[5] Before that, he had been director of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, and chair of the department of ophthalmology.

[4] The institute has regularly been ranked as the best eye hospital and vision research center in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

"[9] The reporters reviewed video and photographs of Puliafito engaging in these activities in hotel rooms, apartments, and the dean's office.

Nothing was said about the incident; he said he was resigning because he wished to "return to academic ophthalmology and pursue some identified opportunities in healthcare.

It describes his year-long struggle to get the story published over the objections of his superiors at the Times, who did not want to offend USC.

He and colleagues persisted, continuing to research the case until the report was finally published in July 2017, long after Puliafito had resigned as dean.