Douglas J. Pugliese, MD, MPH, CWSP

Wound Care, Dermatology
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Dermatology University City
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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

1292 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
June 2026
dr is interested in my well being and explains everything in a clear manner. he is quite knowledgeable and i feel very comfortable with his treatment and recommendations
Anonymous
June 2026
the doctor was cordial and appeared to be very thorough
Anonymous
June 2026
i have been with dr pugliese for more than 2 yrs and all his treatments has caused me to save my foot.
Anonymous
June 2026
very thorough and precise

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