- Peter Pugliese
Introduction
Peter T. Pugliese, MD, born in Reading, PA in 1926, has spent the better part of his 82 years in research, and has spent the last twenty five years specializing in aging mechanisms of human skin. His biomedical career has spanned almost sixty years.
Professional Life
A practicing physician from 1957 to 1978, Dr. Pugliese was a general practitioner, a family doctor, in rural Pennsylvania. He also contributed to the broader medical community, participating in the early efforts in limb reattachment in the US, taught at
Hershey Medical School , patented dairy hygiene products, and established a methadone clinic for heroin addicts within the prison system ofBerks County .By the late 1970’s, Dr. Pugliese’s distaste for the advent of “managed health care” led him to close his clinical practice, and begin an intensive study of
skin physiology . Various discoveries of cell structure and function led him to design non-invasive evaluation techniques to quantify biological activity ofcosmetics . His laboratory work resulted in a second career as an authority on the use of functional topicals (skin care products ) to treat various non-pathologicalskin conditions . He holds several patents, has published hundreds of articles and has lectured on every continent. He was awarded theMaison De Navarre Award for his contributions to cosmetic science.Dr. Pugliese contributed to the education of professional skin care practitioners in the growing field of
esthetics in the US. His book series, Physiology of the Skin, (Allured Publishing ) is a standard esthetic student reference. In 2005 his new textbook, Advanced Professional Skin Care, Medical Edition, replaced other teaching materials and has grown in use. By 2010, Dr. Pugliese’s textbook will be the global standard for licensing through the international licensing organization,CIDESCO .Personal life
Dr. Pugliese received his BS from
Franklin and Marshall College inLancaster, PA and his medical degree from theUniversity of Pennsylvania . He and his wife, Joanne, have been married since 1949 and reside inBernville, PA . They have four children and seven grandchildren.External links
* [http://www.drpugliese.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.drpugliesestore.com/ Dr. Pugliese Store]
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