary academic medical leader, a highly effective administrator and educator and an innovative clinician-scientist. Since his appointment, he has led the continuing transformation of the Keck School of Medicine into one of the nation's preeminent research-intensive medical schools, with an annual budget of $700 million, 4,000 employees and 1,300 faculty with $200 million in sponsored research.

Under his leadership, the clinical, research, and educational programs of the Keck School have been dramatically enlarged and restructured.