Douglas J. Pugliese, MD, MPH, CWSP

Wound Care, Dermatology
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Dermatology University City
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Schedule onlineCall 215-662-8060
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About me

  • Professor of Clinical Dermatology

2007-08 - Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with 2 gold stars

2006 - Iraqi Campaign Medal

2005 - Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

My education and training

  • Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

1274 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
exceeded my expectations answered all my questions
Anonymous
May 2026
kind and competent doctor
Anonymous
May 2026
very knowledgeable, and explained his findings and approach very effectively
Anonymous
May 2026
very efficient, caring & answered my questions. dr pugliese kind man.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Pugliese is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Semanek M, Vance A, D'Angelo D, Pugliese D, Clark T Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound During Endovascular Interventions for Chronic Venous Insufficiency with Active Venous Stasis Ulcers , Society for Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting: 2025

Haynes D, Rosenbach M, Pugliese D, Elder D Neither Sweet nor Simple: The Tale of a Neutrophilic Dermatosis, Pulmonary Unrest, and Myeloid Discoveries , Gross & Microscopic Dermatology Symposium at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA: 2024

Yang R, Pugliese D, Banerjee S IgG4-related disease presenting with cutaneous plaques , Rheumatology (Oxford) , 63(2): 2024,e63-e64

Pugliese D Lipodermatosclerosis , Fitzpatrick's Therapeutics: A Clinician's Guide to Dermatologic Treatment: 2023,290-293

Pimentel MA, Li MM, Noe MH, Latour E, Seminario-Vidal L, Greiling T, Shinkai K, Hamilton A, Alavi A, Bolognia JL, Cowen EW, Dominguez A, Fernandez AP, Fivenson D, Huang WW, Madigan LM, Mauskar M, Means AD, Nelson CA, Patsatsi A, Pugliese D, Rojek NW, Rosenbach M, Smith GP, Swerlick RA, Heffernan MP, Mostaghimi A, Ortega-Loayza AG Features that define clinical severity of ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum: a Delphi consensus study of experts and patients on behalf of the US Medical Dermatology Society , Br J Dermatol, 188(4): 2023,566-568

Othman S, Elfanagely O, Klifto K, Fowler C, Pugliese DJ, Kovach SJ Surgical Excision and Reconstruction of Tattoo Following Hypersensitivity , Eplasty, 22(e15): 2022

Berry C, Berry K, Abbott J, Jiang A, Ronner L, Mollanazar N, Canada R, Pugliese D, Ogunleye T Resolution of acquired palmoplantar keratoderma and scurvy after treatment of multi-vitamin deficiencies , JAAD Case Rep, 22: 2022,27-30

Bakhtiar M, Vance A, Pugliese DJ May-Thurner syndrome in a case of severe lipodermatosclerosis , JAAD Case Rep, 6(11): 2020,1141-1143

Charny JW, Nelson CA, Mochel M, Pugliese DJ Ascending Erythematous Nodules on the Left Arm , Cutis, 102(6): 2018,E15-E17

Pugliese DJ Stasis Dermatitis , Inpatient Dermatology: 2018,379-382