1951
Dr. Puliafito is born in Buffalo, New York to Dominic F. and Marie A. Puliafito.
1973
Dr. Puliafito graduates cum laude from Harvard College, receiving a Bachelor of Arts.
1978
Dr. Puliafito graduates magna cum laude from Harvard Medical College, receiving a Doctor of Medicine. He then begins a medical internship at Faulkner Hospital, an affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine.
1979
Dr. Puliafito begins a residency at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, Massachusetts.
1982
Dr. Puliafito becomes a retina fellow at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
1983
Dr. Puliafito becomes an instructor at Harvard Medical School.
1984
Dr. Puliafito authors “Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic YAG Laser Surgery.”
1985
Dr. Puliafito is promoted to assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.
1987
Dr. Puliafito serves as editor-in-chief of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.
1989
Dr. Puliafito is promoted to associate professor and director of the Division of Continuing Education in the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.
1993
Dr. Puliafito receives the Leon Goldman Award from the Biomedical Optics Society as well as the Man of Vision Award from Boston Aid to the Blind.
1994
Dr. Puliafito receives the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award in Visual Sciences as well as the I Migliori Award from the Pirandello Lyceum of Massachusetts.
1994
Dr. Puliafito serves as president of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and vice president of the Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons.
1995
Dr. Puliafito serves as editor-in-chief of Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers.
1996
Dr. Puliafito authors “Atlas of Indocyanine Green Angiography,” “Optical Coherence Tomography of Ocular Diseases,” and “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine: Principles and Practice.”
1997
Dr. Puliafito receives a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.
1999
Dr. Puliafito serves as president of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
2001
Dr. Puliafito becomes director of the Bascon Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida.
2007
Dr. Puliafito is appointed dean of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California Los Angeles.
2012
Dr. Puliafito receives the Champalimanel Vision Award.