California suspends medical license of former USC dean tied to drug use
by By Paul Pringle and Adam Elmahrek, Los Angeles Times
Sep 25, 2017
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - The Medical Board of California has suspended the license of former University of Southern California medical school dean Carmen Puliafito pending a final decision on his fitness to practice medicine.
The medical board opened an inquiry into Puliafito after a Los Angeles Times investigation found that he regularly used methamphetamine and other drugs, including while serving as dean of the Keck School of Medicine.
In an order issued by an administrative law judge, the state attorney
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